Table 2 Percentages and odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) of obesity, physical inactivity, and ex- and current smoking by causal belief groups among males and females aged 25 to 64 years
Health | Causal belief group | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Behaviors | Genetic | Diet | Lack of exercise | Overweight | Smoking | Stress, work | Other | Interaction3 |
n = 2873 | n = 9774 | n = 5577 | n = 3523 | n = 2142 | n = 8569 | n = 3488 | p-value | |
Obese (%) | 20.7 | 16.8 | 15.6 | 23.0 | 19.3 | 18.5 | 18.1 | |
OR (95% CI)1 | 1.00 | 0.94(0.84-1.05) | 0.82(0.73-0.92) | 1.21(1.09-1.39) | 0.93(0.81-1.08) | 0.95(0.85-1.06) | 0.90(0.79-1.03) | .060 |
Physically inactive (%) | 27.2 | 26.6 | 19.8 | 25.1 | 29.9 | 30.8 | 32.4 | |
OR (95% CI)1 | 1.00 | 0.89(0.81-0.98) | 0.66(0.59-0.73) | 0.90(0.81-1.01) | 1.03(0.91-1.17) | 1.07(0.97-1.17) | 1.12(1.00-1.25) | .311 |
Ex-smokers (%) | 19.3 | 19.6 | 20.1 | 20.5 | 22.1 | 19.4 | 19.0 | |
OR (95% CI)2 | 1.00 | 1.03(0.92-1.15) | 1.05(0.93-1.199 | 1.01(0.89-1.15) | 1.10(0.95-1.27) | 1.15(1.03-1.29) | 1.08(0.95-1.24) | |
Current smokers (%) | 27.9 | 24.8 | 26.3 | 23.2 | 21.0 | 32.6 | 31.0 | |
OR (95% CI)2 | 1.00 | 0.79 (0.71-0.87) | 0.85(0.76-0.94) | 0.74(0.66-0.83) | 0.71(0.62-0.81) | 1.27(1.15-1.40) | 1.18(1.05-1.3) | .011 |