Table 1 Demographic data, chronic conditions, number of conditions, psychological measures and self-rated health in EPIC-Norfolk
| Â | Men | Women | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | n = 11,439 | n = 13,829 | n = 25,268 |
Age (yrs) | 59.1 (9.3) | 58.4 (9.3) | 58.7 (9.3) |
Social Class | Â | Â | Â |
Manual | 4670 (41.5) | 5195 (38.5) | 9865 (39.9) |
Non-manual | 6579 (58.5) | 8290 (61.5) | 14869 (60.1) |
Chronic conditions | Â | Â | Â |
Cancer | 426 (3.7) | 942 (6.8) | 1368 (5.4) |
Stroke | 202 (1.8) | 140 (1.0) | 342 (1.4) |
Heart attack | 588 (5.1) | 178 (1.3) | 766 (3.0) |
Diabetes | 357 (3.1) | 214 (1.5) | 571 (2.3) |
Arthritis | 2619 (22.9) | 3143 (22.7) | 5762 (22.8) |
Respiratory (asthma or bronchitis) | 1681 (14.7) | 2163 (15.6) | 3844 (15.2) |
Number of reported conditions | Â | Â | Â |
None | 6694 (58.5) | 8229 (59.5) | 14923 (59.1) |
One | 3739 (32.7) | 4513 (32.6) | 8252 (32.7) |
Two | 896 (7.8) | 1003 (7.3) | 1899 (7.5) |
Three or more | 110 (1.0) | 84 (0.6) | 194 (0.8) |
Self-rated health | Â | Â | Â |
Excellent | 1981 (17.3) | 2139 (15.5) | 4120 (16.3) |
Good | 7146 (62.5) | 8835 (63.9) | 15981 (63.2) |
Moderate | 2093 (18.3) | 2613 (18.9) | 4706 (18.6) |
Poor | 219 (1.9) | 242 (1.7) | 461 (1.8) |
Psychological measures | Â | Â | Â |
Self-reported depression% | 1509 (13.2) | 1987 (14.4) | 3496 (13.8) |
Antidepressant use% | 421 (3.7) | 965 (7.0) | 1,386 (5.5) |
SF-36 Mental health (0-100) | 79.0 (15.7) | 75.8 (16.4) | 77.2 (16.2) |
SF-36 Role emotional (0-100) | 85.5 (30.3) | 82.2 (32.9) | 83.7 (31.9) |
SF-36 Social functioning (0-100) | 87.3 (21.2) | 85.8 (21.6) | 86.5 (21.4) |
Neuroticism scale (0-12) | 3.7 (3.2) | 4.9 (3.3) | 4.4 (3.3) |