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Table 2 Odds ratio of factors associated with work status (full- or part-time work compared with ‘other’; and full-time work versus ‘other’) from a random sample of working aged, community-dwelling respondents in South Australia (weighted data)

From: Lower workforce participation is associated with more severe persisting breathlessness

 

Paid work (full- or part-time)

Model 1*

Model 2#

mMRC

  

 0

Ref

Ref

 1

0.47 (0.38, 0.57)

0.54 (0.43, 0.67)

 2–4

0.11 (0.07, 0.18)

0.14 (0.09, 0.22)

Survey

  

 2006

Ref

Ref

 2015

0.93 (0.81, 1.06)

0.85 (0.74, 0.97)

 2017

0.85 (0.74, 0.97)

0.81 (0.71, 0.93)

Mature age

 

0.71(0.63, 0.80)

Male

 

1.83 (1.63, 2.05)

Born in an English speaking country

 

1.88 (1.62, 2.19)

Vocationally/University trained

 

2.69 (2.39, 3.02)

Married / de facto

 

1.97 (1.75, 2.22)

Area under the (receiver operator) curve (AUC)

0.55 (0.54, 0.57)

0.70 (0.68, 0.7)

  1. mMRC – modified Medical Research Council breathlessness scale
  2. *Model 1: adjusted for the survey year only
  3. #Model 2: adjusted for survey year, mature age, sex, Born in an English speaking country, vocationally/University trained, and in married/de facto