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Table 3 Baseline characteristics (%) in relation to baseline self-rated health (n = 13,684)

From: A Prospective study of the association between weight changes and self-rated health

Baseline characteristics (1993)

Self-Rated Health at base-line (N = 13684)

 

Very good SRH (n = 5450)

n

Good SRH (n = 6146)

n

Fair SRH (n = 1833)

n

Poor SRH (n = 222)

n

Very poor SRH (n = 33)

n

 

Age

           

- 49

40

2160

32

1941

21

388

22

48

30

10

4547

50–54

24

1299

24

1456

22

410

25

56

21

7

3228

55–59

19

1032

23

1385

29

520

35

77

27

9

3023

60–64

12

653

14

883

17

319

9

20

15

5

1880

65–69

6

306

8

481

11

196

9

21

6

2

1006

Self-rated health

           

Better (increase)

0

0

25

1507

41

751

69

153

79

26

2437

Unchanged

65

3543

58

3556

51

931

30

65

21

7

8102

Poorer (decrease)

35

1907

18

1083

8

151

2

4

0

0

3145

Cohabitation

           

Yes

82

4285

79

4701

75

1316

68

148

81

26

10476

No

18

972

21

1223

26

440

32

70

19

6

2711

Working

           

Yes

86

4497

79

4720

60

1067

46

100

38

12

10396

No

14

789

21

1231

40

722

54

120

62

20

2882

Smoking

           

No

66

3436

64

3737

57

997

56

118

44

14

8302

Yes

34

1761

36

2121

43

742

44

92

56

18

4734

Physical activity

           

Yes

97

5230

95

5818

90

1617

77

164

66

21

12847

No

3

187

5

277

10

180

23

50

34

11

705