Decomposition of gendered income-related inequalities in multiple biological cardiovascular risk factors in a middle-aged population

Mosquera, Paola A.; San Sebastian, Miguel; Ivarsson, Anneli; Gustafsson, Per E.

doi:10.1186/s12939-018-0804-2

International Journal for Equity in Health

Table 5 Marginal effects from the probit models of the eight biological cardiovascular risk factors in VIP participants aged 40- and 50-years old in 2008–2010 by gender

From: Decomposition of gendered income-related inequalities in multiple biological cardiovascular risk factors in a middle-aged population

Variable dF/dx	BMI		Abdominal Obesity		Cholesterol		Triglycerides		Hyperglycemia		Blood pressure		HDL levels		LDL levels
Variable dF/dx	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men
Age
40 years
50 years	0.002	-0.016	0.094	0.046	0.079	0.073	0.034	0.015	0.024	0.090	0.100	0.162	-0.090	-0.047	0.045	0.058
Year of participation
2008
2009	0.028	0.023	0.024	0.023	0.021	0.015	0.032	0.067	0.012	-0.008	-0.007	0.003	-0.074	-0.089	0.006	0.006
2010	0.038	0.025	0.055	0.054	0.040	0.063	0.013	0.033	0.005	0.006	0.001	0.046	-0.131	-0.129	0.006	0.033
Total earned income
Lowest quintile	0.061	0.034	0.099	0.042	0.012	0.002	0.042	0.036	0.016	0.063	-0.010	0.025	0.044	0.007	0.011	-0.001
2	0.050	0.006	0.057	0.010	0.002	-0.004	0.019	-0.008	0.019	0.041	-0.011	0.025	0.011	-0.009	0.006	-0.004
3	0.018	-0.009	0.038	-0.019	-0.010	-0.005	0.015	-0.015	0.009	0.023	-0.012	-0.014	0.011	0.004	-0.005	-0.011
4	-0.008	-0.014	0.038	-0.012	-0.004	-0.013	-0.004	0.009	0.025	0.013	-0.018	0.008	-0.003	-0.021	-0.006	-0.013
Highest quintile
Education level
Compulsory education up to 9 yrs	0.053	0.089	0.097	0.086	0.037	0.009	0.116	0.085	0.004	0.055	0.025	0.076	0.152	0.039	0.020	0.021
Secondary education up to 2 yrs	0.030	0.076	0.067	0.099	0.032	0.038	0.060	0.061	0.014	0.040	0.002	0.064	0.065	0.036	0.015	0.015
Secondary education 3 yrs	0.041	0.079	0.027	0.087	0.025	0.000	0.043	0.062	-0.003	0.035	0.007	0.045	0.103	0.060	0.013	0.000
Post-secondary less than 3 yrs	0.048	0.068	0.049	0.080	0.020	0.029	0.043	0.034	-0.003	0.062	0.019	0.044	0.040	-0.003	0.001	0.018
Post-secondary 3 yrs or more and postgraduate
Occupation
Managers & Upper professionals
Middle non-manual	-0.009	-0.018	-0.008	-0.031	-0.013	0.020	-0.015	0.000	0.001	-0.003	0.014	0.037	0.007	-0.022	-0.004	0.025
Lower non-manual	0.007	0.016	-0.002	0.002	-0.003	0.007	0.025	0.039	0.007	-0.003	0.011	0.053	0.046	-0.055	-0.004	0.003
Skilled manual	0.010	0.003	0.034	-0.001	-0.012	-0.010	-0.002	0.001	0.011	0.004	0.033	0.019	0.012	-0.024	0.000	0.006
Unskilled manual	0.061	-0.001	0.066	0.019	-0.003	-0.005	-0.021	0.026	0.059	0.078	0.068	0.008	0.035	-0.032	-0.006	0.009
Immigrant status	0.004	-0.014	-0.027	-0.010	0.002	-0.011	0.009	0.032	0.051	0.037	-0.034	-0.026	-0.002	0.053	-0.003	-0.014
Civil status
Unmarried
Married	-0.027	-0.016	-0.016	-0.033	0.003	-0.015	0.004	-0.007	-0.012	-0.024	-0.011	-0.006	-0.004	-0.011	0.001	-0.005
Divorced	-0.038	-0.014	-0.071	-0.016	-0.003	-0.023	-0.001	0.003	-0.024	-0.025	-0.014	-0.023	-0.017	-0.005	-0.010	-0.021
Widowed	-0.004	0.093	0.040	0.162	-0.027	0.113	-0.015	0.030	-0.010	-0.004	-0.001	-0.022	-0.056	0.040	-0.012	0.063
Children in household	-0.025	-0.027	-0.017	-0.034	-0.020	-0.026	-0.032	-0.042	-0.018	-0.018	-0.012	-0.039	-0.008	-0.006	-0.012	-0.017
Geographical area
Coastal with hospital
Coastal without hospital	0.063	0.030	0.088	0.061	0.012	0.049	0.001	0.007	-0.021	-0.025	-0.005	0.057	0.041	0.019	0.012	0.023
Inland with hospital	0.055	0.073	0.017	0.038	0.036	0.085	0.036	-0.020	-0.013	0.025	0.104	0.164	-0.017	0.007	0.015	0.049
Inland without hospital	0.050	0.041	0.042	0.013	0.039	0.053	0.041	0.024	-0.028	-0.033	0.014	0.088	0.006	0.045	0.007	0.044
Other	-0.057	0.035	0.101	0.078	0.030	-0.015	0.072	0.120	0.149	-0.007	-0.043	-0.004	0.103	0.319	0.063	-0.016
Physical activity
Sedentary	0.148	0.098	0.172	0.119	0.022	0.021	0.056	0.103	0.098	0.044	0.040	0.068	0.119	0.086	0.004	0.015
Moderate activity	0.080	0.064	0.121	0.093	0.011	0.022	0.029	0.081	0.025	0.038	0.018	0.012	0.050	0.075	0.005	0.024
Physically active
Smoking
Never smokers
Former smokers	0.014	0.040	0.043	0.032	0.020	0.011	0.015	0.016	0.007	0.021	0.002	-0.018	0.022	0.003	0.012	0.001
Smokers	0.006	0.030	0.019	0.051	0.015	0.023	0.091	0.092	0.026	0.014	-0.015	-0.020	0.068	0.039	0.013	-0.001
Snus
Not using
Former user	0.018	0.002	0.006	0.021	-0.007	0.026	0.007	0.006	0.004	0.001	-0.007	0.003	0.002	-0.017	-0.003	0.011
Currently user	-0.011	0.014	-0.004	0.027	0.001	0.026	0.004	0.047	-0.005	-0.003	-0.022	-0.003	-0.057	-0.008	0.000	0.010
Alcohol disorder test
Not at risk
Probably risk alcohol consumption	-0.002	0.035	0.016	0.067	-0.001	0.030	0.030	0.060	0.010	0.004	0.023	0.036	-0.061	-0.064	-0.007	0.019
Probably alcohol dependence	0.033	0.003	0.076	-0.003	0.001	0.052	0.113	-0.022	0.101	0.070	-0.001	0.037	-0.002	-0.084	-0.003	0.066
Availability of social interaction	0.012	0.024	0.005	-0.010	0.000	-0.001	-0.006	0.028	-0.012	0.008	-0.005	0.018	-0.003	0.009	-0.001	-0.005
Availability of attachment	-0.004	-0.016	-0.009	-0.013	0.001	-0.003	0.010	-0.014	0.020	-0.005	-0.005	0.016	0.006	-0.007	0.000	-0.001
Job strain
Low strain
Passive	-0.007	0.008	-0.007	-0.006	-0.008	0.013	0.011	0.013	0.009	0.028	-0.010	-0.010	-0.041	0.004	-0.012	0.008
Active	-0.010	0.024	-0.013	0.020	0.006	0.020	0.014	0.028	0.002	0.024	-0.012	0.022	-0.026	0.000	-0.005	0.024
High strain	-0.002	0.038	-0.013	0.034	-0.002	0.013	0.001	0.036	0.007	0.033	-0.019	0.021	-0.060	-0.002	-0.003	0.018

Bold indicates p < 0.05

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