Table 3.
Health status by fifths of inequality. Values are means (SD), given as percentages, unless stated otherwise
| Health status | Lowest inequality (n=2137) | Second lowest inequality (n=1678) | Middle inequality (n=1559) | Above middle inequality (n=1538) | Highest inequality (n=1323) | P value for income gradient
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| Unadjusted | Adjusted* | ||||||
| Self reported poor or fair health | 13.6 (34.3) | 9.4 (29.1) | 14.6 (35.3) | 14.0 (34.7) | 17.5 (38.0) | 0.006 | >0.1 |
| Mean (SD) No of chronic conditions | 1.28 (1.66) | 1.05 (1.40) | 1.27 (1.53) | 1.07 (1.56) | 1.30 (1.53) | >0.1 | >0.1 |
| Prevalence of chronic conditions: | |||||||
| Depressive disorder or anxiety disorder | 12.1 (32.6) | 12.7 (33.3) | 12.8 (33.3) | 10.6 (30.8) | 11.9 (32.4) | >0.1 | >0.1 |
| Depressive disorder | 9.2 (28.9) | 10.3 (30.4) | 10.2 (30.2) | 8.4 (27.7) | 10.3 (30.4) | >0.1 | >0.1 |
| Pain condition | 28.9 (45.3) | 23.3 (42.2) | 27.0 (44.4) | 27.5 (44.7) | 28.4 (45.1) | >0.1 | >0.1 |
| Asthma | 7.6 (26.6) | 5.3 (22.3) | 7.4 (26.2) | 6.4 (24.4) | 7.0 (25.5) | >0.1 | >0.1 |
| High blood sugar or diabetes | 6.8 (25.1) | 6.0 (23.8) | 6.8 (25.1) | 4.3 (20.3) | 7.4 (26.1) | >0.1 | >0.1 |
| Hypertension or high blood pressure | 17.1 (37.7) | 14.8 (35.6) | 20.0 (40.0) | 13.2 (33.9) | 19.4 (39.5) | >0.1 | >0.1 |
| Arthritis or rheumatism | 24.2 (42.8) | 22.4 (41.7) | 25.4 (43.5) | 20.1 (40.1) | 21.9 (41.4) | 0.095 | >0.1 |
| Trouble breathing, emphysema, or chronic lung disease | 3.9 (19.4) | 3.6 (18.7) | 5.3 (22.5) | 2.9 (16.7) | 3.9 (19.4) | >0.1 | >0.1 |
| Angina, heart failure, or coronary heart disease | 5.0 (21.9) | 3.8 (19.1) | 5.6 (23.0) | 3.8 (19.1) | 3.6 (18.5) | >0.1 | >0.1 |
| Chronic gynaecological problems, such as severe cramps or heavy bleeding (women only) | 8.7 (28.2) | 8.4 (27.8) | 7.7 (26.7) | 9.4 (29.2) | 10.8 (31.0) | 0.045 | >0.1 |
*
Adjusted for age, sex, race or ethnicity, and family composition.