Table 4

Prediction of future dissatisfaction (LS 12–20*) according to baseline dissatisfaction. Risk (OR with 95%CI) for the dissatisfied (LS 12–20) compared to the satisfied (LS 4–6) at baseline.

COMPARISON OF LS SCORES BETWEEN

1975 & 1981

1975 & 1990

Subjects

(n)

OR

(95 % CI)

OR

(95 % CI)

All †

9679

10.42

(8.28 – 13.10)

5.56

(4.55 – 6.80)

Adjusted ‡

9283

9.79

(7.68 – 12.47)

5.23

(4.24 – 6.46)

Men †

4466

14.81

(10.19 – 21.51)

6.11

(4.47 – 8.35)

Adjusted ‡

4298

12.86

(8.74 – 18.91)

5.62

(4.05 – 7.80)

Women †

5213

7.93

(5.89 – 10.68)

5.29

(4.06 – 6.90)

Adjusted ‡

4985

7.94

(5.78 – 10.92)

4.98

(3.78 – 6.56)

* Risk of future dissatisfaction : LS 12–20 vs. LS 4–12

† Adjusted for age

‡ Adjusted simultaneously for age, sex, marital status, social class, alcohol consumption, current smoking and physical activity (cf. method section).

Koivumaa-Honkanen et al. BMC Psychiatry 2005 5:4   doi:10.1186/1471-244X-5-4