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Table 1 Distribution of answers on General self-rated health and Comparative self-rated health for men and women in relation to age-group

From: A cross-sectional and semantic investigation of self-rated health in the northern Sweden MONICA-study

 

Age-group

 

25-44 years n = 711

45-64 years n = 813

65 years and older n = 193

Men: n = 1717

   

General self-rated health

%

%

%

Good

70.9

56.9

50.3

In between

26.4

39.1

46.1

Bad

2.1

3.4

2.6

Compared self-rated health

Better

14.1

17.6

23.8

Similar

76.2

66.5

65.3

Worse

9.0

15.3

9.8

Spearman r

0,47

0,54

0,55

Share with self-reported disease

1.3

10.0

26.4

Women: n = 1787

General self-rated health

%

%

%

Good

70.6

56.4

45.9

In between

27.2

41.0

52.1

Bad

1.7

2.0

1,5

Compared self-rated health

Better

7.5

12.8

17.0

Similar

82.1

73.9

68.0

Worse

10.2

11.6

13.9

Spearman r

0,50

0,46

0,47

Share with self-reported disease

1.2

4.8

11.3

  1. Share with self-reported disease (stroke, diabetes, myocardial infarction) as percent of age-group.