Table 4

Prevalence ratios of good self-rated health, depression and high quality of life in Canada

Good self-rated healthDepressionHigh quality of life
Unadjusted (CI)Adjusted (CI)Unadjusted (CI)Adjusted (CI)Unadjusted (CI)Adjusted (CI)
Social support friends
 No friends0.76 (0.58 to 0.99)0.80 (0.62 to 1.03)2.49 (1.22 to 5.05)1.55 (0.79 to 3.05)0.74 (0.53 to 1.01)0.79 (0.59 to 1.05)
 Low support friends (ref)
 High support friends1.10 (1.02 to 1.19)1.09 (1.01 to 1.18)0.69 (0.42 to 1.15)0.67 (0.40 to 1.11)1.04 (0.93 to 1.15)1.03 (0.93 to 1.13)
Social support family
 No family0.94 (0.82 to 1.09)0.90 (0.79 to 1.05)1.31 (0.62 to 2.76)1.30 (0.63 to 2.69)0.90 (0.71 to 1.14)0.86 (0.68 to 1.08)
 Low support family (ref)
 High support family1.00 (0.93 to 1.07)0.98 (0.91 to 1.05)0.78 (0.47 to 1.28)0.75 (0.47 to 1.22)1.12 (1.00 to 1.25)1.09 (0.98 to 1.21)
Social support children
 No children1.02 (0.91 to 1.14)1.01 (0.91 to 1.12)0.98 (0.54 to 1.79)1.08 (0.61 to 1.90)1.06 (0.89 to 1.26)1.04 (0.89 to 1.22)
 Low support children (ref)
 High support children1.00 (0.93 to 1.08)1.00 (0.92 to 1.08)0.63 (0.38 to 1.05)0.65 (0.38 to 1.08)1.07 (0.96 to 1.20)1.06 (0.95 to 1.19)
Social support partner
 No partner0.84 (0.77 to 0.92)0.90 (0.82 to 0.98)2.23 (1.25 to 3.98)1.36 (0.78 to 2.37)0.85 (0.74 to 0.97)0.93 (0.82 to 1.06)
 Low support partner (ref)
 High support partner0.99 (0.92 to 1.07)1.00 (0.93 to 1.07)0.60 (0.29 to 1.24)0.64 (0.32 to 1.28)1.09 (0.97 to 1.22)1.10 (0.99 to 1.22)