Table 4 Adjusted odds ratio (OR) for poor self-rated health by the neighbourhood-level variables, individual social capital, socioeconomic and demographic variables and self-reported disease, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2008-2009

Neighbourhood-level variables

Neighbourhood Social Capital

 High social capital (3rd tertil)

1

1

1

1

 Moderate social capital (2nd tertil)

1.35 (0.74, 2.49)

1.42 (0.76, 2.65)

1.48 (0.74, 3.00)

1.47 (0.73, 3.01)

 Low social capital (1st tertil)

1.94 (1.02, 3.88)*

2.10 (1.05, 4.24)**

1.97 (0.89, 4.39)

1.90 (0.85, 4.27)

Social class

 High% Social Class B

1

1

1

1

 Moderate% Social Class B

0.71 (0.38, 1.34)

0.59 (0.31, 1.15)

0.62 (0.30, 1.32)

0.68 (0.32, 1.44)

 Low% Social Class B

1.36 (0.76, 2.43)

1.16 (0.64, 2.11)

1.23 (0.62, 2.47)

1.39 (0.69, 2.84)

Individual-level variables

Individual Social Capital

Social support (per 10 units)

0.78 (0.73, 0.90)**

0.81(0.73, 0.90)***

0.82 (0.73, 0.90)***

 Social network

 No friends

1

1

1

 1 or more friends

0.51 (0.32, 0.80)**

0.60 (0.35, 0.98)*

0.61 (0.37, 0.99)*

Sociodemographic

Water plumbing supply

 Inside the house

1

1

 Outside the house

1.79 (1.02, 3.17)*

1.85 (1.05, 3.28)*

Family income

 ≥ 2 Minimal wages

1

_

 < 1 Minimal wage

1.12 (0.60, 2.14)

_

Number of children in family after pregnancy

 0-1 child

1

1

 2 or 3 children

3.17 (1.54, 6.55)**

3.23 (1.66, 6.31)***

 4 or more

3.15 (1.31, 7.57)**

3.39 (1.57, 7.31)***

Schooling

 ≥ 9 years of schooling

1

1

 0 to 8 years of schooling

2.01 (1.13, 3.61)**

2.06 (1.15, 3.71)**

Ethnicity

 White

1

1

 Brown

1.95 (1.03, 3.70)*

2.02 (1.07, 3.85)**

 Black

2.23 (1.12, 4.44)**

2.11 (1.19, 4.75)**

Age in years

 13-19

1

_

 20-30

0.84 (0.40, 1.77)

_

 31+

1.07 (0.46, 2.50)

_

Self-reported disease

Urinary infection

2.11 (1.28, 3.49)**