Table 2

Univariate relationships between physical and psychiatric disorders and self-rated health in the 1997 (n=10 641) and 2007 (n=8841) Australian National Surveys of Mental Health and Well-Being

 1997 National Survey of Mental Health and Well-Being2007 National Survey of Mental Health and Well-Being
Negative self-rated health
Weighted prevalence, per cent (SE)
Positive self-rated health
Weighted prevalence, per cent (SE)
Poor self-rated health vs good self-rated health (ref)
OR (95% CI)
Negative self-rated health
Weighted prevalence, per cent (SE)
Positive self-rated health
Weighted prevalence, per cent (SE)
Poor self-rated health vs good self-rated health (ref)
OR (95% CI)
Physical disorders
 Any physical disorder72.0 (1.2)32.7 (0.6)5.3 (4.6 to 6.0)*87.9 (1.4)65.6 (0.8)3.8 (2.9 to 5.0)*
12-month ICD-10 psychiatric disorders
 Panic disorder2.8 (0.5)0.9 (0.1)3.3 (2.1 to 5.3)*5.6 (0.9)2.0 (0.2)2.8 (2.0 to 4.0)*
 Agoraphobia3.3 (0.4)0.7 (0.1)4.7 (3.1 to 7.1)*7.8 (1.2)1.9 (0.2)4.3 (2.9 to 6.3)*
 Social phobia5.0 (0.6)2.4 (0.2)2.2 (1.7 to 2.8)*11.6 (1.4)3.6 (0.2)3.5 (2.6 to 4.7)*
 Generalised anxiety disorder7.8 (0.8)2.2 (0.2)3.7 (3.1 to 4.5)*6.0 (0.7)2.1 (0.3)2.9 (2.0 to 4.2)*
 Obsessive compulsive disorder0.7 (0.2)0.3 (0.1)2.8 (1.4 to 5.6)*3.5 (0.7)1.6 (0.2)2.1 (1.3 to 3.4)*
 Post-traumatic stress disorder6.8 (0.7)2.6 (0.2)2.7 (2.1 to 3.5)*11.1 (1.1)5.6 (0.3)2.1 (1.6 to 2.7)*
 Major depression13.2 (0.9)5.6 (0.3)2.6 (2.1 to 3.1)*7.5 (1.0)1.9 (0.3)4.2 (2.8 to 6.3)*
 Dysthymia4.1 (0.7)0.8 (0.1)5.1 (3.4 to 7.8)*4.7 (0.7)0.7 (0.1)7.1 (4.5 to 11.1)*
 Bipolar disorder4.9 (0.7)1.2 (0.2)4.1 (2.7 to 6.2)*
 Alcohol use disorder7.0 (0.5)6.3 (0.3)1.1 (0.9 to 1.4)5.8 (0.9)4.1 (0.4)1.4 (1.0 to 2.2)*
 Substance use disorder3.5 (0.5)1.9 (0.2)2.0 (1.4 to 2.8)*3.0 (0.6)1.2 (0.1)2.6 (1.5 to 4.4)*
 Any personality disorder12.4 (1.0)5.4 (0.3)2.5 (2.0 to 3.0)*
  • *Statistically significant at p<0.05.

  • ICD-10, International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision.