Table 2 The odds ratio for 'less than good' self-rated health obtained from logistic regression analysis on all the study sample, on men and on women

Age

1.05

1.04–1.06

< 0.0001

Gender

Male

1.0 (ref.)

Female

1.65

1.41–1.93

< 0.0001

Marital status

Single

1.0 (ref.)

Married

1.57

1.25–1.96

< 0.0001

Widowed/divorced

2.33

1.45–3.73

< 0.0001

Chronic diseases

No

1.0 (ref.)

Yes

2.72

2.03–3.65

< 0.0001

Educational level (years)

Fourth level (> 12)

1.0 (ref.)

Third level (10–12)

1.56

1.25–1.94

< 0.0001

Second level (6–9)

1.85

1.45–2.35

< 0.0001

First level (1–5)

1.86

1.42–2.43

< 0.0001

No education

2.65

1.88–3.73

< 0.0001

Male (n = 1997)

Age

1.05

1.04–1.06

< 0.0001

Marital status

Single

1.0 (ref.)

Married

1.27

0.90–1.79

0.17

Widowed/divorced

8.28

2.52–27.2

0.001

Chronic diseases

No

1.0 (ref.)

Yes

2.44

1.58–3.78

< 0.0001

Educational level (years)

Fourth level (> 12)

1.0 (ref.)

Third level (10–12)

1.26

0.92–1.72

0.14

Second level (6–9)

1.43

1.02–1.98

0.03

First level (1–5)

1.62

1.10–2.39

0.01

No education

3.07

1.80–5.24

< 0.0001

Female (n = 2166)

Age

1.05

1.04–1.06

< 0.0001

Marital status

Single

1.0 (ref.)

Married

1.72

1.28–2.32

< 0.0001

Widowed/divorced

1.91

1.09–3.35

0.02

Chronic diseases

No

1.0 (ref.)

Yes

2.99

2.00–4.48

< 0.0001

Educational level (years)

Fourth level (> 12)

1.0 (ref.)

Third level (10–12)

1.91

1.38–2.63

< 0.0001

Second level (6–9)

2.35

1.65–3.34

< 0.0001

First level (1–5)

2.13

1.44–3.14

< 0.0001

No education

2.60

1.63–4.12

< 0.0001