Table 2.
Characteristics related to health of the population across categories of self-reported general health (estimated population N=29, 853,607).
| Variable | n | N (% weighted) | VG/G | Moderate | B/VB | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edentulism | 0.0000 | |||||
| No | 12,285 | 26,801,344 (89.8) | 60.0 | 33.0 | 7.0 | |
| Yes | 1,681 | 3,052,263 (10.2) | 42.8 | 40.9 | 16.3 | |
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| Disability | 0.0000 | |||||
| No | 12,449 | 26,800,380 (89.8) | 61.1 | 32.8 | 6.2 | |
| Yes | 1,517 | 3,053,227 (10.2) | 33.1 | 43.2 | 23.6 | |
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| Physical activity | 0.0000 | |||||
| No | 1,139 | 2,342,223 (7.8) | 49.1 | 32.0 | 18.9 | |
| Yes | 12,827 | 27,511,384 (92.2) | 59.0 | 34.0 | 7.0 | |
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| Chronic disease | 0.0000 | |||||
| No | 11,497 | 24,909,024 (83.4) | 63.4 | 30.6 | 6.1 | |
| Yes | 2,469 | 4,944,583 (16.6) | 32.1 | 50.2 | 17.7 | |
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| BMI | 0.0000 | |||||
| Underweight <18.5 | 278 | 528,581 (1.8) | 51.7 | 30.5 | 17.8 | |
| Normal BMI (18.5–24.9) | 5,108 | 10,884,813 (36.5) | 61.1 | 32.1 | 6.8 | |
| Overweight (25.0–29.9) | 5,820 | 12,564,208 (42.1) | 59.2 | 33.5 | 7.4 | |
| Obesity (≥30) | 2,760 | 5,876,005 (19.7) | 51.2 | 38.2 | 10.6 | |
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| Smoking (current) | 0.9747 | |||||
| Never | 10,872 | 23,083,604 (77.3) | 58.1 | 33.8 | 8.1 | |
| Sometimes | 1,964 | 4,592,591 (15.4) | 58.9 | 33.8 | 7.3 | |
| Daily 1–5 | 614 | 1,244,635 (4.2) | 58.2 | 32.8 | 9.1 | |
| Daily >5 | 516 | 932,777 (3.1) | 57.7 | 35.3 | 7.0 | |
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| Alcohol use (current) | 0.0328 | |||||
| Never | 7,276 | 15,429,942 (51.7) | 59.7 | 32.8 | 7.4 | |
| Low | 6,393 | 13,901,545 (46.6) | 56.2 | 35.2 | 8.6 | |
| High | 297 | 522,120 (1.7) | 64.6 | 27.7 | 7.8 | |
VG/G – very good/good; B/VB – bad/very/bad.