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Table 2 Unadjusted and adjusted social support score according to self-rated health status

From: The association of education in a new society and social support from the education with the health of North Korean defectors: a cross-sectional study

Social support score

Self-rated health status

p-value

Very good

(n = 10)

Good

(n = 39)

Moderate

(n = 49)

Poor

(n = 18)

Very poor

(n = 10)

Unadjusted

 Mean

27.60a

32.00ab

34.27abc

36.67bc

41.30c

0.001

 [SD]

[9.66]

[8.15]

[6.76]

[8.27]

[7.51]

 

Adjusted

 Mean

28.47a

32.06ab

34.13bc

37.20cd

39.86d

0.007

 [SE]

[2.37]

[1.18]

[1.07]

[1.84]

[2.47]

 
  1. Unadjusted means are reported with standard deviation in brackets. Adjusted means are reported with standard error in brackets. p-values were obtained by ANOVA and ANCOVA controlling for age, gender, living with family, residence period in South Korea, smoking, and drinking. SD standard deviation, SE standard error
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BMC Public Health

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