Table 2.
Health of women and men by parental status, stratified by age groups and sex (prevalence in %, 95% CI, p-values).
| Women | Child in Household | Total | 18–24 Years | 25–34 Years | 35–44 Years | 45–54 Years | ||||||||||
| % | 95% CI | p | % | 95% CI | p | % | 95% CI | p | % | 95% CI | p | % | 95% CI | p | ||
| Poor general health | No | 21.3 | 20.4–22.2 | *** | 11.6 | 10.5–12.9 | 13.5 | 11.8–15.3 | * | 21.6 | 19.3–24.1 | ** | 31.4 | 29.7–33.1 | *** | |
| Yes | 18.1 | 17.1–19.1 | 13.1 | 8.8–19.2 | 16.5 | 14.7–18.5 | 17.7 | 16.4–19.1 | 21.1 | 19.1–23.4 | ||||||
| Depression | No | 9.7 | 9.1–10.4 | *** | 4.3 | 3.6–5.2 | * | 8.9 | 7.6–10.3 | 11.7 | 9.9–13.6 | *** | 13.1 | 12.0–14.3 | *** | |
| Yes | 7.2 | 6.6–7.9 | 7.7 | 4.4–13.0 | 7.1 | 5.9–8.4 | 7.1 | 6.3–8.0 | 7.6 | 6.4-9.0 | ||||||
| Back pain | No | 19.1 | 18.3–20.0 | 12.6 | 11.4–13.9 | *** | 13.9 | 12.2–15.7 | *** | 19.4 | 17.2–21.9 | 25.9 | 24.3–27.5 | *** | ||
| Yes | 18.6 | 17.7–19.6 | 27.1 | 20.5–34.8 | 18.7 | 16.8–20.6 | 18.1 | 16.8–19.4 | 19.2 | 17.2–21.3 | ||||||
| Overweight | No | 33.4 | 32.4–34.5 | *** | 15.7 | 14.3–17.2 | *** | 26.7 | 24.5–29.0 | *** | 35.9 | 33.1–38.8 | 47.6 | 45.8–49.4 | *** | |
| Yes | 36.8 | 35.7–38.0 | 32.3 | 25.1–40.4 | 37.0 | 34.6–39.4 | 36.3 | 34.7–38.0 | 38.0 | 35.5–40.5 | ||||||
| Smoking | No | 36.6 | 34.6–36.7 | *** | 32.8 | 31.0–34.6 | *** | 35.6 | 33.2–38.0 | 39.1 | 36.3–42.0 | *** | 36.5 | 34.8–38.2 | *** | |
| Yes | 30.6 | 29.5–31.8 | 49.0 | 40.9–57.1 | 33.7 | 31.4–36.1 | 30.7 | 29.2–32.3 | 25.1 | 23.0–27.4 | ||||||
| Sporting inactivity | No | 25.9 | 24.9–26.9 | *** | 14.4 | 13.1–15.9 | *** | 21.2 | 19.1–23.4 | *** | 31.1 | 28.4–34.0 | 34.2 | 32.5–35.9 | *** | |
| Yes | 33.4 | 32.2–34.6 | 38.0 | 30.4–46.2 | 39.9 | 37.5–42.3 | 32.6 | 31.0–34.3 | 26.0 | 23.7–28.4 | ||||||
| Men | Child in Household | Total | 18–24 Years | 25–34 Years | 35–44 Years | 45–54 Years | ||||||||||
| % | 95% CI | p | % | 95% CI | p | % | 95% CI | p | % | 95% CI | p | % | 95% CI | p | ||
| Poor general health | No | 17.7 | 16.8–18.6 | 7.9 | 6.9–9.0 | 10.9 | 9.4–12.5 | * | 20.8 | 18.4–23.3 | ** | 29.7 | 27.8–31.7 | *** | ||
| Yes | 17.1 | 15.9–18.4 | 8.8 | 3.0–22.8 | 14.1 | 11.3–17.4 | 15.8 | 14.2–17.7 | 20.6 | 18.3–23.0 | ||||||
| Depression | No | 5.5 | 5.0–6.0 | 2.2 | 1.7–2.8 | 4.7 | 3.8–5.8 | ** | 7.6 | 6.2–9.2 | *** | 7.8 | 6.7–8.9 | |||
| Yes | 4.6 | 3.9–5.4 | 3.9 | 0.8–17.0 | 1.8 | 1.0–3.1 | 4.3 | 3.4–5.3 | 6.8 | 5.3–8.6 | ||||||
| Back pain | No | 12.7 | 11.9–13.5 | * | 6.6 | 5.7–7.6 | * | 9.6 | 8.2–11.2 | 14.6 | 12.6–16.8 | 19.1 | 17.5–20.9 | * | ||
| Yes | 14.3 | 13.2–15.4 | 16.4 | 7.7–31.7 | 11.3 | 9.2–13.8 | 14.2 | 12.8–15.9 | 15.9 | 13.9–18.1 | ||||||
| Overweight | No | 48.8 | 47.6–50.0 | *** | 25.0 | 23.3–26.7 | 42.0 | 39.7–44.3 | *** | 58.5 | 55.9–61.2 | * | 68.3 | 66.4–70.2 | ||
| Yes | 62.2 | 60.7–63.6 | 29.7 | 17.5–45.6 | 54.8 | 50.9–58.7 | 62.8 | 60.7–64.8 | 65.9 | 63.4–68.3 | ||||||
| Smoking | No | 41.4 | 40.3–42.6 | *** | 37.3 | 35.5–39.1 | *** | 44.8 | 42.5–47.2 | 45.6 | 42.9–48.4 | *** | 39.8 | 37.8–41.9 | *** | |
| Yes | 37.5 | 36.0–39.1 | 70.5 | 54.8–82.4 | 47.5 | 43.6–51.4 | 36.8 | 34.7–39.0 | 32.4 | 29.9–35.1 | ||||||
| Sporting inactivity | No | 27.3 | 26.2–28.3 | *** | 11.1 | 9.9–12.4 | *** | 22.0 | 20.1–24.1 | *** | 34.8 | 32.2–37.6 | 40.7 | 38.7–42.8 | *** | |
| Yes | 32.0 | 30.5–33.5 | 39.4 | 25.2–55.6 | 33.4 | 29.8–37.2 | 33.1 | 31.0–35.3 | 29.6 | 27.1–32.2 | ||||||
* p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001.