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Table 6 This scale consists of 39 questions, including physical, mental and social health conditions

From: Associations of environment and lifestyle factors with suboptimal health status: a population-based cross-sectional study in urban China

Sub-health measurement scale (SHMS V1.0)

1. How is your appetite?

□ very bad

□ worse

□ average

□ better

□ very good

2. How is your sleep?

□ very bad

□ worse

□ average

□ better

□ very good

3. Are you satisfied with your hair growth?(e.g. premature graying, yellowing or hair loss)

□ very dissatisfied

□ less satisfied

□ average

□ more satisfied

□ very satisfied

4. Do you feel bitter or dry mouth?

□ never

□ few

□ sometimes

□ often

□ always

5. Do you have gastrointestinal discomfort? (e.g. acid reflux, belching, nausea (abdominal pain, bloating, diarrhea, constipation, etc.)

□ none

□ rarely

□ sometimes

□ often

□ always

6. Do you have abnormal urine symptoms? (e.g. yellow urine, painful urination, oliguria, frequent urination, excessive nocturia, etc.)

□ none

□ rarely

□ sometimes

□ often

□ always

7. Do you have head discomfort? (e.g. dizziness, headache, heavy head, head swelling, head numbness, etc.)

□ none

□ rarely

□ sometimes

□often

□ always

8. Do you have eye discomfort? (e.g. soreness, dryness, tearfulness, blurred, easily fatigued, polycythemia, etc.)

□ none

□ rarely

□ sometimes

□often

□ always

9. Do you feel discomfort of your auditory system?(e.g. tinnitus, hearing loss, ear pain, etc.)

□ none

□ rarely

□ sometimes

□often

□ always

10. Do you have difficulty bending and flexing your knees?

□ easy

□ relatively easy

□ a little difficult

□ rather difficult

□ very difficult

11. Do you have difficulty climbing 3 to 5 floors normally?

□ easy

□ relatively easy

□ a little difficult

□ rather difficult

□ very difficult

12. Do you have difficulty walking 1500 m?

□ easy

□ relatively easy

□ a little difficult

□ rather difficult

□ very difficult

13. Can your fatigue be relieved after rest?

□ never

□ rarely

□ sometimes

□ mostly can

□ absolutely can

14. Do you have enough energy to cope with daily life, work and study?

□ none

□ rarely have

□ sometimes have

□ mostly have

□ totally have

15. What state do you think your physical (somatic) health is in?

□ health

□ mild suboptimal health

□ average suboptimal health

□ severe suboptimal health

□ disease

16. Do you have confidence in yourself?

□ none

□ less confident

□ a little confident

□more confident

□ very confident

17. Are you satisfied with your current living condition?

□ very dissatisfied

□ less dissatisfied

□ average

□ more satisfied

□ very satisfied

18. Are you optimistic about the future?

□ very pessimistic

□ less pessimistic

□ average

□ more optimistic

□ very optimistic

19. Do you feel happy?

□ never

□ rarely

□ sometimes

□often

□ always

20. Do you feel nervous mentally?

□ never

□ rarely

□ sometimes

□ often

□ always

21. Do you feel bad or depressed?

□ never

□ rarely

□ sometimes

□often

□ always

22. Do you feel insecure?

□ never

□ rarely

□ sometimes

□ often

□ always

23. Do you feel scared for no reason?

□ never

□ rarely

□ sometimes

□ often

□ always

24. Do you feel lonely?

□ never

□ rarely

□ sometimes

□ often

□ always

25. Are you sensitive and suspicious?

□ never

□ rarely

□ sometimes

□ often

□ always

26. How is your memory?

□ very poor

□ worse

□ average

□ better

□ very good

27. How is your ability to think about or deal with problems?

□ very poor

□ worse

□ average

□ better

□ very good

28. What state do you think your mental health (such as emotion, cognitive ability, etc.) is in?

□ health

□ mild suboptimal health

□ average

suboptimal health

□ severe suboptimal health

□ disease

29. Can you properly deal with the unpleasant things happen in your life, work and study?

□ never

□ rarely can

□ sometimes can

□ mostly can

□ absolutely can

30. Are you satisfied with your interpersonal relationship in the society?

□ very dissatisfied

□ less dissatisfied

□ average

□ more satisfied

□ very satisfied

31. Are you satisfied with your performance in life, work and study?

□ very dissatisfied

□ less dissatisfied

□ average

□ more satisfied

□ very satisfied

32. Can you adapt quickly to your new life, work and study?

□ never

□ rarely can

□ sometimes can

□ mostly can

□ absolutely can

33. Do you keep in touch with your friends and relatives frequently (such as visiting each other, telephone greetings, correspondence, etc.)?

□ never

□ rarely

□ sometimes

□ often

□ more often

34. Do you have friends you can share your happiness and sorrow with?

□ never

□ less

□ average

□ many

□ very many, more than five

35. Are there any colleagues, classmates, neighbors, relatives or friends with whom you are close to?

□ never

□ less

□ average

□ many

□ very many, more than five

36. When you need help, will your family, colleagues or friends give you material or emotional support or help?

□ never

□ rarely

□ sometimes

□ often

□ always

37. When you encounter difficulties, will you proactively seek support and help of others?

□ never

□ rarely

□ sometimes

□ often

□ always

38. What state do you think your “social health” is in (e.g. interpersonal relationship, social interaction, etc.)?

□ health

□ mild suboptimal health

□ average suboptimal health

□ severe suboptimal health

□ disease

39. What do you think your general health (including physical, mental and social health) is in?

□ health

□ mild suboptimal health

□ average suboptimal health

□ severe suboptimal health

□ disease