Table 2.
HL level according to self-assessment of respondent health status.
| Variable | Category | n (%)/mean (sd) | HL mean (sd) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health information search | 4 (0.10) | 68.75 (47.32) | 0.0001 | |
| No | 845 (26.20) | 85.03 (20.92) | ||
| Yes | 2381(73.7) | 86.19 (17.73) | ||
| Basic life support skills | 9(0.2) | 73.96 (34.05) | 0.0001 | |
| No | 1478(45.8) | 83.15 (19.89) | ||
| Yes | 1743(54) | 88.24 (17.14) | ||
| Affordability of medication | 8(0.2) | 79.17 (33.03) | 0.0001 | |
| Easy | 2145(66.4) | 86.47 (17.15) | ||
| Difficult | 442(13.7) | 77.55 (25.05) | ||
| Very easy | 600(18.6) | 91 (14.17) | ||
| Very difficult | 35(1.1) | 67.86 (30.86) | ||
| Affordability of medical examinations and treatments | 3(0.1) | 55.56 (48.83) | 0.0001 | |
| Easy | 2007(62.1) | 87.89 (15.65) | ||
| Difficult | 698(21.6) | 77.77 (24.14) | ||
| Very easy | 452(14) | 92.11 (12.52) | ||
| Very difficult | 70(2.2) | 69.76 (29.63) | ||
| Number of close individuals to the respondent | 24(1.6) | 82.5 (23.4) | 0.0001 | |
| 1 or 2 | 1386(42.9) | 84.63 (20.25) | ||
| 3 to 5 | 1205(37.3) | 86.37 (16.69) | ||
| 6 or more | 444(13.7) | 89.77 (15.78) | ||
| none | 171(5.3) | 82.26 (23.06) | ||
| General health status assessment | 2(0.1) | 33.34 (47.14) | 0.0001 | |
| Bad | 64(2) | 75.13 (19.27) | ||
| Good | 1670(51.7) | 87.68 (16.92) | ||
| Fair | 765(23.7) | 79.8 (21.72) | ||
| Very bad | 7(0.2) | 78.57 (15.85) | ||
| Very good | 722(22.4) | 89.27 (16.88) | ||
| Long-term illness or health problem | 1(0) | 0.001 | ||
| No | 2518(78) | 86.79 (18.01) | ||
| Yes | 711(22) | 82.71 (20.32) | ||
| Impact of health problems on activities (limitation level) | 4(0.1) | 58.33 (42.49) | 0.0001 | |
| Limited but not severely | 866(26.8) | 82.32 (20.16) | ||
| No Health Problem | 1378(42.7) | 87.92 (17.06) | ||
| Not limited at all | 982(30.4) | 86.23 (18.86) | ||
| Emergency service usage (n) | 0.69 (1.47) | |||
| GP or family doctor visits (n) | 1.69 (2.40) | |||
| Medical or surgical specialist visits (n) | 1.02 (1.89) | |||
| Hospital inpatient visits (n) | 0.12 (0.43) | |||
| Hospital day patient visits (n) | 0.75 (1.83) | |||
| Absent days in university due to health problems | 2.87 (5.59) | |||