Whitehall II: correlations between self rated health† and determinants
| Men | Women | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| r | Number | r | Number | |
| *p<0.05; **p<0.01; ***p<0.001. †SRH measured on a five point scale; 1 = very good and 5 = very poor. ‡Not self reported. §Negative correlations explained by the fact that high scores on these measures denote positive outcomes for the person. | ||||
| Age | NS (6869) | 6869 | 0.06*** | 3403 |
| Early life factors and family history | ||||
| Height‡§ | −0.04** | 6860 | −0.07*** | 3402 |
| Father’s social class | NS | 4764 | 0.06** | 2204 |
| Vital status of parents | 0.02* | 6827 | 0.05** | 3379 |
| Chronic diseases in parents | 0.04*** | 6812 | 0.05** | 3358 |
| Chronic diseases in siblings | 0.06*** | 5539 | 0.08*** | 2857 |
| Sociodemographics | ||||
| Material difficulties | 0.12*** | 5158 | 0.16*** | 2491 |
| Education | 0.04** | 5168 | 0.06** | 2499 |
| Employment grade | 0.13*** | 6869 | 0.13*** | 3403 |
| Marital status | 0.10*** | 6850 | NS | 3385 |
| Psychosocial factors | ||||
| Health locus of control | 0.08*** | 5123 | 0.07*** | 2482 |
| Affect balance scale§ | −0.30*** | 5034 | −0.30*** | 2348 |
| Hostility score | 0.17*** | 4255 | 0.17*** | 1769 |
| Satisfaction with life scale§ | −0.27*** | 5117 | −0.23*** | 2429 |
| Isolation score | 0.10*** | 6750 | 0.04* | 3295 |
| Network scale§ | −0.08*** | 6802 | −0.04* | 3346 |
| Life events | 0.16*** | 6731 | 0.13*** | 3237 |
| Upset with life events | 0.20*** | 6697 | 0.18*** | 3201 |
| Job demand | NS | 6855 | 0.05** | 3361 |
| Decision latitude§ | −0.18*** | 6836 | −0.14*** | 3330 |
| Work satisfaction | 0.19*** | 6832 | 0.11*** | 3359 |
| Health behaviour | ||||
| Smoking | 0.12*** | 6682 | 0.08*** | 3352 |
| Alcohol consumption | NS | 6816 | −0.08*** | 3364 |
| Level of physical activity | 0.13*** | 6869 | 0.07*** | 3403 |
| Frequency of eating fresh fruit and vegetables | 0.13*** | 6852 | 0.08*** | 3389 |
| Health | ||||
| Sickness absence | 0.35*** | 6736 | 0.36*** | 3273 |
| Longstanding illnesses | 0.31*** | 5156 | 0.30*** | 2487 |
| Number of long standing illnesses | 0.28*** | 5093 | 0.28*** | 2456 |
| Number of recurring health problems | 0.33*** | 5134 | 0.38** | 2459 |
| Symptom score | 0.40*** | 5137 | 0.44*** | 2437 |
| Number of medicines used in the past 14 days | −0.07*** | 6869 | NS | 3403 |
| Sleep | 0.05*** | 6839 | 0.11*** | 3391 |
| BMI‡ | 0.06*** | 6857 | 0.12*** | 3401 |
| Physical illness indicator‡ | 0.19*** | 6869 | 0.22** | 3403 |
| Minor psychiatric morbidity: GHQ | 0.32*** | 6665 | 0.33*** | 3240 |