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 |
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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 childrena | ||||||||||||||||||||
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.