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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