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Table 3 Risk of bad subjective health for two socio-economic status variables, activity and type of housing, stratified by type of urbanisation: results of logistical regressions; OR, p-value and IC 95%

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

 

Model 1

OR 95%CI

Model 2

OR 95%CI

Agglomeration

    

Activity

    

Employed (ref)

1

 

1

 

Unemployed

2.20**

(2.03-2.39)

2.03**

(1.87-2.21)

Inactive

1.79**

(1.75-1.83)

1.80**

(1.76-1.84)

Type of housing

    

Detached (ref)

1

 

1

 

Semi-detached or terraced

1.24**

(1.21-1.27)

1.11**

(1.08-1.14)

Apartments

1.16**

(1.12-1.19)

1.01

(0.97-1.04)

Other

1.88**

(1.70-2.07)

1.65**

(1.49-1.82)

Suburb

    

Activity

    

Employed (ref)

1

 

1

 

Unemployed

1.83**

(1.42-2.35)

1.87**

(1.44-2.42)

Inactive

1.65**

(1.58-1.71)

1.65**

(1.58-1.72)

Type of housing

    

Detached (ref)

1

 

1

 

Semi-detached or terraced

1.19**

(1.15-1.23)

1.14**

(1.10-1.19)

Apartments

1.06

(0.99-1.14)

1.01a

(0.94-1.09)

Other

1.31**

(1.09-1.56)

1.08*

(1.06-1.55)

Peri-urban

    

Activity

    

Employed (ref)

1

 

1

 

Unemployed

2.17**

(1.80-2.63)

2.09**

(1.71-2.56)

Inactive

1.80**

(1.74-1.86)

1.81**

(1.75-1.87)

Type of housing

    

Detached (ref)

1

 

1

 

Semi-detached or terraced

1.12**

(1.09-1.16)

1.12**

(1.08-1.15)

Apartments

1.07*

(1.01-1.13)

1.05

(0.99-1.11)

Other

1.56**

(1.36-1.79)

1.51**

(1.30-1.75)

Rural

    

Activity

    

Employed (ref)

1

 

1

 

Unemployed

2.43**

(2.06-2.86)

2.43**

(2.04-2.89)

Inactive

1.85**

(1.79-1.91)

1.87**

(1.81-1.93)

Type of housing

    

Detached (ref)

1

 

1

 

Semi-detached or terraced

1.17**

(1.14-1.20)

1.16**

(1.13-1.19)

Apartments

1.13**

(1.07-1.19)

1.10**

(1.04-1.16)

Other

1.58**

(1.40-1.78)

1.52**

(1.32-1.74)

  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 *