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Table 6 Significant correlations between baseline SRH and other baseline measures.

From: Predictors of self-rated health: a 12-month prospective study of IT and media workers

Significantly related baseline measures (VAS)

Self-rated health at the moment

 

Correlation coefficient†

p (2-tailed)

n

Self-rated financial situation.

.263**

.000

260

Annual income.

.144*

.020

260

Satisfaction with eating habits.

.359**

.000

260

Self-rated health last year.

.765**

.000

260

Expected health in one year.

.704**

.000

260

Value about having complete health proportionally to other things in life.

.237**

.000

260

Sleep quality.

.289**

.000

260

Memory.

.294**

.000

260

Concentration ability.

.416**

.000

260

Physical activity.

.138*

.026

260

Mental energy.

.275**

.000

260

Frequency of stress.

-.209**

.001

260

Stress management.

.271**

.000

260

General satisfaction with leisure time.

.275**

.000

260

Existence of goals in life.

.172**

.006

260

Self-rated communicational skills/ability.

.230**

.000

260

Sense of coherence.

.340**

.000

260

Optimism towards future.

.366**

.000

260

Self-confidence/self-esteem in general.

.302**

.000

260

Social support.

.255**

.000

260

Overall experience of work.

.179**

.004

260

Work efficiency in general.

.200**

.001

260

If one's competence is utilized at work.

.213**

.001

260

Feel that one's work is meaningful.

.154*

.013

260

Work atmosphere.

.144*

.020

260

Work flexibility.

.256**

.000

260

Emotion on the way to work? (sad – happy)

.215**

.000

260

If one is properly rewarded for their working efforts.

.124*

.046

260

Ability to influence work situation.

.197**

.001

260

Confidence at work.

.172**

.005

260

Social support from work colleagues.

.189**

.002

260

Clear goals at work.

.155*

.013

256

Realistic goals at work.

.217**

.000

256

Work place efficiency.

.254**

.000

260

Sick days during the last year.

-.294**

.000

260

Amount of consideration about one's health.

.150*

.015

260

Pains/inconveniences.

-.322**

.000

260

Fears/melancholy.

-.345**

.000

260

BMI (body mass index).

-.138*

.035

233

Waist-Hip ratio.

-.159*

.016

230

S-CRP (c-reactive protein) high sensitive.

-.124*

.048

256

S-SHBG (sexual hormone binding globulin).

.146*

.020

256

S-T4 (thyroxine) free.

.178**

.004

256

P-Fibrinogen.

-.155*

.013

256

B-LPK (leukocyte particle concentration).

-.133*

.033

256

  1. ** Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level 2-tailed.
  2. * Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level 2-tailed.