General health status, food insecurity status and participant characteristics for the total population and split by general health status categories
| Total population (n=199) | Good-excellent health (n=149) | Fair-poor health (n=50) | |
| General health status | |||
| General health status categories (n (%)) | |||
| Good to excellent | 149 (74.9) | ||
| Fair to poor | 50 (25.1) | ||
| General health status summary scores (range 0–100)* (median (IQR)) | |||
| PCS | 49.0 (45.2–57.6) | 46.4 (44.5–52.7) | 63.3 (54.5–68.4) |
| MCS | 48.3 (42.1–54.6) | 45.8 (40.9–50.5) | 59.8 (51.4–66.3) |
| Food insecurity status | |||
| Food insecurity status score (range 0–18) (median (IQR)) | 0.0 (0.0–2.0) | 0.0 (0.0–2.0) | 2.0 (0.0–5.0) |
| Food insecurity status categories (n (%)) | |||
| Food secure | 150 (75.4) | 121 (81.2) | 29 (58.0) |
| Food insecure | 49 (24.6) | 28 (18.8) | 21 (42.0) |
| Characteristics | |||
| Age (years) (median (IQR)) | 38.0 (33.8–43.5) | 37.3 (33.6–43.1) | 39.4 (34.3–44.7) |
| Sex (n (%) female) | 169 (84.9) | 125 (83.9) | 44 (88.0) |
| Household income (n (%)) | |||
| Below basic needs budget | 129 (64.8) | 90 (60.4) | 39 (78.0) |
| Above basic needs budget | 70 (35.2) | 59 (39.6) | 11 (22.0) |
| Educational level† (n (%)) | |||
| Low (≤ISCED 2) | 77 (38.7) | 49 (32.9) | 27 (54.0) |
| Higher (≥ISCED 3) | 122 (61.3) | 100 (67.1) | 23 (46.0) |
| Migration background (n (%)) | |||
| Western (including Dutch) | 32 (16.1) | 24 (16.1) | 9 (18.0) |
| Turkish | 38 (19.1) | 31 (20.8) | 7 (14.0) |
| Moroccan | 56 (28.1) | 41 (27.5) | 15 (30.0) |
| Surinamese | 21 (10.6) | 13 (8.7) | 7 (14.0) |
| Other | 52 (26.1) | 41 (27.5) | 12 (24.0) |
| Living situation (n (%)) | |||
| Married/partner | 139 (69.8) | 114 (76.5) | 25 (50.0) |
| Single | 60 (30.2) | 35 (23.5) | 25 (50.0) |
| Employment status (n (%)) | |||
| Currently employed | 88 (44.2) | 72 (48.3) | 16 (32.0) |
| Employed in the past | 74 (37.2) | 49 (32.9) | 25 (50.0) |
| Never employed | 37 (18.6) | 28 (18.8) | 9 (18.0) |
| BMI (kg/m2) (median (IQR)) | 27.7 (24.4–31.1) | 27.2 (23.9–30.1) | 29.1 (26.4–33.3) |
| Smoking status (n (%)) | |||
| Current smoker | 33 (16.6) | 23 (15.4) | 10 (20.0) |
| Past smoker | 36 (18.1) | 24 (16.1) | 12 (24.0) |
| Non-smoker | 130 (65.3) | 102 (68.5) | 28 (56.0) |
| Health issue presence (n (%) yes) | |||
| Obesity | 62 (31.2) | 39 (26.2) | 23 (46.0) |
| High blood pressure | 14 (7.0) | 8 (5.4) | 6 (12.0) |
| High cholesterol | 14 (7.0) | 9 (6.0) | 5 (10.0) |
| Surgery on the heart | 6 (3.0) | 3 (2.0) | 3 (6.0) |
| Heart attack | 1 (0.5) | 1 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) |
| Asthma | 20 (10.1) | 10 (6.7) | 10 (20.0) |
| COPD | 3 (1.5) | 0 (0) | 3 (6.0) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 8 (4.0), of which 1 type 1, 6 type 2, 1 unknown | 2 (1.3), of which 1 type 1, 1 type 2 | 6 (12.0), of which 5 type 2, 1 unknown |
| Anaemia in past 12 months | 38 (19.1) | 23 (15.4) | 15 (30.0) |
| Total number of comorbid health issues (median (IQR))‡ | 1.0 (0.0–1.0) | 0.0 (0.0–1.0) | 1.0 (0.0–2.0) |
10th imputation was used for continuous variables
*PCS and MCS scores range from 0 to 100, higher scores indicate a poorer health
†ISCED 2=lower secondary education; ISCED 3=upper secondary education
‡Mean (±SD) total number of comorbid health issues: total population 0.84 (±1.09); good-excellent health 0.63 (±0.95); fair-poor health 1.44 (±1.26)
BMI, body mass index; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; ISCED, International Standard Classification of Education; MSC, Mental Component Summary; PCS, Physical Component Summary.