Table 5 Multivariate analysis of factors associated with participants who worry about their behaviour and who thought their behaviour unhealthy, by risk factor, Australia, 2010

Number of people in each behaviour/worry group

612/971

564/765

849/1633

421/1306

272/1022

295/1728

% in each behaviour/worry group (95% CI)

63.0 (60.0–66.0)

73.7 (70.5–76.7)

51.9 (49.5–54.4)

32.2 (29.7–34.8)

26.7 (24.0–29.5)

17.1 (15.4–18.9)

Sex

Male

1.00

Female

1.41 (0.04)

Age

65+ years

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

55 to 64 years

1.82 (0.02)

2.04 (0.13)

1.28 (0.29)

2.80 (<0.01)

1.35 (0.39)

1.61 (0.17)

45 to 54 years

2.21 (<0.01)

3.30 (0.01)

1.30 (0.25)

3.94 (<0.01)

2.44 (0.01)

2.15 (0.03)

35 to 44 years

1.48 (0.12)

2.23 (0.07)

1.74 (0.02)

6.18 (<0.01)

1.71 (0.13)

2.17 (0.03)

18 to 34 years

1.47 (0.13)

1.88 (0.15)

1.35 (0.19)

8.60 (<0.01)

1.80 (0.06)

3.91 (<0.01)

Marital status

Never Married

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Married/living with a partner

1.64 (0.01)↑

0.89 (0.63)

0.66 (0.01)

0.65 (0.04)

Separated/divorced

1.02 (0.95)

0.43 (0.02)

0.80 (0.41)

0.98 (0.96)

Widowed

1.37 (0.40)

1.10 (0.88)

0.89 (0.7)

0.61 (0.29)

Education

No schooling to secondary

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Trade, certificate, diploma

1.09 (0.69)

1.23 (0.12)

0.68 (0.02)

0.61 (0.01)

Degree or higher

2.06 (0.01)

1.53 (<0.01)

0.73 (0.10)

0.93 (0.70)

Work status

Full time employed

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Part time employed

0.87 (0.38)

1.15 (0.33)

0.84 (0.32)

0.78 (0.30)

1.18 (0.46)

Unemployed

0.32 (0.01)

2.86 (<0.01)

0.83 (0.62)

3.33 (0.01)

1.12 (0.74)

Economically inactive

1.06 (0.71)

1.24 (0.15)

0.60 (0.01)

1.48 (0.05)

1.80 (<0.01)

Dwelling

Owned or being purchased

1.00

1.00

1.00

Rented from Government Housing

0.36 (0.01)

2.32 (0.01)

3.08 (<0.01)

Rented Privately

1.19 (0.28)

2.29 (<0.01)

1.02 (0.93)

Community/Retirement Village/ Other

1.54 (0.31)

0.78 (0.72)

5.80 (<0.01)

Country of Birth

Australia

1.00

UK/Ireland

0.55 (0.19)

Other

0.59 (0.03)

Household annual income

>$80,000

1.00

1.00

1.00

$40,001-$80,000

1.81 (<0.01)

0.54 (<0.01)

1.60 (0.02)

<$40,000

1.66 (0.01)

0.65 (0.02)

1.07 (0.79)

Not stated

1.85 (<0.01)

0.55 (<0.01)

0.83 (0.45)

Overall quality of life

Excellent/very good

1.00

1.00

1.00

Good

1.23 (0.09)

1.15 (0.37)

1.44 (0.05)

Fair/poor

1.55 (0.01)

1.97 (<0.01)

2.24 (<0.01)

Had complementary and alternative medicine

No/don’t know

1.00

1.00

1.00

Yes

1.85 (<0.01)

1.56 (<0.01)

1.49 (0.02)

Life affected by health

Activities limited/bedridden most of the time

1.00

No problems /Can work & live normally day to day

1.55 (0.02)

How often pain stops you doing what you want

Always

1.00

1.00

Sometimes

1.90 (0.11)

0.53 (0.04)

Not/hardly at all

2.84 (0.01)

0.46 (0.02)

Doctor visits in past year

None

1.00

1.00

One to four times

1.65 (0.04)

0.78 (0.31)

Five to ten times

1.61 (0.07)

0.96 (0.87)

More than 10 times

1.99 (0.02)

0.34 (<0.01)

Other health professional visits in past year

None

1.00

1.00

1.00

One to four times

1.94 (<0.01)

0.63 (<0.01)

1.72 (<0.01)

Five to ten times

0.88 (0.68)

0.39 (<0.01)

0.92 (0.75)

More than 10 times

1.28 (0.52)

0.41 (<0.01)

0.98 (0.93)

How often have enough energy

All/most of the time

1.00

1.00

Some of the time

1.47 (0.04)

2.10 (<0.01)

A little/none of the time

0.99 (0.97)

3.39 (<0.01)

How often have to adjust pace because of health

A little/none of the time

1.00

1.00

1.00

Some of the time

1.35 (0.03)

1.54 (0.03)

1.56 (0.02)

All/most of the time

0.75 (0.11)

2.10 (0.01)

0.49 (0.01)

Do things to reduce stress

Yes/sometimes

1.00

1.00

No

1.83 (0.01)

1.49 (0.04)

Try and stay connected to people

Yes/sometimes

1.00

No

2.02 (0.01)

Ever used trial and error

No/ don’t know/refused

1.00

1.00

1.00

Yes/sometimes

1.71 (<0.01)

2.23 (0.05)

0.67 (0.03)

How often do you feel angry about your health

A little/none of the time

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Some of the time

2.23 (<0.01)

1.28 (0.09)

1.55 (0.02)

2.41 (<0.01)

All/most of the time

1.26 (0.53)

2.12 (<0.01)

2.37 (0.01)

7.12 (<0.01)

Do you care about your health

A little/none of the time

1.00

1.00

Some of the time

1.43 (0.21)

2.09 (0.02)

All/most of the time

1.89 (0.01)

1.11 (0.69)