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Table 3 Overall health measure distribution on the NCDS 58 sample (n = 7,043)

From: Toward a conceptual framework of health and its operational definition: an application in the 1958 British birth cohort

A. Overall health measure

B. Corresponding indicators of deteriorating health reserves

Level

n (%)

Value

AL

CIS-r

CWP

n (%)

Optimal

2,153 (30.57)

0

Low

No

No

2,153 (30.57)

Medium

3,395 (48.20)

0.5

Medium

No

No

1,524 (21.64)

1

High

No

No

984 (13.97)

Low

Yes

No

169 (2.40)

Low

No

Yes

718 (10.19)

Impaired

1,495 (21.23)

1.5

Medium

Yes

No

126 (1.79)

Medium

No

Yes

499 (7.09)

2

High

Yes

No

96 (1.36)

Low

Yes

Yes

122 (1.73)

High

No

Yes

396 (5.62)

2.5

Medium

Yes

Yes

118 (1.68)

3

High

Yes

Yes

138 (1.96)

Total

   

7,043 (100.00)