Table 2 Self-ratings of health and diagnosed illnesses at age 19 in Kyiv, Ukraine
From: Subjective health legacy of the Chornobyl accident: a comparative study of 19-year olds in Kyiv
| Â | Total | Evacuees (E) | Classmates (C) | Population Controls (P) | Â | Significant pairwise |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | n = 848 | n = 262 | n = 261 | n = 325 | χ2 | comparisonsa |
Self-rated health | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Excellent/good | 385 (45.4) | 95 (36.3) | 136 (52.1) | 154 (47.4) | 16.9 ** | E > C*** E> P** |
   Satisfactory | 403 (47.5) | 148 (56.5) | 112 (42.9) | 143 (44.0) |  |  |
   Poor/very poor | 60 (7.1) | 19 (7.3) | 13 (5.0) | 28 (8.6) |  |  |
Illnesses diagnosed in past 5 years | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Migraine headache | 31 (3.7) | 19 (7.3) | 5 (1.9) | 7 (2.2) | 13.9 *** | E > C** E> P** |
   Anemia | 27 (3.2) | 16 (6.1) | 3 (1.1) | 8 (2.5) | 11.3 ** | E > C** E> P* |
   Vascular dystonya | 199 (23.5) | 90 (34.4) | 55 (21.1) | 54 (16.6) | 26.6 *** | E > C*** E> P*** |
   Gastrointestinal disease | 257 (30.3) | 97 (37.0) | 64 (24.5) | 96 (29.5) | 9.8 ** | E > C** |
   Arthritis | 8 (0.9) | 2 (0.8) | 3 (1.1) | 3 (0.9) | 0.2 |  |
   Thyroid disease | 192 (22.6) | 82 (31.3) | 42 (16.1) | 68 (20.9) | 18.1 *** | E > C*** E> P** |
   Problems with immune system | 74 (8.7) | 27 (10.3) | 18 (6.9) | 29 (8.9) | 1.9 |  |
Number of illnesses | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   0 | 380 (44.8) | 88 (33.6) | 138 (52.9) | 154 (47.4) |  | E > C*** E> P*** |
   1 | 260 (30.7) | 85 (32.4) | 75 (28.7) | 100 (30.8) |  |  |
   2+ | 208 (24.5) | 89 (34.0) | 48 (18.4) | 71 (21.8) | 26.7 *** |  |