article_snippet.sent: The team at Sheffield looked at health-related variables, including whether individuals reported conditions like fatigue, pain, insomnia, depression, diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease or cancer.
article_snippet.sent: This group was the least deprived cluster and had positive health characteristics - although the group included a large proportion with high blood pressure - and above average alcohol consumption (file image)
article_snippet.sent: Demographic variables accounted for were age, sex, ethnicity and socioeconomic deprivation, while well-being was assessed by asking people how satisfied people were with people lives on a scale of nought to 10.
article_snippet.sent: : They had a higher prevalence of chronic health problems including high blood pressure (file image)
article_snippet.sent: As was whether or not They engaged in active weight management - going to slimming clubs, for example - and whether They made a conscious effort to eat more healthily.
article_snippet.sent: Researchers were the group most likely to display positive health characteristics, and engaged in some healthy behaviours. '
article_snippet.sent: The 'unhappy anxious middle-aged' group was primarily female, had poor mental health and reported high levels of insomnia, anxiety, depression and fatigue.
article_snippet.sent: Their sense of well-being was relatively low, but Their did engage in healthy physical activity and weight management, and had the lowest alcohol consumption.
article_snippet.sent: The 'affluent healthy elderly' was the least deprived cluster and had positive health characteristics - although the group included a large proportion with high blood pressure - and above average alcohol consumption.
article_snippet.sent: The 'physically sick but happy elderly' group had a higher prevalence of chronic health conditions -including osteoarthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure - but exhibited low levels of anxiety and depression.
article_snippet.sent: The 'physically sick but happy elderly' group was primarily female, had poor mental health and reported high levels of insomnia, anxiety, depression and fatigue (file image) 6.
article_snippet.sent: And The 'physically sick but happy elderly' group tended not to engage in  healthy behaviours (file image)
article_snippet.sent: The findings are published in the Journal of Public Health.