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Table 1 Participant demographic characteristics, health-related quality of life measures, and self-reported morbidities

From: A comparison of the four healthy days measures (HRQOL-4) with a single measure of self-rated general health in a population-based health survey in New York City

Demographics

n

Weighted % (95% CI)

Age, years (mean, 95% CI)

2259

45.3 (44.3, 46.3)

Female (%, 95 CI)

2331

54.0 (51.1, 56.9)

Race/ethnicity (%)

2335

 

 White, non-Latino

 

34.4 (31.8, 37.2)

 Black, non-Latino

 

22.2 (19.9, 24.7)

 Latino

 

27.5 (25.0, 30.2)

 Asian/Pacific Islander

 

13.4 (11.5, 15.6)

 Other, non-Latino

 

2.4 (1.7, 3.4)

Educational attainment (%, 95 CI)

2315

 

 Less than high school degree

 

18.8 (16.3, 21.6)

 High school degree

 

24.2 (21.7, 26.8)

 Some college

 

23.2 (20.7, 25.7)

 College degree or more

 

33.9 (31.5, 36.4)

Heath-related quality of life items

 General health status (%, 95 CI)

2324

 

  Excellent

 

19.0 (16.9, 21.3)

  Very good

 

29.3 (26.7, 32.0)

  Good

 

32.6 (30.0, 35.4)

  Fair

 

14.2 (12.3, 16.4)

  Poor

 

4.8 (3.7, 6.2)

 Days of poor physical health, past 30 days (mean, 95% CI)

2272

4.5 (4.0, 5.0)

 Days of poor mental health, past 30 days (mean, 95% CI)

2278

4.6 (4.1, 5.1)

 Days of activity limitations, past 30 days (mean, 95% CI)

2285

3.4 (3.0, 3.9)

Overall health-related quality of life summary indices

 UHD index (mean, 95% CI)

2253

7.9 (7.2, 8.5)

 SSS index (%, 95 CI “poor health”)

2219

8.0 (6.5, 9.9)

Morbidities

 Self-reported morbidities (%, 95 CI)

  Hypertension

2330

30.0 (27.5, 32.6)

  Obesity

2243

25.6 (23.1, 28.3)

  Diabetes

2323

11.7 (10.0, 13.7)

  Nonspecific psychological distress, past 30 days

2330

6.5 (5.3, 8.0)

 Summary of self-reported morbidities (%, 95 CI)

2228

 

  None

 

52.0 (49.0, 54.9)

  At least one morbidity

 

48.0 (45.1, 51.0)

  1. Abbreviations: UHD Unhealthy days, SSS Simple summary score