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Table 1 Descriptive measures of independents variables by age groups and comparisons (chi square) for good Self-Rated Health (SRH)

From: Lifestyle and self-rated health: a cross-sectional study of 3,601 citizens of Athens, Greece

Age groups

15-29

(N = 1,360)

30-49

(N = 1,122)

50+

(N = 1,119)

Variables

%N

Good SRH

(%)

F value (df)

%N

Good SRH

%

F value (df)

%N

Good SRH

(%)

F value (df)

Socio-demographic

         

Sex

  

7.03(1)

  

16.81 (1)

  

22.74(1)

Male

44.3

98.5**

 

42.2

95.6**

 

46.5

81.5**

 

Female

55.7

95.9

 

57.8

88.4

 

53.5

68.9

 

Marital status

  

0.31 (1)

  

0.11 (1)

  

5.03 (1)

Married

32.8

97.5

 

41.6

91

 

38.8

78.6*

 

Unmarried

67.2

96.8

 

58.4

91.8

 

61.2

72.4

 

Socio-economic

         

Education (years)

  

0.98 (1)

  

13.49 (1)

  

8.08 (1)

Less than 12

43.6

96.5

 

66.7

89.2**

 

83

73.3**

 

More than 12

56.4

97.5

 

33.3

96

 

17

83.6

 

Occupational status

  

0.98 (1)

  

0.41 (1)

  

0.91 (1)

Employed

94.7

97.2

 

98.2

91.6

 

99.5

74.7

 

Unemployed

5.3

94.4

 

1.8

85

 

0.5

100

 

Health insurance agency

  

0.02 (1)

  

2.29 (1)

  

1.02 (1)

All others

45.2

96.9

 

46.4

92.9

 

47.5

76.3

 

IKA

54.8

97.2

 

53.6

90.2

 

52.5

73.5

 

Home surface/person

  

0.0 (1)

  

3.91 (1)

  

0.01 (1)

> 25.5

46.2

97.1

 

45.5

93.3*

 

58.4

74.6

 

≤ 25.5

53.8

97

 

54.5

89.9

 

41.6

75.1

 

Disease-related

         

Health care use (last year)

  

6.35 (1)

  

25.83 (1)

  

43.33 (1)

No

60.4

98.1*

 

46.1

96.1**

 

30.3

87.9**

 

Yes

39.6

95.5

 

53.9

87.4

 

69.7

69.1

 

Daily physical symptoms

  

4.47 (1)

  

6.35 (1)

  

30.19 (1)

No

22.5

99*

 

14.3

96.9*

 

9.6

97.2**

 

Yes

77.5

96.5

 

85.7

90.5

 

90.4

72.4

 

Disease status

  

23.36(2)

  

109.74 (2)

  

168.6 (2)

Healthy

65.8

98.7**

 

55.6

97.6**

 

29.8

93.3**

 

At least one chronic disease

26

94.7

 

24.3

91.5

 

27.8

84.4

 

Comorbidity

8.2

92.5

 

20.1

74.2

 

42.4

55.3

 

Food consumption

         

Meat (times/week)

  

0.58 (1)

  

0.41 (1)

  

0.46 (1)

0-1

21.4

96.2

 

16.9

90

 

27

73.2

 

2 or more

78.6

97.3

 

83.1

91.7

 

73

75.4

 

Vegetable (times/week)

  

0.0 (1)

  

0.01 (1)

  

0.0 (1)

7

28.5

97.2

 

35.2

91.6

 

43.8

74.9

 

6 or less

71.5

97

 

64.8

91.3

 

56.2

74.7

 

Fruit (times/week)

  

1.39 (1)

  

0.0 (1)

  

0.79 (1)

7

35

97.9

 

46.9

91.4

 

59.5

75.8

 

6 or less

65

96.6

 

53.1

91.4

 

40.5

73.3

 

Legume (times/week)

  

0.01 (1)

  

8.9 (1)

  

7.14 (1)

At least 1

85.7

97

 

93.9

92.1**

 

94.5

75.7**

 

No consumption

14.3

97.4

 

6.1

80.9

 

5.5

59.7

 

Fish (times/week)

  

2.4 (1)

  

1.49 (1)

  

0.3 (1)

At least 2

18

98.8

 

21.7

89.3

 

34.1

75.9

 

1 or no consumption

82

96.7

 

78.3

92

 

65.9

74.2

 

Lifestyle

         

Smoking

  

7.26 (3)

  

8.26 (3)

  

8.47 (3)

No

50.7

98.3

 

38.3

94*

 

54.3

73.5*

 

Past

2.8

94.7

 

8.2

88

 

17.4

69.7

 

Light (≤ 20 cigarettes)

37.4

95.9

 

34.3

91.4

 

17.8

80.9

 

Heavy (> 20 cigarettes)

9.1

96

 

19.2

87.9

 

10.5

79.5

 

Exercise (> 1 hour/week)

  

2.26 (1)

  

0.03 (1)

  

0.0 (1)

Yes

64.9

97.6

 

56

91.2

 

52.9

74.8

 

No

35.1

96

 

44

91.7

 

47.1

74.8

 

Alcohol (glasses/week)

  

0.02 (1)

  

0.65 (1)

  

8.85 (1)

7 or less

88.1

97

 

80.7

91.1

 

81.1

72.9**

 

Above 7

11.9

97.5

 

19.3

93.1

 

18.9

83

 

BMI categories

  

2.43 (2)

  

9.27 (2)

  

14.4 (2)

Normal

80

97.3

 

48.6

92.8*

 

31

79.4**

 

Over weight

16.7

96.9

 

39

92

 

46.9

76.4

 

Obese

3.3

93.3

 

12.4

84.8

 

22.1

66

 

Sleep satisfaction

  

4.51 (1)

  

25.45(1)

  

66.43 (1)

Yes

69

97.8*

 

70

94.3**

 

73.6

81.2**

 

No

31

95.5

 

30

84.9

 

26.4

56.9

 

Midday sleep

  

4.72 (2)

  

5.01 (2)

  

2.82 (2)

No

34

96.1

 

32.3

89.5

 

22.9

76.6

 

Always

11.8

95.6

 

19.3

89.9

 

33.5

71.7

 

Occasionally

54.2

98

 

48.4

93.4

 

43.6

76.2

 

Religiosity

  

0.0 (1)

  

3.24 (1)

  

1.78 (1)

Yes

4

96.4

 

5.8

84.6

 

23.5

71.5

 

No

96

97.1

 

94.2

91.9

 

76.5

75.8

 
  1. **p < 0.01 *0.01 ≤ p < 0.05 (chi square)