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Table 4 Self-rated health of the whole sample in relation to demographic variables and self-reported diseases

From: Self-rated health in multimorbid older general practice patients: a cross-sectional study in Germany

Variables

Mean (N)

SD

Mean (N)

SD

pvalue

Effect size

Self-reported diseases

    Present

     Absent

  

Hypertension

61.7 (2307)

18.0

64.3 (882)

18.5

<0.001

0.14

Joint arthrosis

60.0 (2115)

17.9

67.2 (1072)

17.8

<0.001

0.40

Chronic low back pain

59.1 (1975)

18.2

68.0 (1208)

16.9

<0.001

0.49

Chronic ischemic heart disease

59.4 (963)

18.8

63.7 (2220)

17.8

<0.001

0.24

Severe vision reduction

60.8 (1396)

18.3

63.7 (1786)

18.0

<0.001

0.12

Diabetes mellitus

61.0 (992)

18.0

63.1 (2188)

18.3

0.004

0.12

Cardiac arrhythmia

59.0 (1046)

18.2

64.1 (2139)

18.0

<0.001

0.28

Neuropathies

57.1 (1114)

18.2

65.2 (2075)

17.6

<0.001

0.45

Dizziness

57.1 (1109)

17.9

65.3 (2078)

17.7

<0.001

0.45

Lower limb varicosis

61.1 (1148)

18.4

63.2 (2037)

18.0

0.002

0.12

Asthma/COPD1

58.0 (696)

18.5

63.7 (2491)

17.9

<0.001

0.31

Purine/pyrimidine metabolism disorders/Gout

57.7 (536)

18.1

63.4 (2643)

18.1

<0.001

0.31

Hemorrhoids

59.9 (727)

18.4

63.2 (2459)

18.1

<0.001

0.18

Cerebral ischemia/Chronic stroke

59.3 (444)

18.4

62.9 (2742)

18.1

<0.001

0.20

Cardiac insufficiency

55.7 (548)

18.4

63.8 (2632)

17.8

<0.001

0.45

Atherosclerosis/PAOD2

54.6 (347)

19.9

63.4 (2835)

17.8

<0.001

0.48

Renal insufficiency

55.1 (307)

19.1

63.2 (2875)

17.9

<0.001

0.45

Intestinal diverticulosis

60.8 (435)

17.7

62.7 (2751)

18.3

0.046

0.10

Rheumatoid arthritis

55.0 (410)

18.8

63.5 (2768)

17.8

<0.001

0.47

Osteoporosis

57.4 (690)

18.7

63.8 (2496)

17.8

<0.001

0.35

Chronic cholecystitis/Gallstones

59.1 (271)

18.4

62.7 (2917)

18.2

0.002

0.20

Anemia

55.2 (169)

18.1

62.8 (3017)

18.1

<0.001

0.42

Migraine

58.8 (166)

18.6

62.6 (3022)

18.2

0.008

0.21

Parkinson’s disease

49.5 (67)

18.4

62.7 (3121)

18.1

<0.001

0.73

Lipid metabolism disorders

61.8 (1460)

17.9

62.9 (1721)

18.4

0.10

0.06

Thyroid dysfunction

61.7 (991)

18.2

62.7 (2196)

18.2

0.15

0.05

Prostate hyperplasia

63.3 (510)

17.7

63.8 (779)

18.8

0.63

0.03

Non-inflammatory gynecological problems

60.8 (245)

19.7

61.7 (1631)

17.8

0.45

0.05

Cardiac valve disorders

61.4 (314)

18.4

62.5 (2872)

18.2

0.31

0.06

Kidney stones

60.7 (124)

18.5

62.5 (3063)

18.2

0.29

0.10

Psoriasis

61.4 (213)

19.2

62.5 (2976)

18.1

0.39

0.06

Malignant tumors

60.9 (332)

18.0

62.6 (2850)

18.2

0.11

0.09

Sex

    Males

     Females

  
 

63.6 (1298)

18.4

61.6 (1891)

18.0

0.003

0.11

Marital status

    Married

     Non married

  
 

63.3 (1863)

18.2

61.2 (1326)

18.2

0.001

0.12

Household type

    With others

 

    Living alone

   
 

63.0 (2061)

18.2

61.3 (1128)

18.2

0.011

0.09

Education

    High

     Low/Intermediate

  
 

67.1 (347)

18.7

61.8 (2842)

18.1

<0.001

0.29

Smoking behavior

    Smoker

     Non-smoker

  
 

61.5 (237)

18.4

62.5 (2948)

18.2

0.42

0.05

  1. Note: By t-test differences in SRH between different groups were tested for significance; confidence interval: 99%; only significant results are shown in the table.
  2. Marital status: not married includes: single, divorced, widowed; household type: living with others includes: with partner, family members and in an institution; 1: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; 2: peripheral arterial occlusive disease.