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Table 5 Health-related factors regarded as risks by self-rated health status

From: The relationship between self-rated health and objective health status: a population-based study

 

Healthy

Relatively healthy

Unhealthy

 

n(%)

n(%)

OR [95% CI]

n(%)

OR [95% CI]

BMI: < 18.5 kg/m2

905 (9.68)

536 (9.24)

1.26 [1.11, 1.42]

110 (11.96)

1.86 [1.47, 2.36]

Weight loss: ≥5 kg, compared with 5 years ago

502 (5.37)

440 (7.58)

1.14 [0.99, 1.32]

150 (16.30)

2.01 [1.62, 2.50]

Marital status: divorced/widowed

249 (2.66)

340 (5.86)

1.37 [1.14, 1.65]

122 (13.26)

1.69 [1.30, 2.21]

The highest level of education: less than primary school

593 (6.34)

612 (10.55)

0.98 [0.85, 1.14]

282 (30.65)

1.59 [1.29, 1.97]

Total income of family per month: <2000 Yuan

4942 (52.85)

3190 (54.97)

1.09 [1.01, 1.18]

681 (74.02)

1.59 [1.33, 1.90]

Current smoking: >20 cigarettes per day

382 (4.09)

248 (4.27)

1.02 [0.85, 1.23]

50 (5.43)

1.16 [0.83, 1.63]

Age of menopause: a ≤45 years old

196 (4.24)

238 (7.36)

1.09 [0.88, 1.34]

105 (19.55)

1.68 [1.26, 2.25]

Frequency of physical activity: < 4 times per month

1827 (19.54)

1421 (24.49)

1.56 [1.44, 1.70]

246 (26.74)

2.39 [2.02, 2.84]

Life stress: quite a lot/extreme

686 (7.34)

837 (14.42)

2.33 [2.08, 2.62]

292 (31.74)

6.98 [5.79, 8.42]

Work strain: quite a lot/extreme

560 (5.99)

590 (10.17)

2.07 [1.81, 2.35]

187 (20.33)

5.32 [4.31, 6.57]

Spiritual status: bad/very bad

45 (0.48)

204 (3.52)

6.92 [4.96, 9.66]

282 (30.65)

66.03 [46.37, 94.02]

Quality of interpersonal relationships: bad/very bad

68 (0.73)

129 (2.22)

2.54 [1.86, 3.46]

102 (11.09)

10.24 [7.14, 14.69]

  1. n=16 074.
  2. The odds ratios were calculated referenced by the “healthy” group, using logistic regression analysis by controlling for gender (except for “age of menopause”), age, region, health-related factors (including marital status, educational level, current work, family income, current smoking, current drinking, frequency of physical activity, but excluding itself), and chronic diseases.
  3. a calculated only among women.