Table IV.

Final ordinal regression analyses model of the effects on self-rated health.^a

	OR	99% CI	Wald's chi-square	P
Vital exhaustionb	0.24	0.12–0.48	16.3	<0.0001
Fitness	1.73	1.30–2.31	13.8	0.0002
Sense of coherence	1.05	1.02–1.08	11.6	0.0006

^aThe following non-significant variables were eliminated by the backward elimination procedure: on-going pregnancy/breast-feeding (P = 0.90), oestrogen (P = 0.59), alcohol (P = 0.39), age (P = 0.23), sleep disturbances (P = 0.13), self-esteem (P = 0.10), smoking (P = 0.5), and mastery (P = 0.02).

^bBased on log transformed values.