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Table 4 Associations of the type of neighbourhood (urban or rural) with poor/very poor self-rated health

From: The association between social position and self-rated health in 10 deprived neighbourhoods

Odds ratio (95% confidence interval)

Type of neighbourhood

N

Malesa

N

Femalesa

N

Malesb

N

Femalesb

Urban

1,568

Reference

1,860

Reference

1,330

Reference

1,604

Reference

Rural

535

0.38 (0.27-0.52)**

594

0.54 (0.41-0.71)**

416

0.60 (0.40-0.89)*

455

0.74 (0.52-1.04)

  1. *< 0.05.
  2. **< 0.01.
  3. aAdjusted for age.
  4. bAdjusted for age, ethnicity and life resources.