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Table 4 Results of the longitudinal analysis of non-response

From: Predictors of two forms of attrition in a longitudinal health study involving ageing participants: An analysis based on the Whitehall II study

   

Odds Ratio

p-value

95% CI

Age

  

1.08

<0.001

1.07-1.09

Sex

Male

(baseline)

  
 

Female

 

0.60

<0.001

0.48-0.75

Educational level

Primary

(baseline)

  
 

Secondary

1.23

0.007

1.06-1.44

 

Tertiary

 

1.67

<0.001

1.41-1.96

Employment grade

High

(baseline)

  
 

Middle

2.36

<0.001

2.04-2.72

 

Low

 

5.43

<0.001

4.45-6.63

Retired

(in men)

 

0.48

<0.001

0.41-0.57

 

(in women)

0.78

0.007

0.66-0.93

Married

(in men)

 

0.74

<0.001

0.63-0.87

 

(in women)

1.25

0.019

1.04-1.51

Homeowner

 

0.54

<0.001

0.45-0.65

Long-standing illness

0.68

<0.001

0.62-0.74