Are different measures of self-rated health comparable? An assessment in five European countries

Jürges, Hendrik; Avendaño, Mauricio; Mackenbach, Johan P.

doi:10.1007/s10654-008-9287-6

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“…a greater sexual attraction to men than women) were included in the subsequent analyses. Health was measured on a 5-point scale with the options 1-Excellent, 2-Very good, 3-Good, 4-Fair and 5-Poor (Jürges et al 2008). Answers on the health item were reverse-coded for analysis, so that higher values corresponded to better health.…”

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Women’s Preferences for Men’s Facial Masculinity: Trade-Off Accounts Revisited

Holzleitner

Perrett

2017

Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology

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Studies on mate preferences have demonstrated that women's perception of male attractiveness is sensitive to men's facial masculinity, and that women's preferences for facial masculinity are subject to individual differences, such as own condition. These individual differences have been linked to potential tradeoffs that women face given the hypothesized benefits and costs that masculinity may cue in a potential partner. Whereas most studies based conclusions regarding such trade-offs on shifts in mean preferences for a feminized vs. masculinized face shape, here we directly investigated attractiveness as a function of different levels of masculinity. Using computer-graphic methods, we manipulated the facial masculinity of men's 3D faces to vary between extremely feminine and hypermasculine, and assessed women's preferences for these different masculinity levels in the light of individual differences in self-rated attractiveness, financial worries, pathogen disgust sensitivity, self-reported health and relationship status. Our findings show that some individual differences shift preferences towards a generally lower or higher masculinity level, whereas others affect the tolerance to low vs. high levels of masculinity. We suggest that the use of preference curves allows for a more comprehensive investigation of how and why women's preferences for masculinity may shift under different contexts.

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Section: Individual Differencesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Women’s Preferences for Men’s Facial Masculinity: Trade-Off Accounts Revisited

Holzleitner

Perrett

2017

Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology

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“…In some surveys more than these fiveanswer categories have been used, in others less. The wording of the answer categories has also varied starting, for example, with Excellent instead of Very good [12,13]. SRH belongs to the group of self-perceived morbidity measures [14].…”

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A Single- vs. Multi-Item Self-Rated Health Status Measure: A 21-Country Study

Ginneken

Groenewold

2012

TOPHJ

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Abstract:Objectives: Data have been collected on self-rated health using a single question on how individuals rate their health in cross-sectional surveys carried out in a large number of countries. Doubts have been expressed about the validity of this measure and this was the main reason to undertake the current study. Study Design: Data of 21 cross-sectional surveys were analyzed derived from the World Health Survey (WHS) carried out among adults in [2002][2003]. Methods: We compared the single-item self-rated health measure with a multi-item health status index. Information on both types of measures was available from WHS. The multi-item index was constructed using data on functional limitations in daily activities. Results: The relationship of age with the multi-item health status index was linear while the relationship of age with self-rated health deviated from linearity in the younger and the oldest age groups. Both measures were compared with two criterion variables: life expectancy at age 20 and self-reported chronic conditions. The multi-item index was more strongly related to life expectancy and to chronic conditions than was the single-item self-rated health measure. Conclusions:The multi-item health status index could be a stronger predictor of mortality than the single-item self-rated health measure. It is recommended to rely in health surveys as much as possible on multi-item health status measures. Single-item self-rated health measures should continue to be used in situations where there are no other alternatives available, but researchers and policy makers should be aware of their limitations.

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“…8 Also, even if self-reports of health are not valid for comparing aggregate health among countries, they may still be valid for a within-country comparison. 2,9 In this study, we test the hypothesis that self-reports of health are valid by examining the association between self-rated health and years of schooling in 69 countries.…”

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Self-reported health assessments in the 2002 World Health Survey: how do they correlate with education?

Subramanian¹,

Huijts²,

Avendaño³

2010

Bull World Health Org

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Objective To assess the value of self-rated health assessments by examining the association between education and self-rated poor health. Methods We used the globally representative population-based sample from the 2002 World Health Survey, composed of 219 713 men and women aged 25 and over in 69 countries, to examine the association between education and self-rated poor health. In a binary regression model with a logit link function, we used self-rated poor health as the binary dependent variable, and age, sex and education as the independent variables. Findings Globally, there was an inverse association between years of schooling and self-rated poor health (odds ratio, OR: 0.929; 95% confidence interval, CI: 0.926-0.933). Compared with the individuals in the highest quintile of years of schooling, those in the lowest quintile were twice as likely to report poor health (OR: 2.292; 95% CI: 2.165-2.426). We found a dose-response relationship between quintiles of years of schooling and the ORs for reporting poor health. This association was consistent among men and women; low-, middle-and high-income countries; and regions. Conclusion Our findings suggest that self-reports of health may be useful for epidemiological investigations within countries, even in low-income settings.Une traduction en français de ce résumé figure à la fin de l'article. Al final del artículo se facilita una traducción al español. ‫املقالة.‬ ‫لهذه‬ ‫الكامل‬ ‫النص‬ ‫نهاية‬ ‫يف‬ ‫الخالصة‬ ‫لهذه‬ ‫العربية‬ ‫الرتجمة‬

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Are different measures of self-rated health comparable? An assessment in five European countries

Cited by 134 publications

References 27 publications

Women’s Preferences for Men’s Facial Masculinity: Trade-Off Accounts Revisited

Women’s Preferences for Men’s Facial Masculinity: Trade-Off Accounts Revisited

A Single- vs. Multi-Item Self-Rated Health Status Measure: A 21-Country Study

Self-reported health assessments in the 2002 World Health Survey: how do they correlate with education?

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