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Table 2 Univariate associations of health-related behaviours with demographic and socioeconomic factors

From: Association of smoking, physical activity, and dietary habits with socioeconomic variables: a cross-sectional study in adults on both sides of the Hungarian-Romanian border

Variables

Health-related behaviour

 

Smoking

Unhealthy diet

Leisure time physical inactivity

 

Hungarians

Romanians

Hungarians

Romanians

Hungarians

Romanians

 

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

Age (continuous)

0.96 (0.96-0.97)***

0.98 (0.97-0.98)***

1.00 (0.99-1.01)

1.04 (1.03-1.05)***

1.00 (0.99-1.01)

1.01 (0.99-1.02)

Gender

      

   Females

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

   Males

2.29 (1.78-2.97)***

2.89 (2.16-3.86)***

2.22 (1.69-2.90)***

1.75 (1.27-2.40)***

1.11 (0.86-1.43)

0.87 (0.64-1.18)

Educational level

      

   High

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

   Medium

1.66 (1.16-2.38)*

0.61 (0.41-0.89)

1.29 (0.92-1.82)

1.44 (0.97-2.15)

1.04 (0.73-1.48)

0.87 (0.56-1.35)

   Low

1.23(0.84-1.82)

0.95 (0.64-1.42)

1.77 (1.21-2.59)**

7.91 (4.93-12.68)***

1.02 (0.69-1.48)

1.02 (0.66-1.57)

Self-perceived financial conditions

      

   Good

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

   Acceptable

1.43 (0.97-2.09)

1.11 (0.81-1.52)

1.15 (0.81-1.63)

4.08 (2.88-5.79)***

1.05 (0.73-1.49)

0.71 (0.50-1.01)

   Poor

3.13 (2.06-4.74)***

1.36 (0.89-2.07)

2.05 (1.35-3.12)**

4.25 (2.52-7.15)***

1.21 (0.81-1.79)

0.88 (0.55-1.42)

  1. OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001