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Table 2 Risk of bad subjective health for four socio-economic status variables: results of logistical regressions; OR, p-value and IC 95%

From: Noise nuisance and health inequalities in Belgium: a population study

  

Model 1

Model 2

  

OR

95%CI

OR

95%CI

Collective perception per neighbourhood of noise pollution

Quintile 1 (ref)

  

1

 
 

Quintile 2

  

1.02*

(1.00-1.04)

 

Quintile 3

  

1.13**

(1.10-1.15)

 

Quintile 4

  

1.30**

(1.27-1.33)

 

Quintile 5

  

1.61**

(1.57-1.65)

Activity

Employed (ref)

1

 

1

 
 

Unemployed

2.27**

(2.13-2.42)

2.12**

(1.98-2.26)

 

Inactive

1.78**

(1.76-1.81)

1.79**

(1.76-1.82)

Property status

Owners (ref)

1

 

1

 
 

Tenants

1.53**

(1.50-1.55)

1.51**

(1.49-1.54)

Level of education

High (ref)

1

 

1

 
 

Medium

1.46**

(1.43-1.48)

1.46**

(1.43-1.49)

 

Low

2.07**

(2.04-2.11)

2.07**

(2.04-2.11)

Type of housing

Detached (ref)

1

 

1

 
 

Semi-detached or terraced (ref)

1.20**

(1.18-1.21)

1.13**

(1.11-1.14)

 

Apartments

1.14**

(1.12-1.16)

1.02

(1.00-1.04)

 

Other

1.65**

(1.55-1.75)

1.54**

(1.44-1.65)

N

  

812,819

 

767,365

  1. Model 1: controlled by age and gender
  2. Model 2: controlled by the prevalence of noise pollution
  3. p-value: < 0.01 **/< 0.05 *