Table 4 Results of bivariate analysis: 95% confidence intervals (CI) for different “European Health Interview Survey 2015” questionnaire variables in north-eastern Italian women aged 20–74, by age group

Health status

% (95% CI)

% (95% CI)

% (95% CI)

% (95% CI)

% (95% CI)

n (%)

 Underweight

13.9% (14, 18.1%)

4.6% (2.7, 7.4%)

3.3% (1.8, 5.5%)

5.7% (3.6, 8.6%)

3.5% (1.8, 6.0%)

110 (6.1%)

 Normal weight

76v (65.4, 75.4%)

69.6% (64.4, 74.4%)

66.5% (61.65, 71.1%)

56.4% (51.3, 61.4%)

45.5% (40.2, 50.9%)

1116 (61.7%)

 Overweight

12.2% (8.9, 16.1%)

19.4% (15.4, 24.0%)

21.2% (17.2, 25.5%)

23.2% (19.1, 27.8%)

34.3% (29.3, 39.6%)

400 (22.1%)

 Obese

3.3% (1.6, 5.8%)

6.4% (4.0, 9.5%)

9.1% (6.4, 12.3%)

14.6% (11.2, 18.6%)

16.7% (12.9, 21.1%)

183 (10.1%)

 Smoking

28.4% (23.7, 33.5%)

18.9% (14.9, 23.4%)

22.5% (18.5, 26.9%)

21.8% (17.7, 26.3%)

15.0% (11.4, 19.2%)

385 (21.3%)

  Asthma

3.2% (1.6, 5.7%)

3.4% (1.8, 5.9%)

4.0% (2.3, 6.5%)

3.1% (1.6, 5.4%)

2.6% (1.2, 4.9%)

60 (3.3%)

  Bronchitis

0% (0, 1.1%)

0.6% (0.1, 2.0%)

3.0% (1.6, 5.2%)

3.1% (1.6, 5.4%)

5.5% (3.3, 8.4%)

45 (2.5%)

  Myocardial infarction

0% (0, 1.1%)

0% (0, 1.0%)

0% (0, 0.9%)

0.8% (0.2, 2.3%)

2.6% (1.2, 4.9%)

12 (0.7%)

  Coronary disease

0% (0, 1.1%)

0% (0, 1.0%)

0.8% (0.25, 2.2%)

1.8% (0.7, 3.7%)

3.2% (1.6, 5.6%)

21 (1.2%)

  Hypertension

0% (0, 1.1%)

2.0% (0.8, 4.1%)

10.1% (7.35, 13.4%)

22.8% (18.7, 27.3%)

40.8% (35.6, 46.2%)

275 (15.1%)

  Arthritis/arthrosis

0.6% (0.1, 2.1%)

1.1% (0.3, 2.9%)

8.0% (5.6, 11.1%)

20.5% (16.6, 24.8%)

39.4% (34.2, 44.7%)

252 (13.8%)

  Lumbar disorders

5.0% (2.9, 7.8%)

8.3% (5.6, 11.7%)

17.0% (13.5, 21.1%)

22.3% (18.3, 26.8%)

27.8% (23.2, 32.9%)

296 (16.3%)

  Cervical disorders

4.7% (2.7, 7.5%)

10.5% (7.5, 14.2%)

19.3% (15.6, 23.6%)

18.7% (14.9, 23.0%)

22.3% (18.0, 27.0%)

279 (15.3%)

  Diabetes

0.6% (0.1, 2.1%)

0.3% (0, 1.6%)

0% (0, 0.9%)

4.4% (2.6, 7.0%)

9.0% (6.2, 12.5%)

51 (2.8%)

  Allergies

15.8% (12.1, 20.1%)

17.0% (13.2, 21.3%)

17.4% (13.85, 21.5%)

13.5% (10.3, 17.3%)

10.2% (7.2, 13.9%)

269 (14.8%)

  Depression

0.9% (0.2, 2.5%)

2.6% (1.2, 4.8%)

4.5% (2.7, 7.0%)

4.4% (2.6, 7.0%)

9.0% (6.2, 12.5%)

78 (4.3%)

  Anxiety

1.2% (0.3, 3.0%)

2.0% (0.8, 4.1%)

3.3% (1.7, 5.5%)

1.8% (0.7, 3.7%)

4.6% (2.7, 7.4%)

47 (2.6%)

 Mammography at least once in life^a

–

–

88.7% (85.2, 91.7%)

92.5% (89.4, 94.9%)

93.1% (89.9, 95.5%)

1034 (91.3%)

 Pap smear at least once in life^b

66.8% (61.5, 71.7%)

93.2% (90.0, 95.6%)

95.2% (92.7, 97.1%)

93.8% (90.9, 96.0%)

66.8% (61.5, 71.7%)

1299 (87.8%)

 GP visits in previous 4 weeks

25.9% (21.3, 31.0%)

26.3% (21.7, 31.3%)

35.6% (30.8, 40.6%)

39.1% (34.2, 44.3%)

50.6% (45.1, 56.1%)

628 (35.6%)

 Specialist visits in previous 4 weeks

20.2% (16.0, 24.9%)

21.0% (16.8, 25.7%)

18.1% (14.45, 22.3%)

24.7% (20.4, 29.3%)

27.4 (22.7, 32.4)

393 (22.2%)

 Hospitalizations in previous 12 months

4.4% (2.5, 7.2%)

6.1% (3.8, 9.1%)

4.8% (2.9, 7.4%)

7.9% (5.4, 11.1)

10.4 (7.4, 14.1)

121 (6.7%)