Scottish Health Survey - topic report: UK comparisons

The Scottish Health Survey: Topic Report UK Comparisons


Table A1 Confidence intervals and p values for selected differences between Scotland and England, Wales and Northern Ireland

Aged 16 and over
S, E & W 2008; NI 2005/6

Scotland

2 nd country

Difference

95% CI of difference

99% CI of difference

P value

% / mean

% / mean

Chapter 1

Men

Limiting long-term conditions: Scotland Vs Wales

23.3

25.7

2.4

0.2 - 4.6

-0.5 - 5.3

0.031

GHQ12 4+: Scotland Vs Northern Ireland

12.4

16.0

3.6

1.4 - 5.8

0.8 - 6.5

0.001

GHQ12 0: Scotland Vs Northern Ireland

64.4

60.0

4.4

1.2 - 7.6

0.2 - 8.6

0.006

IHD: Scotland Vs Northern Ireland

6.9

8.3

1.4

0.1 - 2.7

-0.3 - 3.1

0.033

Women

Limiting long-term conditions: Scotland Vs England

27.9

25.4

2.5

0.5 - 4.5

-0.1 - 5.1

0.013

GHQ12 4+: Scotland Vs Northern Ireland

17.1

21.0

3.9

2.0 - 5.9

1.3 - 6.5

<0.001

GHQ12 0: Scotland Vs Northern Ireland

57.7

51.0

6.7

3.9 - 9.5

3.0 - 10.4

<0.001

GHQ12 0: Scotland Vs England

57.7

60.3

2.6

0.3 - 4.9

-0.4 - 5.6

0.025

Any CVD: Scotland Vs England

15.5

13.0

2.5

0.9 - 4.1

0.4 - 4.6

0.003

Any CVD: Scotland Vs Northern Ireland

15.5

12.8

2.7

1.1 - 4.3

0.6 - 4.8

0.001

Any CVD or diabetes: Scotland Vs England

18.2

16.0

2.2

0.5 - 3.9

-0.1 - 4.5

0.012

Any CVD or diabetes: Scotland Vs Northern Ireland

18.2

14.9

3.3

1.6 - 5.0

1.0 - 5.6

<0.001

IHD: Scotland Vs England

5.6

4.0

1.6

0.6 - 2.6

0.3 - 2.9

0.001

IHD or stroke: Scotland Vs England

7.5

5.6

1.9

0.8 - 3.0

0.5 - 3.3

0.001

Chapter 2

Men

Consumes >4 units: Scotland Vs England

44.0

41.2

2.8

0.2 - 5.5

-0.7 - 6.3

0.039

Current cigarette smoker: Scotland Vs England

26.8

23.7

3.1

0.7 - 5.5

-0.1 - 6.3

0.012

Women

Consumes >3 units: Scotland Vs England

36.4

31.6

4.8

1.7 - 7.9

2.4 - 7.2

<0.001

Consumes >6 units: Scotland Vs England

17.8

15.4

2.4

0.5 - 4.3

-0.1 - 4.9

0.013

Current cigarette smoker: Scotland Vs England

24.7

19.9

4.8

2.9 - 6.8

2.2 - 7.4

<0.001

Current cigarette smoker: Scotland Vs Wales

24.7

22.4

2.3

0.3 - 4.3

-0.3 - 4.9

0.026

Chapter 3

Men

Consumes >5 portions: Scotland Vs England

20.0

25.1

5.1

2.8 - 7.4

2.1 - 8.1

<0.001

Mean portions: Scotland Vs England

3.1

3.5

0.4

0.3 - 0.6

0.2 - 0.6

<0.001

BMI >25: Scotland Vs Northern Ireland

68.5

64.1

4.4

1.1 - 7.7

0.1 - 8.7

0.009

Women

Consumes >5 portions: Scotland Vs England

23.8

29.0

5.2

3.1 - 7.3

2.5 - 7.9

<0.001

Mean portions: Scotland Vs England

3.4

3.8

0.4

0.3 - 0.5

0.2 - 0.6

<0.001

BMI >25: Scotland Vs England

61.8

56.9

4.9

2.4 - 7.4

1.6 - 8.2

<0.001

BMI >30: Scotland Vs England

27.5

24.9

2.6

0.2 - 5.0

-0.6 - 5.8

0.035

BMI >25: Scotland Vs Northern Ireland

61.8

54.0

7.8

4.8 - 10.8

3.8 - 11.8

<0.001

BMI 25-<30: Scotland Vs Northern Ireland

34.3

30.5

3.8

1.0 - 6.7

0.1 - 7.6

0.009

BMI >30: Scotland Vs Northern Ireland

27.5

23.5

4.0

1.3 - 6.7

0.4 - 7.6

0.004

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