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Table 2 Distribution of SRH variables under different statuses of SRH.

From: Decomposition and comparative analysis of health inequities between the male and female older adults in China: a national cross-sectional study

Variable

Female

Male

Bad SRH

[n (%)]

Good SRH

[n (%)]

P

Bad SRH

[n (%)]

Good SRH

[n (%)]

P

Residence

  

< 0.001

  

0.748

 City

805(19.18)

730(23.66)

 

721(23.01)

684(23.66)

 

 Town

1437(34.23)

951(30.83)

 

1053(33.60)

948(32.79)

 

 Rural

1956(46.59)

1404(45.51)

 

1360(43.40)

1259(43.55)

 

Age (years)

  

0.001

  

0.003

 < 70

358(8.53)

344(11.15)

 

337(10.75)

371(12.83)

 

 70–79

945(22.51)

721(23.37)

 

874(27.89)

877(30.34)

 

 80–89

1072(25.54)

747(24.21)

 

892(28.46)

797(27.57)

 

 90–99

891(21.22)

653(21.17)

 

722(23.04)

607(21.00)

 

 ≥ 100

932(22.20)

620(20.10)

 

309(9.86)

239(8.27)

 

Marital status

  

0.535

  

0.015

 Married and living with spouse

1182(28.16)

887(28.75)

 

1765(56.32)

1691(58.49)

 

 Widowed

2945(70.15)

2155(69.85)

 

1203(38.39)

1089(37.67)

 

 Other

71(1.69)

43(1.39)

 

166(5.30)

111(3.84)

 

Living status

  

0.506

  

0.871

 Living with family

3266(77.80)

2435(78.93)

 

2610(83.28)

2415(83.54)

 

 Alone

796(18.96)

557(18.06)

 

437(13.94)

402(13.91)

 

 Nursing home

136(3.24)

93(3.01)

 

87(2.78)

74(2.56)

 

BMI (kg/m2)

  

< 0.001

  

< 0.001

 < 18.5

912(21.72)

523(16.95)

 

473(15.09)

311(10.76)

 

 18.5–23.9

2060(49.07)

1554(50.37)

 

1680(53.61)

1541(53.30)

 

 24.0-27.9

854(20.34)

699(22.66)

 

734(23.42)

795(27.50)

 

 ≥ 28.0

372(8.86)

309(10.02)

 

247(7.88)

244(8.44)

 

Self-reported income

  

< 0.001

  

< 0.001

 Poor

599(14.27)

174(5.64)

 

472(15.06)

144(4.98)

 

 So so

3094(73.70)

2166(70.21)

 

2183(69.66)

1879(64.99)

 

 Rich

505(12.03)

745(24.15)

 

479(15.28)

868(30.02)

 

Smoking

  

0.005

  

< 0.001

 Current

149(3.55)

157(5.09)

 

856(27.31)

904(31.27)

 

 Ever

163(3.88)

124(4.02)

 

951(30.34)

757(26.18)

 

 Never

3886(92.57)

2804(90.89)

 

1327(42.34)

1230(42.55)

 

Drinking

  

< 0.001

  

< 0.001

 Current

196(4.67)

239(7.75)

 

662(21.12)

904(31.27)

 

 Ever

205(4.88)

144(4.67)

 

738(23.55)

469(16.22)

 

 Never

3797(90.45)

2702(87.59)

 

1734(55.33)

1518(52.51)

 

Exercise

  

< 0.001

  

< 0.001

 No

3272(77.94)

2035(65.96)

 

2142(68.35)

1590(55.00)

 

 Yes

926(22.06)

1050(34.04)

 

992(31.65)

1301(45.00)

 

Social activity

  

< 0.001

  

< 0.001

 No

1702(40.54)

898(29.11)

 

951(30.34)

571(19.75)

 

 Yes

2496(59.46)

2187(70.89)

 

2183(69.66)

2320(80.25)

 

Education (years)

  

0.001

  

< 0.001

 0

2493(59.39)

1722(55.82)

 

777(24.79)

566(19.58)

 

 1–6

797(18.99)

697(22.59)

 

1154(36.82)

1102(38.12)

 

 ≥ 7

908(21.63)

666(21.59)

 

1203(38.39)

1223(42.30)

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