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Table 4 Odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for reporting self-rated health as good or better (n = 3,644)

From: Associations between fruit and vegetable intake, leisure-time physical activity, sitting time and self-rated health among older adults: cross-sectional data from the WELL study

  

Bivariate model

Multivariate modela

  

OR(CI)

OR(CI)

Variable

Level

Women

Men

Women

Men

F&V (servings/day)

1.15 (1.11-1.20)

1.16 (1.11-1.21)

1.09 (1.04-1.14)

1.10 (1.05-1.16)

LTPA (MET-hours/day)

1.15 (1.11-1.20)

1.16 (1.12-1.21)

1.08 (1.04-1.12)

1.10 (1.06-1.14)

ST (hours/day)

0.95 (0.92-0.98)

0.94 (0.91-0.97)

0.98 (0.95-1.02)

0.96 (0.93-1.00)

Body Mass Index

< 25 kg/m2

1

1

1

1

(BMI)

25–29.9 kg/m2

0.63 (0.52-0.77)

0.77 (0.62-0.96)

0.70 (0.56-0.86)

0.84 (0.66-1.06)

 

≥ 30 kg/m2

0.35 (0.28-0.44)

0.28 (0.21-0.36)

0.54 (0.42-0.70)

0.36 (0.27-0.47)

Smoking habits

Never smoker

1

1

1

1

 

Former smoker

0.86 (0.71-1.04)

0.68 (0.56-0.83)

0.99 (0.81-1.22)

0.79 (0.64-0.98)

 

Daily smoker

0.44 (0.33-0.59)

0.33 (0.25-0.43)

0.65 (0.47-0.89)

0.48 (0.35-0.65)

Education

Up to 10 years

1

1

1

1

 

12 years/trade/certificate

1.14 (0.93-1.39)

1.37 (1.11-1.69)

1.01 (0.82-1.25)

1.12 (0.89-1.41)

 

University

1.98 (1.58-2.48)

2.38 (1.88-3.01)

1.42 (1.11-1.82)

1.54 (1.19-2.00)

Marital status

Married/cohabiting

1

1

1

1

 

Separated/widowed

0.74 (0.59-0.93)

0.69 (0.52-0.91)

0.93 (0.73-1.18)

0.78 (0.57-1.08)

 

Single

0.54 (0.35-0.84)

0.59 (0.41-0.86)

0.63 (0.38-1.05)

0.55 (0.37-0.82)

Housing tenure

Renter/boarder

1

1

1

1

 

Purchaser

2.14 (1.51-3.03)

1.79 (1.28-2.51)

1.73 (1.19-2.52)

1.11 (0.76-1.62)

 

Owner

2.30 (1.69-3.12)

1.94 (1.44-2.61)

1.59 (1.14-2.23)

1.14 (0.81-1.58)

Long-term illness

No

1

1

1

1

 

Yes

0.12 (0.09-0.16)

0.13 (0.10-0.17)

0.16 (0.12-0.21)

0.17 (0.13-0.23)

  1. Note a Multivariate model – adjusted for all the independent variables (including F&V, LTPA and ST) simultaneously.