Which environmental factors are associated with lived health when controlling for biological health? - a multilevel analysis

Table 1 Characteristics of the community-dwelling population

	Community-dwelling population (N = 17303)
	N	%
Gender
Female	10881	62.4
Male	6422	37.6
Age, years
Younger than or equal to 65 years	6748	40.4
Older than 65 years	10555	59.6
Education
No school	2008	11.4
Primary school incomplete	6141	35.0
Primary school complete	5242	29.3
Secondary school first step	1566	9.3
Secondary school finished	851	5.4
Professional school medium	455	2.9
Professional school superior	276	1.7
University	740	5.0
Number of health conditions^a
No health condition	2572	14.9
One health condition	4703	27.2
Two health conditions	3957	23.0
Three or more health conditions	6071	35.0

All data are population weighted
^aThe health conditions were: Spinal-cord injury, Parkinson’s disease, Lateral sclerosis, Multiple sclerosis, Agenesis/Amputation, Laryngectomy, Arthritis, Rheumatoid arthritis or Ankylosing spondylitis, Muscular dystrophy, Spina bifida/hydrocephalus, Myocardial infarction or Ischaemic cardiomyopathy, Cerebrovascular accidents, Down’s syndrome, Autism and other disorders associated with autism, Cerebral palsy, Acquired brain damage, Senile Dementia of the Alzheimer Type, Other types of dementia, Schizophrenia, Depression, Bipolar disorder, Retinitis pigmentosa, Myopia magna, Senile macular degeneration, Diabetic retinopathy, Glaucoma, Cataract, HIV/AIDS, Rare illnesses, Cancer

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