Table III.

Demographic, socioeconomic and physical activity characteristics of the sample stratified by self-perceived health status.

Variables	Self-perceived health status (n = 8224)				p
	Good, very good, and excellent		Poor and fair
	Frequency	Percentage	Frequency	Percentage
Age
18–29	2159	38.2	520	20.2	<0.001
30–49	2499	44.3	1242	48.2	0.001
50–64	988	17.5	816	31.7	<0.001
Total	5646	100.0	2578	100.0
Leisure time physical inactivity
Yes	5249	93.0	2453	95.2	<0.001
No	397	7.0	125	4.8	<0.001
Total	5646	100.0	2578	100.0
Educational level
No formal schooling	134	2.4	138	5.4	<0.001
Primary or lower	1187	21.0	1036	40.2	<0.001
Secondary	2646	46.9	1088	42.2	<0.001
Tech/university/postgrad	1679	29.7	316	12.3	<0.001
Total	5646	100.0	2578	100.0
Health system affiliation
Yes	5057	89.6	2297	89.1	0.522
No	589	10.4	281	10.9	0.522
Total	5646	100.0	2578	100.0
Geographic region
Atlantic	1189	21.1	581	22.5	0.068
Oriental	859	15.2	358	13.9	0.116
Andean	1590	28.2	738	28.6	0.664
Pacific	766	13.6	406	15.7	0.009
Bogotá	579	10.3	175	6.8	<0.001
Amazon and Orinoco	663	11.7	320	12.4	0.385
Total	5646	100.0	2578	100.0
Body mass index category
Underweight	182	3.2	79	3.1	0.703
Normal	2337	41.4	827	32.1	<0.001
Overweight	1872	33.2	887	34.4	0.259
Obesity	1008	17.9	672	26.1	<0.001
Total	5399	95.6	2465	95.6
Cardiovascular disease risk⁎
Abdominal obesity	2187	38.7	715	27.7	<0.001
High	1312	23.2	563	21.8	0.199
Very high	1738	30.8	1099	42.6	<0.001
Total	5237	92.8	2377	92.2
Socioeconomic strata
1–3	5322	94.3	2520	97.8	<0.001
4–6	324	5.7	58	2.2	<0.001
Total	5646	100.0	2578	100.0
Marital status
Married/cohabiting	3096	54.8	1524	59.1	<0.001
Divorced/widowed	1103	19.5	655	25.4	<0.001
Single	1447	25.6	399	15.5	<0.001
Total	5646	100.0	2578	100.0

^⁎Risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and coronary disease, according to body mass index and waist circumference (World Health Organization, 2008b).