Table 3

Comparison of associations between PROGRESS factors and SF-12 mental component across subpopulations with different diseases for the whole population (model I), and subgroup of persons expected to have paid employment (model II)

Factor of interestSF-12 (mental), β (95% CI)*
Musculoskeletal disordersCardiovascular disordersDiabetesMental disordersCancerRespiratory disordersHealthy population
Model In=1747n=1836n=540n=522n=267n=671n=4422
Intercept47.37 (45.39 to 49.35)51.11 (48.95 to 53.27)49.41 (44.58 to 54.23)34.99 (31.04 to 38.95)47.34 (40.36 to 54.32)46.09 (43.17 to 49.00)48.99 (48.18 to 49.80)
No education/lowest school vs university education−3.31 (−5.55 to −1.07)−3.84 (−5.8 to −1.88)−2.79 (−5.99 to 0.40)−3.37 (−8.32 to 1.58)−2.27 (−7.31 to 2.77)−2.74 (−5.96 to 0.47)−1.25 (−2.77 to 0.27)
Lower professional school vs university education−1.79 (−3.22 to −0.35)−1.88 (−3.24 to −0.51)−2.55 (−5.01 to −0.10)−1.05 (−4.35 to 2.25)−2.51 (−6.22 to 1.19)−1.59 (−3.84 to 0.67)−0.24 (−1.03 to 0.56)
Middle or professional secondary school vs university education−0.79 (−1.97 to 0.39)−0.83 (−1.94 to 0.27)−1.05 (−3.18 to 1.07)−0.7 (−3.09 to 1.68)−1.38 (−4.51 to 1.76)0.71 (−1.23 to 2.65)0.34 (−0.18 to 0.86)
Secondary school vs university education−1.23 (−2.93 to 0.48)−0.07 (−1.61 to 1.47)0.90 (−1.98 to 3.78)0.93 (−2.22 to 4.08)0.47 (−3.48 to 4.42)1.02 (−1.77 to 3.80)−0.52 (−1.25 to 0.21)
Age (years)0.12 (0.08 to 0.15)0.09 (0.05 to 0.12)0.07 (0.00 to 0.14)0.11 (0.04 to 0.19)0.09 (−0.01 to 0.19)0.13 (0.08 to 0.19)0.08 (0.07 to 0.10)
Number of other comorbidities−2.36 (−2.78 to −1.94)−2.22 (−2.68 to −1.75)−2.18 (−2.91 to −1.45)−0.73 (−1.71 to 0.26)−1.00 (−2.22 to 0.21)−2.09 (−2.71 to −1.48)NA
Smoking (current vs never)−1.68 (−2.98 to −0.39)−1.49 (−2.87 to − 0.11)−1.09 (−3.64 to 1.47)−2.15 (−4.59 to −0.30)−4.46 (−8.32 to − 0.60)−3.69 (−5.84 to −1.55)−1.23 (−1.85 to − 0.62)
Smoking (smoked before vs never)0.33 (−0.70 to 1.37)0.58 (−0.39 to 1.57)0.47 (−1.32 to 2.26)1.69 (−3.98 to 0.61)0.28 (2.54 to 3.11)−0.57 (−2.42 to 1.27)−0.02 (−0.53 to 0.49)
Model IIn=790n=569n=140n=262n=71n=296n=3165
Intercept48.84 (45.72 to 51.97)49.17 (44.65 to 53.69)53.21 (44.02 to 62.40)35.18 (29.90 to 41.72)42.71 (30.00 to 55.42)49.39 (44.75 to 54.02)49.32 (48.24 to 50.40)
Unemployed vs paid work−0.01 (−3.07 to 3.05)−3.47 (−7.21 to 0.27)−4.96 (−10.52 to 0.59)1.06 (−3.66 to 5.79)−8.41 (−17.26 to 0.45)−0.12 (−5.29 to 5.04)−2.64 (−4.21 to −1.07)
Receiving state subsidy vs paid work−4.67 (−8.76 to −0.58)−7.31 (−12.56 to −2.06)−9.99 (−17.93 to −2.04)−3.60 (−9.22 to 2.03)−18.27 (−51.88 to 15.35)−7.16 (−13.3 to −1.01)−9.77 (−15.1 to −4.45)
Number of other comorbidities−2.73 (−3.5 to −1.96)−2.43 (−3.33 to −1.53)−1.60 (−3.04 to −0.16)−0.90 (−2.33 to 0.54)1.06 (−1.11 to 3.24)−1.92 (−3.12 to −0.72)NA
Age (years)0.08 (0.01 to 0.14)0.06 (−0.02 to 0.15)0.01 (−0.16 to 0.18)0.09 (−0.04 to 0.22)0.16 (−0.09 to 0.40)0.06 (−0.04 to 0.16)0.08 (0.06 to 0.1)
Smoking (current vs never)−1.85 (−3.6 to −0.11)−0.54 (−2.71 to 1.63)−0.88 (−4.87 to 3.12)−2.92 (−6.24 to 0.4)−2.70 (−8.87 to 3.47)−2.58 (−5.66 to 0.50)−1.34 (−2.05 to −0.64)
Smoking (smoked before vs never)0.36 (−1.19 to 1.90)1.02 (−0.68 to 2.72)0.77 (−2.61 to 4.16)−0.34 (−3.45 to 2.77)−0.62 (−5.05 to 3.80)0.31 (−2.26 to 2.88)−0.23 (−0.84 to 0.37)
  • *Significant estimates are highlighted in bold.

  • Model I, model was run on the total sample; model II, model was run on subsample <65 year and either employed, unemployed or receiving state subsidy; NA, not applicable; SF-12, 12-item Short-Form Health Survey.