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Table 2 Associations between social capital and healthy behaviour patterns (odds ratios with 95% CI for Model M2c)

From: Social capital, health behaviours and health: a population-based associational study

Variables

M2a: age +gender + var1

M2b: age +gender +social capital2

M2c: M2b+ socio-demographic factors3

CI (95 %)4

NON-SMOKING

    

Social support

    

Low

1.00

1.00

1.00

 

Moderate

1.10

0.96

0.84 *

(0.72-0.99)

High

1.47 ***

1.13

0.88

(0.74-1.04)

Social participation and networks

    

Low

1.00

1.00

1.00

 

Moderate

1.56 ***

1.51 ***

1.41 ***

(1.20-1.65)

High

2.80 ***

2.66 ***

2.34 ***

(1.97-2.78)

Trust and reciprocity

    

Low

1.00

1.00

1.00

 

Moderate

1.25 **

1.20 *

1.09

(0.94-1.27)

High

1.67 ***

1.56 ***

1.33 **

(1.13-1.58)

NON-EXCESSIVE DRINKING

Social support

    

Low

1.00

1.00

1.00

 

Moderate

0.98

0.89

0.87

(0.69-1.08)

High

0.98

0.82

0.79

(0.61-1.00)

Social participation and networks

    

Low

1.00

1.00

1.00

 

Moderate

1.37 **

1.39 **

1.44 **

(1.15-1.79)

High

1.87 ***

1.93 ***

2.01 ***

(1.53-2.61)

Trust and reciprocity

    

Low

1.00

1.00

1.00

 

Moderate

1.11

1.10

1.07

(0.85-1.33)

High

1.25

1.22

1.16

(0.91-1.46)

LEISURE-TIME PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

Social support

    

Low

1.00

1.00

1.00

 

Moderate

1.23 **

1.05

1.02

(0.89-1.18)

High

1.55 ***

1.11

1.04

(0.89-1.23)

Social participation and networks

    

Low

1.00

1.00

1.00

 

Moderate

2.46 ***

2.43 ***

2.40 ***

(2.10-2.75)

High

4.94 ***

4.83 ***

4.73 ***

(3.97-5.62)

Trust and reciprocity

    

Low

1.00

1.00

1.00

 

Moderate

0.99

0.92

0.91

(0.78-1.05)

High

1.18 *

1.06

1.02

(0.87-1.20)

DAILY USE OF VEGETABLES

Social support

    

Low

1.00

1.00

1.00

 

Moderate

1.31 ***

1.22 **

1.12

(0.99-1.27)

High

1.72 ***

1.47 ***

1.25 **

(1.09-1.454)

Social participation and networks

    

Low

1.00

1.00

1.00

 

Moderate

1.43 ***

1.37 ***

1.31 ***

(1.15-1.49)

High

2.20 ***

2.02 ***

1.85 ***

(1.61-2.11)

Trust and reciprocity

    

Low

1.00

1.00

1.00

 

Moderate

1.05

1.00

0.95

(0.83-1.07)

High

1.18 *

1.08

0.98

(0.85-1.14)

ADEQUATE DURATION OF SLEEP

Social support

    

Low

1.00

1.00

1.00

 

Moderate

1.26 **

1.17 *

1.11

(0.96-1.29)

High

1.59 ***

1.39 ***

1.24 **

(1.06-1.46)

Social participation and networks

    

Low

1.00

1.00

1.00

 

Moderate

1.34 ***

1.28 ***

1.24 **

(1.08-1.42)

High

1.65 ***

1.50 ***

1.42 ***

(1.20-1.67)

Trust and reciprocity

    

Low

1.00

1.00

1.00

 

Moderate

1.36 ***

1.31 **

1.27 **

(1.09-1.48)

High

1.47 ***

1.38 ***

1.30 **

(1.12-1.52)

  1. Health 2000 Survey, adults 30+ years (N=8028).
  2. *** p<0.001, ** p<0.01, * p<0.05.
  3. 1 Model 2a includes age, gender and one dimension of social capital at a time.
  4. 2 Model 2b includes age, gender and all dimensions of social capital (social support, social participation and networks, and trust and reciprocity) simultaneously.
  5. 3 Model 2c includes age, gender, all the dimensions of social capital, all the socio-demographic factors (education, living arrangements and income) simultaneously.
  6. 4 CI confidence intervals for Model 2c.