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Table 4 Bivariate statistics of the distribution of (A) mortality and (B) self-rated health according to indicators of deteriorating health reserves variables 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) Mortality 44y-58y

(B) Self-rated health 46y

Survival probability at 58y

CI [95%]

p-value(a)

Excellent/Good

Fair/Poor/Very poor

p-value(b)

n = 5,357

n = 1,483

n (%)

n (%)

Allostatic load

Low

0.984

[0.979; 0.987]

 < 0,001

2,699 (48.84)

463 (30.52)

 < 0,001

Medium

0.970

[0.962; 0.976]

 

1,730 (31.31)

537 (35.40)

 

High

0.950

[0.939; 0.960]

 

1,097 (19.85)

517 (34.08)

 

CWP

No

0.974

[0.969; 0.978]

0.0671

4,239 (76.71)

813 (53.59)

 < 0,001

Yes

0.966

[0.957; 0.973]

 

1,287 (23.29)

704 (46.41)

 

CIS-r

No mental disorder

0.974

[0.969; 0.977]

0.005

5,365 (97.09)

1,265 (83.39)

 < 0,001

Common mental disorders

0.956

[0.939; 0.968]

 

161 (2.91)

252 (16.61)

 
  1. P-values were calculated using (a) a Log-rank test and (b) a chi-squared test