Health measure | | | | | | | | |
self rated health (SF36) | 4757 | 8.9% | 9.5% | 9.0% | 11.2% | 16.6% | 21.9% | p<0.001 |
longstanding illness | 3683 | 44.7% | 45.8% | 46.9% | 45.2% | 53.8% | 54.1% | p=0.007 |
GHQ score | 4696 | 2.46 | 2.71 | 2.48 | 2.74 | 3.59 | 3.35 | p<0.001 |
GHQ caseness | 4696 | 17.5% | 20.2% | 18.3% | 19.8% | 24.3% | 21.2% | p=0.03 |
depression | 4697 | 0.79 | 0.84 | 0.80 | 0.93 | 1.36 | 1.44 | p<0.001 |
cholesterol (mmol/l) | 4344 | 5.87 | 5.95 | 5.90 | 5.91 | 5.79 | 5.79 | p=0.04 |
systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 4383 | 122.1 | 124.0 | 123.2 | 123.3 | 124.8 | 124.8 | p=0.02 |
diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 4383 | 77.7 | 78.4 | 78.6 | 78.7 | 78.9 | 79.5 | p=0.008 |
body mass index (kg/m2) | 3771 | 25.8 | 26.0 | 26.2 | 25.9 | 26.1 | 26.6 | p=0.06 |
Health related behaviours | | | | | | | | |
alcohol | 4731 | 33.4% | 27.9% | 27.4% | 26.4% | 24.8% | 17.0% | p<0.001 |
smoking | 4835 | 3.8% | 6.0% | 7.2% | 11.2% | 12.9% | 24.4% | p<0.001 |
% of participants in each grade* | | 15.9% | 25.4% | 18.6% | 21.9% | 11.8% | 6.4% | |