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Table 4 Odds of the perception of being healthy and having a disease, disease symptom, or poor health behavior in Appalachian adults

From: Self-rated health in rural Appalachia: health perceptions are incongruent with health status and health behaviors

Disease, Symptom, or behavior O.R. 95% C.I. O.R. P-value Chi-square P-value
Sedentary 0.61 -0.73 to -0.26 0.001 0.001
Fast Food Consumer 0.80 -0.49 to 0.05 0.110 0.110
Soda Drinker 0.65 -0.69 to -0.18 0.001 0.001
Smoker 0.65 -0.79 to -0.07 0.018 0.017
Hypertensive 0.69 -0.64 to -0.12 0.005 0.005
Blood Pressure Medication 0.48 -0.97 to -0.50 0.001 0.001
Obese 0.37 -1.24 to -0.76 0.001 0.001
Overweight or Obese 0.44 -1.13 to -0.53 0.001 0.001
High Cholesterol 1.11 -0.89 to 1.09 0.840 0.840
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