The association between self-rated health and thyroid function, diabetes mellitus and blood pressure
| Women, OR (95% CI) | Men, OR (95% CI) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Crude | Age adjusted | Multiple adjusted | n | Crude | Age adjusted | Multiple adjusted | |
| Thyroid function | ||||||||
| No thyroid dysfunction | 12 476 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 7045 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Unknown hypothyroidism | 92 | 1.66 (1.05 to 2.64) | 2.00 (1.25 to 3.19) | 1.84 (1.02 to 3.33) | 14 | 0.85 (0.30 to 2.45) | 0.92 (0.31 to 2.72) | 1.28 (0.35 to 4.65) |
| Subclinical hypothyroidism | 394 | 1.37 (1.10 to 1.69) | 1.49 (1.20 to 1.85) | 1.48 (1.13 to 1.94) | 128 | 0.77 (0.54 to 1.08) | 0.88 (0.62 to 1.24) | 1.13 (0.72 to 1.76) |
| Known hypothyroidism | 718 | 0.44 (0.38 to 0.50) | 0.48 (0.41 to 0.55) | 0.49 (0.41 to 0.59) | 107 | 0.54 (0.37 to 0.77) | 0.63 (0.43 to 0.91) | 0.69 (0.44 to 1.09) |
| Other thyroid dysfunction | 729 | 0.72 (0.63 to 0.83) | 0.77 (0.67 to 0.89) | 0.77 (0.65 to 0.93) | 163 | 0.50 (0.37 to 0.67) | 0.52 (0.38 to 0.71) | 0.58 (0.41 to 0.84) |
| Diabetes mellitus | ||||||||
| No diabetes | 9946 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 8464 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Unknown diabetes | 39 | 0.48 (0.27 to 0.86) | 0.61 (0.34 to 1.10) | 0.66 (0.32 to 1.37) | 82 | 0.72 (0.46 to 1.13) | 0.88 (0.55 to 1.39) | 1.03 (0.59 to 1.81) |
| Probable diabetes | 4797 | 0.85 (0.80 to 0.91) | 0.94 (0.88 to 1.01) | 1.01 (0.92 to 1.10) | 5759 | 0.86 (0.80 to 0.92) | 0.94 (0.88 to 1.01) | 0.99 (0.91 to 1.08) |
| Known diabetes | 318 | 0.33 (0.27 to 0.41) | 0.42 (0.34 to 0.51) | 0.53 (0.41 to 0.69) | 395 | 0.33 (0.28 to 0.40) | 0.42 (0.35 to 0.51) | 0.55 (0.43 to 0.70) |
| Blood pressure | ||||||||
| No hypertension | 8180 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 6378 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Unknown mild/moderate hypertension | 3787 | 0.81 (0.75 to 0.87) | 1.01 (0.93 to 1.09) | 1.10 (0.99 to 1.22) | 4837 | 0.86 (0.79 to 0.93) | 1.01 (0.92 to 1.10) | 1.01 (0.92 to 1.12) |
| Unknown severe hypertension | 325 | 0.92 (0.74 to 1.15) | 1.34 (1.08 to 1.68) | 1.52 (1.14 to 2.02) | 308 | 0.85 (0.77 to 1.08) | 1.27 (0.99 to 1.62) | 1.48 (1.09 to 2.02) |
| Known hypertension | 2745 | 0.45 (0.41 to 0.49) | 0.59 (0.54 to 0.65) | 0.69 (0.61 to 0.77) | 3118 | 0.43 (0.39 to 0.47) | 0.54 (0.50 to 0.60) | 0.64 (0.57 to 0.72) |
OR of good self-rated health and 95% CIs, crude, age adjusted, and adjusted for age, other long-term illness or injury that impairs function in everyday life, smoking habits, alcohol use, educational level, work status and body mass index. Cases with missing data were excluded from the analyses.