Table 4 Bivariate relationships of HL-SDH scales with other measures

HP-HL index of Japanese version HLS-EU-Q47

.74

<0.001

Self-rated health

.14

.001

 Men

68.8 ± 13.7

4.168

.042

 Women

70.7 ± 13.6

 20–29

69.8 ± 13.7

0.614

.653

 30–39

70.1 ± 14.7

 40–49

68.8 ± 13.6

 50–59

68.8 ± 13.8

 60–69

70.7 ± 12.7

 Junior high school

75.0 ± 12.0

1.645

.161

 High school

69.6 ± 13.5

 Junior college

71.1 ± 14.1

 College/university

68.6 ± 13.9

 Graduate school

70.9 ± 12.6

  < 1.5

67.7 ± 12.5

1.909

.091

 1.5–3.5

68.0 ± 14.2

 3.5–6.0

68.9 ± 13.3

 6.0–8.5

70.5 ± 14.7

 8.5–12.5

72.2 ± 14.4

  ≥ 12.5

72.8 ± 12.1

 Very Hard

67.2 ± 16.8

2.932

.020

 Hard

68.4 ± 12.9

 Common

70.1 ± 13.2

 A Little Well

71.2 ± 14.4

 Very well

78.0 ± 16.7

 Self-employed

71.8 ± 16.3

0.79

.596

 Managerial and administrative

69.0 ± 13.8

 Professional and technical

68.9 ± 14.7

 Others (Routine and manual)

69.6 ± 14.7

 Part time

68.2 ± 12.2

 Homemaker

70.8 ± 12.8

 Student

73.1 ± 10.5

 Unemployed

68.6 ± 12.3

 Very large(population of ≥500,000)

70.3 ± 14.2

1.985

.115

 Large (population of 100,000–499,999)

70.0 ± 13.8

 Moderate (population of <100,000)

67.3 ± 12.9

 Small

70.9 ± 13.0