Chaoyang Li1, Earl S Ford, Guixiang Zhao, Ali H Mokdad. 1. Division of Adult and Community Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, MS K66, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA. cli@cdc.gov
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of life dissatisfaction and assess its associations with health risk factors and chronic illnesses in adults. METHODS: Data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System in 2006 (n=341,140) were analyzed. Odds ratios (ORs) and their 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were estimated using logistic regression analyses. RESULTS: The prevalence of life dissatisfaction was estimated to be 5.0% among adults. People with one, two, and three health risk factors were, respectively, 2.2 (95% CI: 2.0-2.5), 3.7 (95% CI: 3.2-4.2), and 5.8 (95% CI: 4.6-7.4) times more likely to report life dissatisfaction than those without (P<0.0001 for linear trend). People with one, two, and three or more chronic illnesses were, respectively, 1.8 (95% CI: 1.7-2.0), 3.6 (95% CI: 3.2-4.0), and 5.0 (95% CI: 4.4-5.7) times more likely to report life dissatisfaction than those without (P<0.0001). After adjustment for self-rated health and other potential confounding variables, the associations were attenuated but remained significant for the number of health risk factors (P<0.0001 for linear trend) and the number of chronic illnesses (P<0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Clustering of health risk factors or chronic illnesses was associated with life dissatisfaction independently of self-rated health and other established correlates.
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of life dissatisfaction and assess its associations with health risk factors and chronic illnesses in adults. METHODS: Data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System in 2006 (n=341,140) were analyzed. Odds ratios (ORs) and their 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were estimated using logistic regression analyses. RESULTS: The prevalence of life dissatisfaction was estimated to be 5.0% among adults. People with one, two, and three health risk factors were, respectively, 2.2 (95% CI: 2.0-2.5), 3.7 (95% CI: 3.2-4.2), and 5.8 (95% CI: 4.6-7.4) times more likely to report life dissatisfaction than those without (P<0.0001 for linear trend). People with one, two, and three or more chronic illnesses were, respectively, 1.8 (95% CI: 1.7-2.0), 3.6 (95% CI: 3.2-4.0), and 5.0 (95% CI: 4.4-5.7) times more likely to report life dissatisfaction than those without (P<0.0001). After adjustment for self-rated health and other potential confounding variables, the associations were attenuated but remained significant for the number of health risk factors (P<0.0001 for linear trend) and the number of chronic illnesses (P<0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Clustering of health risk factors or chronic illnesses was associated with life dissatisfaction independently of self-rated health and other established correlates.
Authors: Ying Ying Chan; Chien Huey Teh; Kuang Kuay Lim; Kuang Hock Lim; Pei Sien Yeo; Chee Cheong Kee; Mohd Azahadi Omar; Noor Ani Ahmad Journal: BMC Public Health Date: 2015-08-06 Impact factor: 3.295