Table 2. Cox proportional hazard models of the association between self-reported general health and adverse outcomes of Scottish adults (n = 19 625).

	Model 1		Model 2		Model 3
	HR (95% CI)	P value	HR (95% CI)	P value	HR (95% CI)	P value
All-cause death
Good	1.00		1.00		1.00
Fair	2.10 (1.90, 2.31)	<0.001	1.67 (1.51, 1.86)	<0.001	1.66 (1.50, 1.85)	<0.001
Bad	3.74 (3.32,4.20)	<0.001	2.50 (2.20, 2.83)	<0.001	2.48 (2.16, 2.85)	<0.001
Cancer registration
Good	1.00		1.00		1.00
Fair	1.13 (1.01, 1.27)	0.032	1.08 (0.96, 1.22)	0.195	1.08 (0.96, 1.22)	0.189
Bad	1.41 (1.20, 1.66)	<0.001	1.30 (1.10, 1.55)	0.003	1.32 (1.09, 1.58)	0.003
Coronary heart disease hospitalisation/death
Good	1.00		1.00		1.00
Fair	1.75 (1.49, 2.06)	<0.001	1.39 (1.18, 1.64)	<0.001	1.37 (1.16, 1.63)	<0.001
Bad	3.34 (2.75, 4.06)	<0.001	2.30 (1.86, 2.84)	<0.001	2.26 (1.79, 2.84)	<0.001
Psychiatric hospitalisation
Good	1.00		1.00		1.00
Fair	2.37 (1.82, 3.09)	<0.001	1.88 (1.43, 2.47)	<0.001	1.60 (1.21, 2.13)	0.001
Bad	3.80 (2.65, 5.46)	<0.001	2.42 (1.65, 3.56)	<0.001	1.73 (1.15, 2.62)	0.009

HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval

Model 1 adjusted for age; Model 2 adjusted for age, sex, social class, SIMD quintile, body mass index, alcohol consumption, smoking status, hypertension, diabetes and survey year; Model 3 adjusted for same covariates as Model 2 plus self-rated mental health (GHQ-12 score).