Table 2. Percent of subjects with chronic disease in each level of self-perceived health status, by number and type of disease: Michigan, January 1982-July 1983.
| Chronic disease | Excellent/good | Fair | Poor | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Percent with chronic disease | ||||
| Heart disease | 19 | 3 | 34 | 1.001 |
| Cancer | 6 | 10 | 17 | 1.006 |
| Diabetes | 9 | 13 | 21 | 1.01 |
| Total number of chronic diseases: | ||||
| 0 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 2.001 |
| 1-2 | 43 | 29 | 21 | |
| 3-6 | 39 | 49 | 42 | |
| 7 or more | 4 | 14 | 31 | |
1
Each P-value represents the level of significance for a contingency table of level of health status versus presence or absence of a particular disease. For the sake of clarity, only the percentages of subjects with each illness are recorded.
2
This P-value represents the significance level for the contingency table of level of health status versus number of chronic conditions.
SOURCE: University of Michigan, School of Public Health: Data from the study, A Health Status Measure for Adjusting the Health Maintenance Organization Capitation Rates of Medicare Beneficiaries, Health Care Financing Grant No. 18-P-98179/5-01, Ann Arbor, Mich., 1982-84.