Table 3.
Morbidities and self-rated health of the MEFC.
| Variables | Total n(%) |
Self-Rated Health Status | χ2/Kendall | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good n(%) |
Average or below n(%) |
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| Observations | 656 | 498(75.9) | 158(24.1) | ||
| Total chronic diseases | 1.829 a | 0.836 | |||
| 0 | 383(58.4) | 290(75.7) | 93(24.3) | ||
| 1 | 187(28.5) | 142(75.9) | 45(24.1) | ||
| 2 | 56(8.5) | 42(75.0) | 14(25.0) | ||
| 3 | 18(2.7) | 13(72.2) | 5(27.8) | ||
| 4 | 9(1.4) | 8(88.9) | 1(11.1) | ||
| 5 | 3(0.5) | 3(100) | 0 | ||
| Heart disease | 0.008 b | 0.031 | |||
| Yes | 24(3.7) | 21(87.5) | 3(12.5) | ||
| No | 632(96.3) | 477(75.5) | 155(24.5) | ||
| Stroke | 11.238 b | 0.000 | |||
| Yes | 48(7.3) | 46(95.8) | 2(4.2) | ||
| No | 608(92.7) | 452(74.3) | 156(25.7) | ||
| Headache | 2.470 b | 0.081 | |||
| Yes | 32(4.9) | 28(87.5) | 4(12.5) | ||
| No | 624(95.1) | 470(75.3) | 154(24.7) | ||
| Back pain | 3.473 b | 0.038 | |||
| Yes | 82(12.5) | 69(84.1) | 13(15.9) | ||
| No | 574(87.5) | 429(74.7) | 145(25.3) | ||
| Leg pain | 3.355 b | 0.041 | |||
| Yes | 110(16.8) | 91(82.7) | 19(17.3) | ||
| No | 546(83.2) | 407(74.5) | 139(25.5) | ||
| Duration of chronic disease | 12.784 b | 0.012 | |||
| ≤5 years | 387(59.0) | 294(75.9) | 93(24.1) | ||
| 6–10 years | 66(10.1) | 54(81.8) | 12(18.2) | ||
| 11–19 years | 31(4.7) | 29(93.5) | 2(6.5) | ||
| ≥20 years | 172(26.2) | 121(70.3) | 51(29.7) | ||
| Degree of pain discomfort | −0.046 a | 0.207 | |||
| No pain | 536(81.7) | 403(75.2) | 133(24.8) | ||
| Have pain | 120(18.3) | 95(79.2) | 25(20.8) | ||
| Outpatient service attendance | 9.900 b | 0.002 | |||
| Yes | 166(25.3) | 141(84.9) | 25(15.1) | ||
| No | 490(74.7) | 357(72.9) | 133(27.1) | ||
Notes: a = Kendall tau-b, b = χ2.