Sociodemographic characteristics of the individuals in each of the five identified trajectories; (%), χ2-test value and Nagelkerke R2 with variable removed, and difference in Nagelkerke R2 with variable removed and Nagelkerke R2 of full model (R2=0.294)
Late decrease (%) | Fluctuating (%) | Slow decrease (%) | Medium fast decrease (%) | Fast decrease (%) | χ2-test p value | Nagelkerke R2 with variable removed | Difference in Nagelkerke R2 to full model | |
Sex | ||||||||
Male | 44.3 | 43.4 | 47.6 | 46.6 | 50.4 | 0.018 | 0.291 | 0.003 |
Female | 55.7 | 56.6 | 52.4 | 53.4 | 49.6 | |||
Age (years) | ||||||||
18–39 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 7.0 | <0.001 | 0.289 | 0.005 |
40–49 | 15.8 | 15.2 | 15.8 | 14.5 | 20.6 | |||
50–54 | 16.9 | 19.6 | 18.5 | 16.7 | 18.3 | |||
55–59 | 30.3 | 27.8 | 27.6 | 29.0 | 25.3 | |||
60–64 | 34.3 | 34.0 | 33.4 | 35.7 | 28.9 | |||
Birth country | ||||||||
Sweden | 88.1 | 87.7 | 88.6 | 92.5 | 89.7 | <0.001 | 0.292 | 0.002 |
Other Nordic | 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 4.1 | 3.3 | |||
Other EU25 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 2.5 | |||
Rest of the world | 6.1 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 2.3 | 4.5 | |||
Educational level | ||||||||
Elementary | 26.1 | 20.1 | 24.5 | 19.7 | 17.3 | <0.001 | 0.283 | 0.011 |
High school | 58.0 | 56.4 | 55.8 | 52.5 | 50.8 | |||
University/college | 15.8 | 23.5 | 19.8 | 27.7 | 31.9 | |||
Type of living area | ||||||||
Large city | 28.0 | 29.6 | 30.6 | 28.9 | 34.3 | 0.004 | 0.291 | 0.003 |
Medium-sized town | 31.9 | 38.5 | 35.7 | 35.0 | 32.1 | |||
Rural | 40.1 | 31.9 | 33.7 | 36.1 | 33.6 | |||
Marital status | ||||||||
Single | 45.4 | 47.8 | 44.1 | 40.4 | 40.7 | 0.008 | 0.292 | 0.002 |
Married/registered partnership | 54.6 | 52.2 | 55.9 | 59.6 | 59.3 | |||
Employment status | ||||||||
Employed | 81.8 | 87.0 | 86.6 | 88.2 | 91.4 | <0.001 | 0.288 | 0.006 |
Unemployed | 12.9 | 4.0 | 5.4 | 7.0 | 4.2 | |||
Self-employed | 5.3 | 8.9 | 8.0 | 4.8 | 4.4 |