Table 2.
Health status by gender
| Men (N = 191) | Women (N = 152) | Total (N = 343) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| Overall self-reported health status, %*** | ||||||
| Excellent | 9 | 4.7 | 4 | 2.7 | 13 | 3.8 |
| Very good | 36 | 18.9 | 24 | 16.0 | 60 | 17.6 |
| Good | 62 | 32.5 | 43 | 28.7 | 105 | 30.8 |
| Fair | 68 | 35.6 | 38 | 25.3 | 106 | 31.1 |
| Poor | 16 | 8.4 | 41 | 27.3 | 57 | 16.7 |
| Chronic health problems, % | ||||||
| Hypertension | 79 | 41.4 | 68 | 44.7 | 147 | 42.9 |
| Heart disease*** | 37 | 19.4 | 55 | 36.2 | 92 | 26.8 |
| Circulatory problems** | 18 | 9.4 | 33 | 21.7 | 51 | 14.9 |
| Asthma** | 20 | 10.5 | 35 | 23.0 | 55 | 16.0 |
| Emphysema/lung cancer | 17 | 8.9 | 16 | 10.5 | 33 | 9.6 |
| Liver cirrhosis | 17 | 8.9 | 19 | 12.5 | 36 | 10.5 |
| Ulcers | 33 | 17.3 | 31 | 20.4 | 64 | 18.7 |
| Diabetes | 28 | 14.7 | 21 | 13.8 | 49 | 14.3 |
| Bladder problems*** | 9 | 4.7 | 37 | 24.3 | 46 | 13.4 |
| Colitis/bowel problems*** | 2 | 1.1 | 17 | 11.2 | 19 | 5.5 |
| Arthritis* | 86 | 45.0 | 88 | 57.9 | 174 | 50.7 |
| Back/neck problems | 97 | 50.8 | 81 | 53.3 | 178 | 51.9 |
| Headaches** | 42 | 22.0 | 58 | 38.2 | 100 | 29.2 |
| Dental problems | 120 | 62.8 | 100 | 65.8 | 220 | 64.1 |
| Hearing problems† | 45 | 23.6 | 23 | 15.1 | 68 | 19.8 |
| Neurological disorders* | 3 | 1.6 | 10 | 6.6 | 13 | 3.8 |
| Mental health symptoms, % | ||||||
| Suicidal thoughts (lifetime)** | 66 | 34.7 | 75 | 49.3 | 141 | 41.2 |
| Suicidal attempts (lifetime)*** | 23 | 12.1 | 49 | 32.2 | 72 | 21.1 |
| SCL-56 Global Severity Score*** | 95.5 (26.0) | 109.7 (35.5) | 101.8 (31.4) | |||
| Beck Depression Inventory*** | 13.0 (10.1) | 18.1 (12.1) | 15.2 (11.3) | |||
†
p < .10,
*
p < .05,
**
p < .01,
***
p < .001.