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Table 1 Odds ratios and standard errors for each medical condition compared to the U.S. as reference

From: Comparisons of disease cluster patterns, prevalence and health factors in the USA, Canada, England and Ireland

 

IRELAND

ENGLAND

CANADA

Hypertension

0.60 (0.26) ‡

0.54 (0.02) ‡

0.53 (0.02) ‡

Diabetes

0.46 (0.03) ‡

0.54 (0.03) ‡

1.06 (0.03)

Stroke

0.36 (0.04) ‡

0.61 (0.05) †

0.84 (0.04) *

Angina

0.58 (0.05) †

0.76(0.05) *

0.53 (0.03) ‡

Myocardial Infarction

0.54 (0.04) †

0.55 (0.04) †

0.67 (0.03) ‡

Arthritis

0.36 (0.01) ‡

0.44 (0.02) ‡

0.46 (0.01) ‡

Cancer

0.45 (0.03)‡

0.57 (0.03)‡

0.84 (0.03) †

Lung Disease

0.52 (0.04) †

0.58 (0.04) †

0.61 (0.03)‡

Psychiatric Problems (Psych2)

0.44 (0.03) ‡

0.59 (0.03) ‡

NA

Osteoporosis

1.26 (0.07) *

0.51 (0.03) †

0.72 (0.03) †

  1. *p-value<0.001, †p-value<0.00001, ‡p-value<1e-16. Note. Odds ratios have controlled for age, sex, education, income, employment status, smoking history, BMI and alcohol consumption frequency. Odds ratios also take account of survey design and weighting in all cases
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