Self rated health and other variables by sex (1972 and 1977)
|
Men (n=10 363) |
Women (n=10 939) | |
| Self rated health (%) | ||
| Very good | 8.4 | 5.8 |
| Quite good | 33.3 | 33.9 |
| Average | 40.9 | 43.8 |
| Quite poor | 15.3 | 14.7 |
| Very poor | 2.1 | 1.7 |
| Myocardial infarction (%) | 2.5 | 0.8 |
| Stroke (%) | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Heart failure (%) | 5.3 | 6.0 |
| Angina pectoris (%) | 5.1 | 3.8 |
| Bronchial asthma (%) | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| Emphysema/bronchitis (%) | 6.7 | 3.7 |
| Rheumatoid arthritis (%) | 3.3 | 5.5 |
| Smoking (%) | 49.6 | 13.1 |
| Leisure time physical activity (%) | ||
| Low | 31.9 | 47.2 |
| Moderate | 52.2 | 42.7 |
| High | 15.9 | 10.1 |
| Education (%) | ||
| Low | 22.4 | 28.4 |
| Middle | 37.7 | 35.1 |
| High | 39.9 | 36.5 |
| Age (y) (SD) | 42.4 (10.4) | 43.4 (10.6) |
| Serum cholesterol (mmol/l) (SD) | 6.7 (1.3) | 6.6 (1.4) |
| Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) (SD) | 145.3 (19.6) | 144.4 (24.3) |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) (SD) | 25.8 (3.4) | 26.1 (4.6) |