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Table 9 Subset of health-related indicators from the Public health monitor (‘HeMo’)

From: A machine learning approach to small area estimation: predicting the health, housing and well-being of the population of Netherlands

Health-related indicator

Original name

Description

Drinker

lfala217

Drank alcohol in the past 12 months

Drinker_over6gd

lfalaa213

Drinks over 6 glasses of alcohol per day

Drinker_heavy

lfala213

Drinks at least 1 times a week at least 6 (M) or 4 (F) glasses per day

Drinker_excess

lfals231

Drinks alcohol in excess of recommendation

Drinker_excess_old

lfals230

Drinks alcohol in excess of recommendation (old definition)

Drinker_under1gd

lfals232

Drinks under 1 glass of alcohol per day

Weight_overweight

aggws204

Overweight, BMI 25 or higher

Weight_obese

aggws205

Obese, BMI 30 or higher

Weight_underweight

aggws206

Underweight, BMI 18.5 or lower

Weight_healthy

aggws207

Healthy weight, BMI 18.5–25

Weight_overweight_moderate

aggws208

Moderately overweight, BMI 25–30

Smoker

lfrka205

Smoker

Smoker_past

lfrka206

Smoked in the past

Smoker_never

lfrka207

Has never smoked

Health_reportgood

klgga208

Considers own health as good

Illness_longterm

calga260

Has an illness of duration 6 months or longer

Health_limited

calga264

Is limited in daily life by problems with health

Health_limited_severe

calga265

Is seriously limited in daily life by problems with health

Illness_longterm_limited

calga267

Is limited in daily life by problems with health 6 months or longer

Disability_hearing

lgbps203

Has a hearing disability (great difficulty with 1 of 2 OECD items)

Disability_vision

lgbps204

Has a vision disability (great difficulty with 1 of 2 OECD items)

Disability_mobility

lgbps205

Has a mobility disability (great difficulty with 1 of 3 OECD items)

Disability_any

lgbps209

Has a hearing, vision, or mobility disability (1 of 7 OECD items)

Feels_lifecontrol

ggrls203

Feels moderate or much control over their own life

Anxietydepression_moderate

ggada202

Moderate or high risk of anxiety disorder or depression

Anxietydepression_high

ggada203

High risk of anxiety disorder or depression

Exercise_guideline

ki_rlbew2017

Complies with the 2017 exercise guideline

Exercise

kisporter

Core indicator of actual exercise

Lonely

ggees217

Is lonely

Lonely_severe

ggees209

Is seriously lonely

Lonely_emotional

ggees218

Is emotionally lonely

Lonely_social

ggees219

Is socially lonely

Volunteer

mmvwa201

Does volunteer work

Difficultyfinancial_12m

mmika201

In the past 12 months experienced difficulty with household income

Caregiver_informal

mcmzgs203

Caregiver (at least 3 months and/or at least 8 hours a week)

Much_stress

ggsts16

Experienced a lot of stress in the past 4 weeks

Severe_noise_disturb

woghba218

Experiences severe noise disturbance by neighbors

Walk_to_work

wwlmwk

(Partly) walks to work at least 1 day a week

Bike_to_work

wwfmwk

(Partly) bikes to work at least 1 day a week

Walk_or_bike_to_work

wwfmwk, wwlmwk

(Partly) bikes or walks to work at least 1 day a week