Geographical variations in self-rated health and functional limitations among older Chinese in eight WHO-SAGE provinces

Table 1 Distribution of selected sociodemographic and health indicators, WHO SAGE China Wave 1

	Percent distribution (%) by provinces and urban-rural areas^a
	Shanghai		Zhejiang		Guangdong		Shandong		Jilin		Hubei		Shaanxi		Yunnan
	(n = 1791)		(n = 1463)		(n = 1569)		(n = 1929)		(n = 1702)		(n = 1451)		(n = 1713)		(n = 1557)
	Urban	Rural	Urban	Rural	Urban	Rural	Urban	Rural	Urban	Rural	Urban	Rural	Urban	Rural	Urban	Rural
Sociodemographic indicator
Age group
50–59	54	41	46	52	50	48	53	49	55	54	57	49	52	54	48	55
60–69	23	27	28	26	29	25	23	29	28	26	22	30	27	29	32	25
70+	23	32	25	21	21	27	24	22	17	20	21	20	21	16	20	20
Sex
Female	51	52	51	46	51	45	51	51	48	52	52	50	49	50	53	47
Years of education
≥ 6 years	93	66	82	66	73	72	93	66	92	67	86	67	77	73	79	68
Health-related indicator
Body mass index
Underweight (< 18.5)	3.3	2.4	4.5	11	3.9	12	0.7	1.4	0.3	2.8	3.8	3.3	3.6	6.8	3.6	6.0
Normal (18.5 to 23.5)	37	32	43	46	29	56	15	26	27	33	35	44	35	52	33	52
Overweight (23.5 to 25.0)	24	22	25	20	23	14	18	22	33	24	22	22	18	17	22	19
Obese (> 25)	36	44	27	23	43	18	66	50	40	40	39	30	44	24	41	22
Number of chronic conditions^b
0	41	45	42	45	49	66	43	49	39	55	43	58	46	58	42	55
1	39	32	30	32	32	32	29	32	31	25	34	26	29	27	30	27
2+	28	22	28	22	19	12	27	19	30	20	23	16	25	15	28	18
Health-risk behaviours
Smoking – current	22	22	17	32	24	33	15	31	22	27	27	33	28	32	24	35
Alcohol drinking – current	14	14	19	31	7.9	29	7.8	20	11	14	15	25	7.0	8.4	11	20
Health outcomes
Poor self-rated health	9.6	18	11	15	16	18	6	31	13	26	25	40	21	22	21	21
Functional limitations	4.7	7.8	10	6.0	4.7	7.8	5.8	20	5.6	21	7.0	18	14	10	7	18

^a weighted % ^b Chronic conditions include cardio-metabolic conditions (eg hypertension, diabetes, angina, stroke), arthritis, depression

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