Table 2 Descriptive statistics for SRH in relation to demographic and socio-economic variables in ESCA survey

Reported good SRH^a

74.30

76.30

Gender: Male

49.50

50.10

20.54

19.68

 Female

50.50

49.90

30.74

27.71

Age: From 15 to 35 y.o.^b

33.40

32.80

7.49

8.29

 From 36 to 45 y.o.

17.90

17.90

14.84

12.05

 From 46 to 55 y.o.

14.90

14.40

26.05

21.39

 From 56 to 65 y.o.

12.50

13.20

37.89

33.33

 From 66 to 75 y.o.

10.60

9.40

50.09

43.84

 ≥ 75 y.o

10.60

12.50

61.85

58.11

Hypertension

21.10

25.71

49.96

44.47

Diabetes

6.28

8.02

64.70

60.06

High cholesterol level

15.36

21.10

46.47

40.83

Varicose veins in the legs

19.86

19.35

46.82

44.77

Arthrosis, arthritis or rheumatism

24.37

27.20

59.31

51.27

Upper back pain

28.01

25.07

46.90

48.26

Lower back pain

30.13

29.61

46.19

48.66

Chronic allergies

15.70

14.84

31.51

31.09

Anxiety, depression

17.83

20.51

55.99

53.38

Migraine or frequent headaches

18.87

19.41

42.96

43.86

Days of hospitalisation

0.7

0.13

Smoking

 No

52.30

51.60

27.64

24.52

 Yes

28.20

28.70

17.42

17.05

 In the past

19.40

19.80

25.77

23.89

Alcohol

71.90

66.60

19.74

17.62

BMI^c

 Underweight to normal

50.20

50.60

18.70

14.29

 Overweight

36.40

35.30

29.36

19.30

 Obese

13.40

14.10

42.27

35.90

Mental health

Mean

0.78

11.90

Education

 No education/qualification

14.70

12

56.80

58.00

 Primary

42.40

38.20

29.22

26.95

 Secondary

20.30

21.90

13.71

15.83

 Tertiary

22.60

27.90

9.54

10.65

 Employed

58.80

51.70

13.13

11.58

 Pensioner

17.30

18.90

50.57

46.28

 Student

6.40

8.60

3.69

5.03

 Housewife

13.10

10.20

44.60

42.71

 Short-term unemployed

3.50

8.90

24.13

13.72

 Long-term unemployed

0.90

1.80

36.36

26.15

 Single

30.50

31.60

11.64

11.92

 Married

57.10

55.10

28.39

25.10

 Widowed

8.30

8.20

57.81

57.01

 Separated

2.50

2.50

28.25

28.87

 Divorced

1.70

2.50

26.77

26.26