Table 1 Descriptive and univariate analyses of self-perceived health and explanatory variables
From: Determinants of self-perceived health for Canadians aged 40 and older and policy implications
Characteristics | Total (%) | GOOD HEALTH=1 N (%) | LESS THAN GOOD HEALTH=0 N (%) | UNI OR | P value | Total (%) | GOOD HEALTH=1 N (%) | LESS THAN GOOD HEALTH=0 N (%) | UNI OR | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | AGE 40–64 | AGE 65 + | ||||||||
Sex | ||||||||||
 Male | 49.88 | 10,342 (43.17) | 1620 (6.76) |  |  | 45.21 | 5386 (34.21) | 1731 (11) |  |  |
 Female | 50.12 | 10,471 (43.71) | 1524 (6.36) | 1.07 (0.92–1.24) | 0.32 | 54.79 | 6520 (41.42) | 2105 (13.37) | 0.99 (0.88–1.12) | 0.94 |
Physiological conditions | ||||||||||
 Has Asthma | ||||||||||
  No | 92.07 | 19,413 (81.04) | 2642 (11.03) | 2.01 (1.42–2.85) | 0.000 | 92.91 | 11,233 (71.3) | 3398 (21.5) | 1.76 (0.39–2.24) | 0.000 |
  Yes | 7.82 | 1386 (5.79) | 487 (2.03) |  |  | 7 | 669 (4.26) | 429 (2.7) |  |  |
 Has Arthritis | ||||||||||
  No | 81.57 | 17,760 (74.1) | 1795 (7.50) | 3.6 (2.91–4.51) | 0.000 | 42.8 | 7423 (47.1) | 1528 (9.7) | 2.15 (1.85–2.50) | 0.000 |
  Yes | 18.25 | 3038 (12.64) | 1329 (5.55) |  |  | 56.8 | 4447 (28.2) | 2289 (14.5) |  |  |
 Has Hypertension | ||||||||||
  No | 79.21 | 17,097 (71.37) | 1898 (7.93) | 2.4 (1.81–3.33) | 0.000 | 52.1 | 6676 (42.4) | 1536 (9.7) | 1.70 (1.47–1.96) | 0.000 |
  Yes | 20.56 | 3682 (15.37) | 1224 (5.11) |  |  | 47.6 | 5210 (3.1) | 2285 (14.5) |  |  |
 Has Diabetes | ||||||||||
  No | 92.53 | 19,744 (82.42) | 2424 (10.12) | 5.06 (4.12–6.23) | 0.000 | 82.2 | 10,248 (65.1) | 2700 (17.1) | 2.49 (2.13–2.91) | 0.000 |
  Yes | 7.42 | 1061 (4.43) | 715 (2.99) |  |  | 17.7 | 1653 (10.5) | 1132 (7.19) |  |  |
 Has Heart disease | ||||||||||
  No | 95.74 | 20,297 (84.73) | 2639 (11.02) | 5.19 (3.70–7.28) | 0.000 | 80.5 | 10,145 (64.4) | 2531 (16) | 2.31 (1.89–2.83) | 0.000 |
  Yes | 4.13 | 499 (2.08) | 489 (2.04) |  |  | 19.1 | 1730 (10.9) | 1279 (8.1) |  |  |
 Has Cancer | ||||||||||
  No | 98.01 | 20,546 (85.77) | 2934 (12.25) | 3.18 (1.90–5.31) | 0.000 | 93.2 | 11,287 (71.7) | 3386 (21.5) | 1.75 (1.32–2.30) | 0.000 |
  Yes | 1.90 | 256 (1.07) | 199 (0.83) |  |  | 6.63 | 608 (3.8) | 435 (2.7) |  |  |
 Has Anxiety disorder | ||||||||||
  No | 94.26 | 19,969 (83.36) | 2612 (10.91) | 3.4 (2.59–4.64) | 0.000 | 95.6 | 11,559 (73.4) | 3504 (22.2) | 2.01 (1.35–2.99) | 0.001 |
  Yes | 5.61 | 828 (3.46) | 516 (2.15) |  |  | 4.12 | 330 (2.1) | 318 (2.02) |  |  |
Social determinants | ||||||||||
 Marital Status | ||||||||||
  Married | 56.03 | 4424 (48) | 741 (8) | 1.00 |  | 50.64 | 1576 (38.95) | 463 (11.4) | 1.00 |  |
  Common-Law | 7.99 | 628 (6.8) | 101 (1.1) | 1.03 (0.81–1.30) | 0.79 | 2.60 | 66 (1.65) | 38 (0.96) | 0.89 (0.61–1.30) | 0.55 |
  Widow/Sep/Div | 19.24 | 1542 (14) | 232 (2.5) | 0.53 (0.45–0.64) | 0.28 | 41 | 1261 (31.17) | 398 (6.86) | 0.73 (0.64–0.83) | 0.49 |
  Single | 16.34 | 1294 (14.05) | 212 (2.31) | 0.64 (0.53–0.77) | 0.32 | 5.59 | 173 (4.28) | 53 (1.32) | 0.63 (0.16–0.64) | 0.36 |
Level of Education | ||||||||||
 Less than Secondary | 11.2 | 1970 (11.2) | 731 (3.06) | 1.00 |  | 32.8 | 1443 (21.8) | 1725 (10.9) | 1.00 |  |
 Secondary Grad | 17.50 | 3611 (15.08) | 585 (2.45) | 2.28 (1.80–2.90) | 0.00 | 15.3 | 1944 (12.3) | 466 (2.9) | 2.08 (1.68–2.59) | 0.00 |
 Other post secondary | 5.61 | 1121 (4.6) | 222 (0.93) | 1.87 (1.36–2.56) | 0.00 | 5.76 | 709 (4.5) | 199 (1.2) | 1.78 (1.32–2.38) | 0.00 |
 Post secondary grad | 62.59 | 13,514 (56.14) | 1488 (6.21) | 3.37 (2.76–4.10) | 0.00 | 41.7 | 5314 (33.7) | 1256 (7.9) | 2.11 (1.84–2.43) | 0.00 |
Total household Income | ||||||||||
 <$20,000 | 6.33 | 920 (3.8) | 596 (2.49) | 1.00 |  | 11.4 | 1194 (7.5) | 602 (3.8) | 1.00 |  |
 $20,000-$39,999 | 11.21 | 2143 (8.9) | 536 (2.24) | 2.59 (2.05–3.27) | 0.00 | 26.4 | 2988 (18.9) | 1180 (7.5) | 1.27 (1.07–1.52) | 0.006 |
 $40,000-$59,999 | 13.93 | 2877 (12.01) | 462 (1.93) | 4.02 (3.04–5.33) | 0.00 | 17.4 | 2192 (13.9) | 562 (3.5) | 1.96 (1.59–2.41) | 0.00 |
 $60,000-$79,999 | 14.32 | 3095 (12.92) | 338 (1.41) | 5.92 (4.42–7.93) | 0.00 | 8.8 | 1157 (7.3) | 236 (1.5) | 2.47 (1.85–3.28) | 0.00 |
 $80,000 or more | 39.32 | 8728 (36.4) | 705 (2.95) | 8.01 (6.19–10.3) | 0.00 | 12.55 | 1641 (10.4) | 331 (2.1) | 2.49 (1.88–3.30) | 0.00 |
Psychological determinants | ||||||||||
 Perceived Life Stress | ||||||||||
  Quite a bit stressful | 23.12 | 4578 (19.11) | 965 (4.03) | 1.00 |  | 9.29 | 868 (5.5) | 692 (4.4) | 1.00 |  |
  Not at all stressful | 10 | 2231 (9.31) | 180 (0.75) | 2.61 (2.03–3.35) | 0.00 | 25.9 | 3435 (21.8) | 651 (4.1) | 4.20 (3.39–5.22) | 0.00 |
  Not very stressful | 19.7 | 4300 (17.95) | 433 (1.81) | 2.09 (1.65–2.64) | 0.00 | 30.3 | 3867 (24.5) | 902 (5.7) | 3.41 (2.79–4.18) | 0.00 |
  A bit stressful | 41.9 | 8863 (37) | 1182 (4.94) | 1.58 (1.30–1.91) | 0.00 | 31.3 | 3553 (22.5) | 1353 (8.6) | 2.09 (1.71–2.55) | 0.00 |
  Extremely stressful | 4.85 | 796 (3.33) | 364 (1.52) | 0.46 (0.34–0.61) | 0.00 | 2.02 | 117 (0.75) | 201 (1.2) | 0.46 (0.30–0.69) | 0.00 |