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Table 4 Univariable analyses of overall wellbeing and covariates (health-related variables)

From: Population levels of wellbeing and the association with social capital

 

Total

Good wellbeing

Scoring neither well or badly

Poor wellbeing

P value

 

n

n

% (95% CI)

n

% (95% CI)

n

% (95% CI)

 

COVARIATES

CHRONIC CONDITIONS

 Current asthma

762

347

45.5 (40.3–50.9)

255

33.5 (28.6–38.9)

160

20.9 (16.3–26.5)

<0.001

 Arthritis

1147

610

53.2 (50.1–56.2)

376

32.8 (29.9–35.8)

161

14.0 (11.8–16.6)

0.763

 Osteoporosis

238

133

55.8 (50.3–61.2)

66

27.8 (23.6–32.5)

39

16.3 (12.2–21.5)

0.163

 Diabetes

443

225

50.7 (45.3–56.1)

143

32.3 (27.5–37.5)

75

17.0 (12.7–22.4)

0.180

 CVD

393

207

52.6 (47.6–57.5)

124

31.5 (27.5–35.8)

63

15.9 (11.3–21.9)

0.443

RISK FACTORS

Sufficient physical activity

 No activity

1036

530

51.2 (47.3–55.0)

361

34.9 (31.2–38.7)

144

13.9 (11.2–17.1)

0.005

 Activity but not sufficient

1619

810

50.0 (46.7–53.3)

561

34.7 (31.5–38.0)

248

15.3 (12.9–18.1)

 

 Sufficient activity

2700

1567

58.0 (54.9–61.1)

813

30.1 (27.4–33.0)

320

11.8 (9.8–14.3)

 

BMI

 Underweight

90

38

41.9 (30.3–54.4)

36

39.7 (27.6–53.2)

17

18.4 (10.5–30.2)

0.285

 Normal

2019

1085

53.8 (50.3–57.2)

645

32 (28.8–35.3)

288

14.3 (11.6–17.4)

 

 Overweight

1744

1000

57.3 (54.0–60.6)

535

30.7 (27.7–33.8)

209

12.0 (9.8–14.6)

 

 Obese

1300

687

52.9 (48.9–56.8)

442

34.0 (30.3–37.9)

171

13.2 (10.8–16.0)

 

 Current smoker

752

313

41.6 (35.9–47.5)

263

34.9 (29.5–40.9)

176

23.5 (17.9–30.0)

<0.001

Alcohol related risk of harm

 Lifetime risk of alcohol-related harm

1901

926

48.7 (44.9–52.6)

685

36.0 (32.4–39.8)

290

15.3 (12.4–18.7)

<0.001

 Risk of alcohol-related injury

736

334

45.4 (39.5–51.4)

291

39.5 (33.6–45.8)

111

15.1 (11.4–19.8)

0.008

Sufficient consumption of fruit and vegetable

 Neither sufficient

2870

1448

50.4 (47.6–53.3)

996

34.7 (32.0–37.4)

427

14.9 (12.8–17.3)

<0.001

 Either suff fruit or veg

2222

1299

58.4 (55.5–61.4)

649

29.2 (26.6–32.0)

274

12.3 (10.4–14.7)

 

 Both suff fruit and veg

369

219

59.3 (52.8–65.5)

119

32.2 (26.3–38.8)

31

8.5 (5.7–12.4)

 

 OVERALL

5464

2968

54.3 (52.3–56.3)

1764

32.3 (30.5–34.2)

733

13.4 (12.0–15.0)