Table 2 Percentages and adjusted odds ratios for self-rated poorer physical health according to the pandemic period

n

3176

492

240

765

All

68.0

10.5

5.1

16.4

ACE

0

74.8

8.8

4.0

12.4

Ref

Count

1

67.9

9.2

5.3

17.5

1.02 (0.78–1.33)

1.28 (0.90–1.82)

1.39 (1.13–1.72)

2–3

59.0

13.3

5.4

22.4

1.55 (1.18–2.03)

1.34 (0.91–1.97)

1.83 (1.47–2.29)

 ≥ 4

48.9

17.3

10.0

23.9

***

2.08 (1.53–2.84)

2.54 (1.72–3.77)

2.01 (1.54–2.64)

Trusted

0

46.3

17.9

9.5

26.3

Ref

Family

1

55.9

16.5

6.5

21.2

0.89 (0.54–1.46)

0.56 (0.29–1.09)

0.71 (0.46–1.10)

Members (n)

 ≥ 2

70.3

9.5

4.8

15.4

***

0.62 (0.40–0.97)

0.36 (0.21–0.64)

0.48 (0.32–0.70)

Trusted

0

56.3

20.5

5.3

18.0

Ref

Friends (n)

1

52.8

18.6

5.4

23.2

0.97 (0.66–1.42)

1.00 (0.52–1.91)

1.34 (0.92–1.96)

 ≥ 2

70.8

8.6

5.1

15.5

***

0.50 (0.37–0.68)

0.96 (0.58–1.60)

0.86 (0.63–1.16)

Community

No

62.9

15.2

4.9

17.0

Ref

Help^a

Yes

69.6

9.1

5.2

16.2

***

0.71 (0.57–0.89)

1.14 (0.82–1.59)

0.96 (0.79–1.17)

Had

No

69.5

10.7

4.8

15.0

Ref

COVID-19

Yes

61.6

9.7

6.6

22.1

***

1.01 (0.78–1.32)

1.30 (0.94–1.79)

1.44 (1.18–1.76)

Deprivation

(least) 5

75.5

6.7

3.2

14.6

Ref

Quintile

4

74.0

8.7

6.4

11.0

1.37 (0.96–1.96)

2.03 (1.28–3.22)

0.76 (0.57–1.01)

3

70.1

9.3

5.6

14.9

1.45 (1.01–2.08)

1.71 (1.06–2.76)

0.99 (0.75–1.30)

2

65.2

12.1

5.1

17.6

1.96 (1.39–2.78)

1.55 (0.95–2.53)

1.20 (0.92–1.56)

(most) 1

57.8

14.7

5.4

22.1

***

2.96 (2.13–4.11)

1.74 (1.09–2.79)

1.67 (1.30–2.15)

Age

18–29

52.1

14.5

10.8

22.6

Ref

(years)

30–39

58.5

11.0

8.8

21.6

0.73 (0.48–1.13)

0.76 (0.48–1.21)

0.88 (0.62–1.24)

40–49

64.2

9.1

5.7

21.0

0.70 (0.46–1.04)

0.49 (0.31–0.79)

0.89 (0.65–1.23)

50–59

66.4

10.6

4.6

18.4

0.80 (0.54–1.17)

0.40 (0.25–0.63)

0.81 (0.59–1.10)

69–69

72.4

12.3

2.9

12.4

0.89 (0.60–1.30)

0.24 (0.14–0.41)

0.54 (0.39–0.76)

70 + 

78.5

8.4

3.3

9.8

***

0.59 (0.40–0.88)

0.29 (0.17–0.47)

0.43 (0.31–0.61)

Sex

Male

72.9

10.7

4.1

12.3

Ref

Female

65.0

10.4

5.8

18.8

***

1.15 (0.93–1.41)

1.52 (1.14–2.04)

1.68 (1.40–2.01)

Ethnicity

White

68.2

10.7

5.0

16.1

Ref

Other

64.1

7.8

7.0

21.1

*

0.58 (0.35–0.95)

1.00 (0.59–1.71)

0.97 (0.69–1.37)

Survey

Phone

70.4

8.8

4.8

15.9

Ref

method

Online

54.5

19.9

6.9

18.8

***

2.15 (1.68–2.75)

1.44 (1.01–2.07)

1.26 (1.00–1.60)

Study

England

69.0

9.0

5.0

16.9

Ref

location

Wales

67.3

11.5

5.2

16.0

ns

1.35 (1.09–1.69)

0.99 (0.74–1.33)

1.05 (0.88–1.26)