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Table 2 Descriptive statistics for the included measures of health and life style (proportions)

From: Self-reported oral and general health in relation to socioeconomic position

Variable

Item

Women

Men

Total

Oral health N = 3490

Poor

Fair

Good

Very good

3.0

22.7

44.6

29.6

3.3

25.4

43.7

27.6

3.2

24.0

44.2

28.7

General health* N = 3489

Poor

Fair

Good

Very good

Excellent

3.7

13.6

33.3

35.1

14.4

1.5

10.3

33.8

35.1

19.1

2.7

12.0

33.5

35.1

16.7

Physical activity N = 3490

No

A little

Once/week

≥Twice/week

Intensive ≥Twice/week

7.3

15.6

8.8

21.6

46.7

8.6

17.3

9.5

20.9

43.7

7.9

16.4

9.2

21.3

45.3

Smoking* N = 3496

Yes

Previous smoker

No

9.2

29.5

61.3

9.0

33.8

57.2

9.1

31.5

59.4

  1. * = statistically significant differences between women and men (p < 0.05)