Table 5

Unadjusted odds ratios for reported 2-week prevalence of symptoms by participant characteristics

Variables	Feeling tired/run down	Headaches	Joint pain	Back pain	Difficulty sleeping	Sore throat	Nervousness/anxiety	Indigestion/heartburn	Cough	Cold/flu	Feeling depressed	Stomach/abdominal pain	Diarrhoea	Nausea/feeling sick	Constipation	Dizziness	Shortness of breath	Wheezy chest	Loss of appetite	Chest pain
Sex (male)^a
Female	1.40	1.91	0.98	1.12	1.18	1.32	1.49	0.71	1.03	0.98	1.24	1.65	1.15	1.51	2.68	1.26	1.07	0.83	1.25	0.96

Age (18-24 years),^ayears
25-34	0.81	0.95	1.21	0.88	0.99	0.80	0.75	0.98	0.55	0.65	0.76	0.88	0.90	0.67	0.81	0.70	0.49	0.53	0.74	0.33
35–4	0.69	0.77	2.04	0.93	1.09	0.64	0.75	1.04	0.41	0.50	0.68	0.89	0.65	0.57	0.60	0.60	0.39	0.35	0.60	0.36
45-54	0.61	0.71	3.27	0.98	1.41	0.48	0.82	1.48	0.43	0.41	0.74	0.62	0.68	0.46	0.69	0.75	0.67	0.70	0.56	0.35
55-60	0.55	0.48	4.31	1.13	1.46	0.53	0.76	1.66	0.66	0.48	0.55	0.50	0.55	0.41	0.87	0.73	1.01	0.70	0.53	0.54

Marital status (single)^a
Married/living together	0.70	0.84	1.58	1.33	0.97	0.71	0.72	1.22	0.60	0.60	0.47	0.83	0.63	0.75	1.06	0.74	0.77	0.74	0.52	0.43
No longer married	1.15	0.90	2.71	1.94	1.76	0.87	1.00	1.45	0.72	0.68	0.99	0.82	0.88	1.18	1.69	1.31	1.83	1.38	0.92	1.40

Social support (low)^a
Medium	0.66	0.81	0.81	0.79	0.56	1.02	0.54	0.72	1.08	1.14	0.46	0.49	0.46	0.76	0.78	0.82	0.48	0.52	0.46	1.02
High	0.57	0.70	0.73	0.65	0.51	1.31	0.43	0.54	1.12	1.28	0.30	0.51	0.58	0.85	0.74	0.59	0.41	0.52	0.38	0.62

Number of children^a
1	1.01	0.93	1.38	1.26	1.04	1.11	0.74	1.22	0.81	0.87	0.79	0.74	0.70	0.80	1.22	0.96	0.89	0.86	1.07	0.68
2	0.95	0.82	1.68	1.16	1.00	0.69	0.77	0.91	0.65	0.60	0.69	0.89	0.61	0.78	1.25	0.89	0.67	0.60	0.55	0.66
≥3	0.83	0.91	1.79	1.51	1.46	0.98	0.90	1.21	0.95	0.86	0.96	0.75	0.87	0.77	0.94	1.19	0.85	0.71	0.82	0.88

Education (no qualifications)^a
Secondary school	0.95	1.14	0.54	0.74	0.63	0.82	0.72	0.72	0.78	1.13	0.61	0.74	0.91	0.91	0.51	0.51	0.63	0.73	0.64	0.61
Higher education	0.91	0.97	0.44	0.61	0.49	0.80	0.70	0.55	0.66	0.99	0.45	0.64	0.72	0.83	0.43	0.36	0.43	0.49	0.40	0.31

Housing (owned/mortgaged)^a
Privately rented and other	1.46	1.18	0.83	1.06	1.29	1.30	1.77	0.99	1.23	1.00	2.22	1.22	1.45	1.28	1.41	1.63	1.63	1.80	2.08	1.84
Council/housing association	2.15	1.51	1.43	1.88	1.92	1.32	1.87	1.91	2.08	1.36	3.43	1.18	1.72	1.93	2.40	2.15	2.87	1.98	2.23	4.13

Employment (full time)^a
Part time	0.98	1.44	1.06	1.12	1.13	1.12	1.13	0.71	1.32	1.27	1.25	1.04	0.79	1.17	1.48	1.37	0.88	0.73	0.70	0.58
Self-employed	0.95	0.85	1.21	1.19	0.99	0.75	0.79	0.72	0.77	0.82	1.23	0.92	0.89	0.56	0.94	0.77	1.12	0.91	1.08	1.23
Cannot work due to ilness	2.86	1.36	5.04	3.47	4.46	1.64	3.73	2.40	2.20	1.45	5.04	2.40	2.76	2.35	4.90	5.95	6.48	3.87	3.15	8.60
Others not in paid work	1.32	1.50	1.29	1.34	1.43	1.56	1.66	1.06	2.10	1.78	1.47	1.31	1.43	1.46	1.58	2.25	1.98	1.50	1.75	1.80

Household income (<£15 000),^a £
15 000-29 999	0.66	0.92	0.72	0.87	0.60	0.66	0.47	0.67	0.56	0.66	0.47	0.78	0.74	0.63	0.60	0.48	0.47	0.64	0.62	0.49
30 000–49 000	0.55	0.64	0.58	0.59	0.46	0.55	0.41	0.53	0.51	0.64	0.28	0.66	0.54	0.49	0.46	0.34	0.27	0.37	0.31	0.22
≥50 000	0.46	0.66	0.55	0.54	0.39	0.73	0.34	0.61	0.50	0.67	0.26	0.70	0.66	0.51	0.42	0.26	0.17	0.36	0.33	0.24

Ethnicity (white)^a
Other	1.26	1.49	0.64	0.80	0.96	1.53	1.42	1.18	0.68	1.28	1.60	0.94	0.75	0.81	2.10	1.05	0.98	0.41	1.18	0.61

Smoking (never)^a
Ex-smoker	0.95	0.86	1.28	1.40	1.07	0.79	1.02	1.43	0.84	0.76	1.15	1.03	1.09	0.91	0.99	1.48	1.20	1.08	1.37	1.25
Current smoker	1.43	0.94	1.04	1.77	1.61	0.99	1.37	1.33	1.81	1.52	1.69	1.34	1.22	1.48	1.79	1.74	1.92	2.16	3.06	2.28

Chronic condition (no)^a
Yes	1.92	1.28	2.22	1.69	2.27	1.03	2.94	2.33	1.56	1.11	2.86	1.89	1.82	1.49	2.70	2.08	4.54	3.57	1.67	3.33

↵a Referent group (odds ratio = 1.00).
Bold indicates significance at 1% level.