Table 4 Multivariate adjusted determinants of self-rated health status (good/poor) stratified by residential location and gender (simultaneously)

Geographic location

(Beijing vs. Shanghai)

0.59 (0.39-0.89)*

0.92 (0.62-1.37)

1.23 (0.83-1.81)

1.74 (1.16-2.63)*

Age group ‡

(group 1 vs. 2)

1.22 (0.85-1.75)

1.49 (0.98-2.28)

1.29 (0.83-2.02)

0.55 (0.32-0.95)*

Marital status

(spouse vs. no spouse)

1.49 (0.92-2.42)

0.78 (0.43-1.42)

0.97 (0.55-1.70)

0.90 (0.42-1.94)

Educational level, years in school †

*

   group 1 vs. 3

1.25 (0.31-5.08)

0.62 (0.25-1.56)

2.27 (1.24-4.17)*

0.53 (0.24-1.18)

   group 2 vs. 3

1.37 (0.34-5.63)

0.51 (0.21-1.26)

1.52 (0.99-2.35)

0.95 (0.61-1.47)

Annual income

   high vs. low

1.43 (0.82-2.49)

1.34 (0.74-2.42)

1.12 (0.53-2.37)

1.37 (0.57-3.27)

   medium vs. low

1.23 (0.87-1.74)

1.11 (0.76-1.63)

0.93 (0.45-1.93)

1.11 (0.48-2.56)

Employment

*

   employed vs. retired

1.10 (0.71-1.70)

1.59 (0.99-2.55)

2.26 (1.25-4.08)*

1.36 (0.79-2.35)

   unemployed vs. retired

1.21 (0.83-1.77)

1.36 (0.81-2.28)

0.55 (0.11-2.65)

1.08 (0.50-2.33)

Smoking

*

   current vs. never smoker

2.53 (1.27-5.04)*

0.80 (0.51-1.26)

1.45 (0.61-3.43)

1.37 (0.87-2.17)

   former vs. never smoker

1.52 (0.50-4.66)

0.72 (0.41-1.25)

2.17 (0.58-8.12)

0.87 (0.47-1.62)

Alcohol drinking

(yes vs. no)

1.15 (0.59-2.27)

1.76 (1.23-2.52)*

1.08 (0.63-1.85)

1.06 (0.70-1.58)

Physical activity

*

   high vs. low

1.39 (0.81-2.39)

2.01 (1.03-3.93)*

2.42 (0.90-6.52)

1.76 (0.67-4.59)

   moderate vs. low

1.75 (0.97-3.17)

1.62 (0.77-3.39)

1.22 (0.46-3.25)

1.14 (0.44-2.99)

Sleep quality

*

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*

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   well vs. poor

4.09 (2.54-6.58)*

2.53 (1.30-4.91)*

1.95 (1.14-3.34)*

3.04 (1.50-6.13)*

   common vs. poor

1.49 (0.89-2.49)

0.95 (0.45-1.98)

0.73 (0.40-1.33)

1.16 (0.55-2.42)

Diabetic (no vs. yes)

1.83 (1.04-3.21)*

1.54 (0.88-2.67)

1.77 (0.95-3.29)

4.35 (2.30-8.22)*

Hypertension (no vs. yes)

1.14 (0.82-1.58)

1.74 (1.23-2.45)*

1.27 (0.87-1.86)

1.48 (1.00-2.18)*

CVD (no vs. yes)

3.55 (1.44-8.76)*

13.34 (3.11-57.28)*

2.51 (1.13-5.56)*

3.32 (1.56-7.05)*

Depressive Symptoms

(no vs. yes)

2.69 (1.42-5.09)*

2.82 (1.17-6.83)*

4.14 (1.41-12.10)*

0.87 (0.35-2.16)