Gazel: 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 an eight point scale; 1 = very good and 8 = very poor. ‡Not self reported. §Negative correlations explained by the fact that high scores on these measures denote positive outcomes for the person. | ||||
| Age | 0.07*** | 13008 | 0.11 | 4688 |
| Early life factors and family history | ||||
| Height§ | NS | 12773 | NS | 4535 |
| Father’s social class | NS | 12757 | NS | 4538 |
| Myocardial infarction in parents | 0.03*** | 10409 | NS | 3549 |
| Cancer in parents | 0.04*** | 13008 | NS | 4688 |
| Cancer in siblings | 0.03*** | 13008 | NS | 4688 |
| Sociodemographics | ||||
| Income | 0.10*** | 12617 | 0.08*** | 4430 |
| Education | 0.06*** | 12788 | 0.05*** | 4572 |
| Employment grade‡ | 0.04*** | 12940 | 0.05** | 4656 |
| Marital status | 0.04*** | 12926 | 0.05*** | 4651 |
| Psychosocial factors | ||||
| Emotional reactions (NHP) | 0.35*** | 12856 | 0.43*** | 4637 |
| Social isolation (NHP) | 0.22*** | 12856 | 0.27*** | 4637 |
| Network scale§ | −0.09*** | 11645 | −0.10*** | 4034 |
| Life events | 0.03** | 13008 | 0.07*** | 4688 |
| Support during life events | NS | 13008 | 0.03* | 4688 |
| Satisfaction with work | 0.23*** | 11720 | 0.19*** | 4003 |
| Work physically tiring | 0.21*** | 12556 | 0.28*** | 4440 |
| Work mentally tiring | 0.20*** | 12854 | 0.28*** | 4588 |
| Health behaviour | ||||
| Smoking | 0.07*** | 12668 | NS | 4499 |
| Alcohol consumption | 0.02* | 13008 | NS | 4688 |
| Level of physical activity | 0.20*** | 11870 | 0.17*** | 4127 |
| Frequency of eating fresh fruit | 0.04*** | 12831 | NS | 4621 |
| Frequency of eating fresh vegetables | 0.06*** | 12927 | NS | 4653 |
| Health | ||||
| Sickness absence‡ | 0.13*** | 13008 | 0.16*** | 4668 |
| Whether off sick for over a month | 0.18*** | 12969 | 0.22*** | 4649 |
| Number of health problems in the past year | 0.43*** | 13008 | 0.48*** | 4688 |
| Number of new health problems in the past year | 0.17***. | 13008 | 0.20*** | 4688 |
| Physical mobility (NHP) | 0.34*** | 12856 | 0.35*** | 4637 |
| Number of prescription medication | 0.30*** | 13008 | 0.32*** | 4688 |
| Sleep | 0.28*** | 12856 | 0.33*** | 4637 |
| BMI | 0.09*** | 12756 | 0.08*** | 4522 |
| Physical illness indicator | 0.24*** | 13008 | 0.18*** | 4688 |
| Physical tiredness | 0.58*** | 12977 | 0.59*** | 4665 |