Exploring the health-relevant poverty line: a study using the data of 663,000 individuals in Japan

Table 4 Estimated health-relevant poverty lines by demographic group

Health outcome	Category	Method I	Method II
		ratio to median income^a
Poor/fair SRH	All	0.86	0.67
(N = 633,258)	Men	0.84	0.67
	Women	0.86	0.68
	Young^d	0.83	0.67
	Old^e	0.84	0.84
Poor SRH^b	All	0.84	0.68
(N = 633,258)	Men	0.84	0.67
	Women	0.86	0.68
	Young	0.68	0.65
	Old	0.76	0.76
Subjective symptom	All	0.86	0.76
(N = 633,258)	Men	0.84	0.78
	Women	0.86	0.76
	Young	0.77	0.76
	Old	0.84	0.99
ADL^c problem	All	0.86	0.68
(N = 559,269)	Men	0.84	0.67
	Women	0.86	0.68
	Young	0.75	0.66
	Old	0.76	0.76
Psychological distress	All	0.72	0.69
(N = 139,132)	Men	0.73	0.72
	Women	0.68	0.69
	Young	0.86	0.73
	Old	0.68	0.68

Note. ^acalculated in each year. ^bself-rated health. ^cactivities of daily life. ^daged 15–64 years. ^eaged 65–89 years

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