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Table 4 Multivariate 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

 

Hungarians

Romanians

Hungarians

Romanians

 

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

Age (continuous)

0.96 (0.95-0.97)***

0.98 (0.97-0.99)***

0.99 (0.99-1.00)

1.02 (1.01-1.03)***

Gender

    

   Females

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

   Males

2.08 (1.57-2.74)***

3.09 (2.28-4.17)***

2.19 (1.66-2.89)***

1.91 (1.35-2.72)***

Educational level

    

   High

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

   Medium

1.36 (0.92-2.01)

0.97 (0.63-1.49)

1.11 (0.79-1.59)

1.01 (0.65-1.56)

   Low

1.59 (1.01-2.51)*

0.76 (0.47-1.22)

1.63 (1.06-2.51)*

3.58 (2.08-6.15)***

Self-perceived financial conditions

    

   Good

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

   Acceptable

1.60 (1.06-2.42)*

1.32 (0.93-1.87)

1.21 (0.85-1.74)

3.04 (2.07-4.46)***

   Poor

3.70 (2.32-5.89)***

1.72 (1.07-2.77)*

1.90 (1.22-2.96)**

3.04 (1.72-5.38)***

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