Table 1.
Characteristics of population regarding self-rated health - ELSA-Brasil baseline (2008–10)
| Self-rated health | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Good | Fair | Poor | |
| Female sex | |||
| Agea | 51.4 (8.8) | 53.7 (8.9) | 53.9 (8.6) |
| Self-declared colourb | |||
| Black | 1023 (16.6) | 375 (27.8) | 47 (27) |
| Brown | 1617 (26.2) | 468 (34.6) | 64 (36.8) |
| White | 3521 (57.1) | 508 (37.6) | 63 (36.2) |
| Marital statusb | |||
| Married/united | 3328 (54) | 671 (49.7) | 81 (46.6) |
| Separated/divorced/widowed/other | 1924 (31.2) | 522 (38.6) | 74 (42.5) |
| Single | 909 (14.8) | 158 (11.7) | 19 (10.9) |
| Socio-occupational classb | |||
| Low | 1117 (18.1) | 459 (34) | 61 (35.1) |
| Medium | 2955 (48) | 669 (49.5) | 87 (50) |
| High | 2089 (33.9) | 223 (16.5) | 26 (14.9) |
| BMIb | |||
| Obesity | 1309 (21.2) | 517 (38.3) | 87 (50) |
| Overweight | 2264 (36.7) | 485 (35.9) | 43 (24.7) |
| Normal weight | 2588 (42) | 349 (25.8) | 44 (25.3) |
| Waist circumferenceb | |||
| ≥ 88 cm | 2502 (40.6) | 853 (63.1) | 121 (69.5) |
| ≥ 80 cm and < 88 cm | 1722 [28] | 291 (21.5) | 32 (18.4) |
| Adequate | 1937 (31.4) | 207 (15.3) | 21 (12.1) |
| Male sex | |||
| Agea | 51.6 (9.3) | 53.9 (8.8) | 54.7 (9.7) |
| Self-declared colourb | |||
| Black | 691 (13.3) | 219 (18.8) | 21 (21.2) |
| Brown | 1547 (29.8) | 420 (36.1) | 35 (35.4) |
| White | 2953 (56.9) | 524 (45.1) | 43 (43.4) |
| Marital statusb | |||
| Married/united | 4249 (81.9) | 970 (83.4) | 76 (76.8) |
| Separated/divorced/widowed/other | 653 (12.6) | 146 (12.6) | 21 (21.2) |
| Single | 289 (5.6) | 47 (4) | 2 (2) |
| Socio-occupational classb | |||
| Low | 1312 (25.3) | 494 (42.5) | 46 (46.5) |
| Medium | 1823 (35.1) | 409 (35.2) | 31 (31.3) |
| High | 2056 (39.6) | 260 (22.4) | 22 (22.2) |
| BMIb | |||
| Obesity | 955 (18.4) | 347 (29.8) | 37 (37.4) |
| Overweight | 2356 (45.4) | 512 (44) | 38 (38.4) |
| Normal weight | 1880 (36.2) | 304 (26.1) | 24 (24.2) |
| Waist circumferenceb | |||
| ≥ 102 cm | 1233 (23.8) | 435 (37.4) | 43 (43.4) |
| ≥ 94 cm and < 102 cm | 1385 (26.7) | 305 (26.2) | 23 (23.2) |
| Adequate | 2573 (49.6) | 423 (36.4) | 33 (33.3) |
amean (standard deviation); b n (%)