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Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, Vol. 35, No. 2, 164-171 (2007)
DOI: 10.1080/14034940600975674

Self-rated health and age: A cross-sectional and longitudinal study of 11,000 Danes aged 45—102

Frank Krarup Andersen

Epidemiology, Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense C, Denmark

Kaare Christensen

Epidemiology, Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense C, Denmark, KChristensen{at}health.sdu.dk

Henrik Frederiksen

Epidemiology, Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense C, Denmark

Aims: The aim of this study was to explore and describe self-rated health in middle-aged and elderly Danes using both a cross-sectional and a longitudinal design. Global and (age) comparative self-rated health are examined and compared. Methods: This study is interview based and comprises data on 11,294 Danes aged 45—102 with more than 1,900 participants aged 90 years and older. Results: As expected, global self-rated health declines with age in both cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses. In contrast, comparative self-rated health either increases or remains stable with age in cross-sectional analyses while in longitudinal analyses there is a slight decline in comparative self-rated health. Conclusions: The age-trajectory of global self-rated health is similar in individuals and populations. For comparative self-rated health, however, the individual on average experiences a slight decline, whereas on the population level comparative self-rated health either increases or remains stable. The explanation for this is likely to be higher mortality and higher non-response among the participants with the poorest self-rated health.

Key Words: Comparative self-rated health • health assessment • global self-rated health • oldest old • self-rated health


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