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Table 3 Physical Health. Slope index of inequality for participants in the Health on Equal Term survey according to sex, income and education: 2006, 2010 and 2014

From: Widespread and widely widening? Examining absolute socioeconomic health inequalities in northern Sweden across twelve health indicators

Outcome

Men

Women

2006

2010

2014

2006

2010

2014

Hypertension

 Income SII (CI)

23.24 (20.31, 26.17)

23.15 (20.44, 25.86)

22.61 (19.12, 26.09)

29.12 (26.42, 31.81)

32.89 (30.47, 35.31)

31.16 (28.13, 34.19)

 P trend income

0.16

< 0.01

 Education SII (CI)

22.43 (19.46, 25.4)

27.5 (24.77, 30.24)

24.00 (20.6, 27.41)

25.14 (22.38, 27.9)

37.56 (35.1, 40.03)

34.71 (31.69, 37.73)

 P trend education

0.78

< 0.01

Diabetes

 Income SII (CI)

11.64 (9.83, 13.44)

6.73 (5.22, 8.24)

12.47 (10.3, 14.64)

11.07 (9.66, 12.49)

11.81 (10.5, 13.12)

10.02 (8.68, 11.36)

 P trend income

0.22

0.24

 Education SII (CI)

9.77 (7.98, 11.56)

12.26 (10.51, 14.02)

9.83 (7.72, 11.95)

7.93 (6.53, 9.34)

11.10 (9.66, 12.54)

9.51 (7.93, 11.09)

 P trend education

0.99

0.49

Long-term illness

 Income SII (CI)

18.53 (15.15, 21.91)

18.49 (15.66, 21.33)

15.42 (11.82, 19.01)

11.78 (8.52, 15.05)

16.72 (14.04, 19.41)

20.36 (16.99, 23.72)

 P trend income

0.03

0.01

 Education SII (CI)

7.86 (3.97, 11.74)

5.43 (2.38, 8.47)

00.23 (−3.49, 3.95)

12.00 (8.32, 15.66)

6.76 (3.86, 9.65)

6.36 (2.84, 9.88)

 P trend education

< 0.01

< 0.01

  1. 1All estimates are age-adjusted