Table 2 Unadjusted odds ratio for poor/fair self-rated health status for individuals aged 15 years and older in the first National Health Survey of Pakistan
From: Self-rated health in Pakistan: results of a national health survey
Variable | Total | Individuals with poor/fair SRH (%) | Unadjusted Odds ratio for poor/fair SRH (95% CI) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of individuals | 9373 | 6101 (65.1) | |||
Age | 15–19 | 1636 | 866(14.2) | 1.0 | <0.0001 |
≥ 20 | 7737 | 5235(85.8) | 1.86(1.67,2.07) | ||
Sex | Female | 4995 | 3856 (63.2) | 3.22 (2.94, 3.51) | <0.0001 |
Male | 4378 | 2245 (36.8) | 1.0 | ||
Marital status | Never married | 2239 | 1197 (20.6) | 1.0 | <0.0001 |
Married | 5980 | 4043 (69.4) | 1.82 (1.65, 2.01) | ||
Widow/widower/ divorced/separated | 708 | 582 (10.0) | 4.02 (3.26, 4.96) | ||
Dwelling | Rural | 5995 | 4087 (67.0) | 1.45 (1.33, 1.58) | <0.0001 |
Urban | 3378 | 2014 (33.0) | 1.0 | ||
Literacy | Literate | 3012 | 1570 (25.7) | 1.0 | <0.0001 |
Illiterate | 6361 | 4531 (74.3) | 2.27 (2.08, 2.49) | ||
Socioeconomic status (SES) | Low SES | 3103 | 2228 (36.5) | 1.81 (1.59, 2.04) | <0.0001 |
Middle SES | 4592 | 2891 (47.4) | 1.21 (1.08, 1.35) | ||
High SES | 1678 | 982 (16.1) | 1.0 | ||
Province | Punjab | 4858 | 4015 (65.8) | 9.20 (8.17, 0.36) | <0.0001 |
NWFP | 1468 | 684 (11.2) | 1.69 (1.47, 1.94) | ||
Balochistan | 1074 | 729 (11.9) | 4.08 (3.48, 4.78) | ||
Sindh | 1973 | 673 (11.0) | 1.0 | ||
Currently use tobacco | Yes | 2307 | 1433 (23.5) | 0.84 (0.76, 0.93) | <0.01 |
No | 7066 | 4668 (76.5) | 1.0 | ||
Hypertension | Normal | 7522 | 4832 (80.1) | 1.0 | <0.01 |
Hypertensive | 1772 | 1203 (19.9) | 1.18 (1.05, 1.31) |