BACKGROUND Prevalence studies are needed to assess the distribution of diseases. However, in a contrasting health promotion perspective, self-rated health is in itself an important field of study. This study investigated self-rated global health in the general population in Norway. METHODS As part of a national survey, a two-item measure of global health (score range 0-100) was administered to a general population sample, and 1776 of 4961 eligible participants (response rate 36%) responded. Group comparisons were conducted using independent t-tests and one-way analyses of variance, whereas factors associated with global health was investigated with linear regression analysis. RESULTS In the adjusted analyses, better global health was associated with higher age (β = 0.13, p <  0.001), having higher education (β = 0.10, p <  0.001), being employed (β = 0.21, p <  0.001), and living with a spouse or partner (β = 0.05, p <  0.05). CONCLUSIONS While global health was similar for men and women in the Norwegian general population, other sociodemographic variables were linked with global health. In particular, the link between employment and self-rated global health was strong. The findings are considered representative for the Norwegian population.

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挪威一般人群的自我评估的全球健康状况。

背景技术需要流行性研究来评估疾病的分布。但是，从促进健康的角度来看，自我评估健康本身就是一个重要的研究领域。这项研究调查了挪威总人口中自我评估的全球健康状况。方法作为一项全国调查的一部分，对总体人群样本进行了两项全球健康评估（得分范围为0-100），并且在4961名合格参与者中，有1776名做出了回应（回应率为36％）。使用独立t检验和单向方差分析进行组比较，而通过线性回归分析研究与整体健康相关的因素。结果在调整后的分析中，更好的整体健康状况与年龄越高（β= 0.13，p <0.001），受过高等教育（β= 0.10，p <0.001），受雇（β= 0.21，p <0.001），并与配偶或伴侣生活在一起（β= 0.05，p <0.05）。结论虽然挪威总人口中男性和女性的全球健康状况相似，但其他社会人口统计学变量与全球健康状况相关。尤其是，就业与全球健康自我评估之间的联系很牢固。该发现被认为是挪威人口的代表。