Table 1 Unhappiness and mortality by cohort attributes, Thai Cohort Study
From: Unhappiness and mortality: evidence from a middle-income Southeast Asian setting
Cohort attributes | % proportion (n = 60569) | % reported unhappy* | Bivariate odds ratio** [95% confidence intervals] for unhappiness by cohort attributes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Alive in 2012 | Dead (n=296) | |||
Overall cohort in 2009 | 5.2 (3068) | 8.1 (24) | ||
Sociodemographic attributes | ||||
Age-sex groups: | ||||
Males <40 years | 24.8 | 5.3 (1107) | 7.6 (9) | Reference |
Females <40 years | 33.9 | 5.3 (1554) | 10.5 (8) | 0.95 [0.86-1.05] |
Males ≥40 years | 20.6 | 4.0 (226) | 6.3 (5) | 0.68 [0.57-0.81]*** |
Females ≥40 years | 20.8 | 5.1 (181) | 4.8 (1) | 0.80 [0.66-0.98]*** |
Marital status: | ||||
Married | 55.3 | 4.3 (1282) | 5.0 (7) | Reference |
Not married | 37.9 | 5.6 (1158) | 9.8 (9) | 1.35 [1.22-1.50]*** |
Divorced/widowed | 6.8 | 8.7 (320) | 11.8 (4) | 2.34 [1.97-2.77]*** |
Household monthly income (Baht): | ||||
≤10000 | 21.8 | 7.6 (962) | 9.0 (6) | 1.91 [1.68-2.16]*** |
10001-20000 | 24.3 | 5.0 (709) | 8.3 (6) | 1.40 [1.20-1.56]*** |
20001-30000 | 21.9 | 4.8 (606) | 5.6 (4) | 1.40 [1.23-1.61]*** |
>30000 | 31.9 | 3.7 (690) | 9.7 (7) | Reference |
Paid work: | ||||
≤10 hours per week | 31.4 | 5.9 (1062) | 4.2 (4) | Reference |
10-40 hours per week | 33.9 | 4.5 (870) | 5.4 (5) | 0.90 [0.80-1.01] |
>40 hours per week | 34.8 | 4.9 (973) | 15.1 (13) | 1.12 [0.99-1.24] |
Residence: | ||||
Rural | 44.0 | 5.2 (1344) | 7.6 (10) | Reference |
Urban | 56.0 | 5.1 (1653) | 8.4 (13) | 0.99 [0.94-1.06] |
Health behaviours | ||||
Smoking: | ||||
Never | 76.8 | 4.9 (2190) | 8.2 (14) | Reference |
Current | 8.9 | 7.2 (369) | 5.2 (3) | 1.89 [1.63-2.19]*** |
Former | 14.3 | 5.2 (434) | 8.1 (5) | 1.22 [1.08-1.39]*** |
Alcohol drinking: | ||||
None per week | 72.9 | 5.0 (2078) | 8.3 (16) | |
1-2 sessions per week | 19.1 | 4.9 (534) | 9.1 (5) | 1.31 [1.16-1.48]*** |
3+ sessions per week | 8.0 | 6.3 (289) | 2.6 (1) | 1.60 [1.36-1.88]*** |
Physical activity: | ||||
None per week | 22.5 | 5.7 (1850) | 6.2 (9) | Reference |
1-2 times per week | 33.2 | 5.3 (1021) | 8.1 (6) | 0.71 [0.63-0.81]*** |
3-5 times per week | 32.6 | 4.2 (806) | 10.2 (11) | 0.41 [0.36-0.47]*** |
>5 times per week | 11.7 | 5.0 (341) | 8.8 (3) | 0.37 [0.32-0.44]*** |
Health and social attributes | ||||
Self-assessed health: | ||||
Excellent/very good | 64.6 | 3.0 (1159) | 4.9 (9) | Reference |
Fair | 29.9 | 7.1 (1266) | 10.3 (9) | 5.7 [5.10-6.33]*** |
Poor or very poor | 5.4 | 19.4 (627) | 23.1 (6) | 19.7 [0.42-0.56]*** |
Cardio-metabolic conditions: | ||||
No | 81.1 | 5.1 (2349) | 7.5 (14) | Reference |
Yes | 18.9 | 5.2 (715) | 9.3 (10) | 1.13 [1.02-1.26]*** |
Social interaction: | ||||
Every week | 17.0 | 3.0 (306) | 1.7 (1) | Reference |
1–2 times/month | 64.8 | 4.5 (1645) | 8.2 (13) | 2.12 [1.55-2.44]*** |
Rarely/never | 18.2 | 8.8 (903) | 15.8 (9) | 5.02 [4.28-5.88]*** |