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Table 2 Logistic regression modeling for ‘Stay active’ outcome (n = 9443)

From: Associations between measures of socio-economic status, beliefs about back pain, and exposure to a mass media campaign to improve back beliefs

 

Univariable associations

Multivariable associations

Variable

OR

95%-CI

p-value

Included in multivariable model

OR

95%-CI

p-value

Age

   

Yes

   

 18–24 (reference)

1

 

0.12

 

1

 

0.29

 25–34

1.49

1.49–1.49

<0.001

 

1.08

0.69–1.70

0.74

 35–39

1.88

1.88–1.89

<0.001

 

1.02

0.63–1.65

0.94

 40–44

2.08

2.08–2.08

<0.001

 

1.24

0.77–2.00

0.38

 45–54

1.92

1.92–1.92

<0.001

 

1.23

0.79–1.91

0.37

 55–64

2.08

2.07–2.08

<0.001

 

1.27

0.81–1.98

0.30

 65+

1.80

1.80–1.81

<0.001

 

1.47

0.93–2.31

0.10

Region

   

No

   

 Urban (reference)

1

      

 Rural

1.00

0.91–1.09

0.92

    

Language

   

Noa

   

 English/French (reference)

1

      

 Other

0.78

0.63–0.98

0.03

    

N people in household

0.97

0.94–1.02

0.22

No

   

Educational level

   

Yes

   

 High School Diploma or Lower (reference)

1

 

<0.001

 

1

 

0.61

 College or Technical Training

1.23

1.12–1.37

<0.001

 

1.08

0.89–1.30

0.44

 University Education

1.25

1.12–1.40

<0.001

 

1.11

0.90–1.36

0.35

Employment

   

Yes

   

 Employed full-time or part-time (reference)

1

   

1

  

 Other (Homemaker/Retired/Unemployed/Student)

0.88

0.78–1.00

0.05

 

0.89

0.75–1.06

0.20

Occupation

   

No

   

 Manual workers (reference)

1

 

0.19

    

 Office workers

1.14

0.95–1.36

0.16

    

 Sales & Services workers

1.00

0.82–1.23

1.00

    

 Professional, Science & Technology workers

1.10

0.92–1.31

0.29

    

 Other (Homemaker/Student/Retired/Unemployed)

1.00

0.85–1.16

0.95

    

Marital status

   

Yes

   

 Single (reference)

1

 

<0.001

 

1

 

0.42

 Married/Common Law Union

1.34

1.20–1.51

<0.001

 

1.47

0.90–1.47

0.28

 Other (Divorced/Separated/Widowed)

1.31

1.13–1.53

<0.001

 

1.21

0.90–1.63

0.21

Income category

   

Yes

   

 $19.999 or less (reference)

1

 

<0.001

 

1

 

0.005

 $20.000–$39.999

1.16

0.92–1.45

0.21

 

1.04

0.73–1.48

0.84

 $40.000–$59.999

1.24

1.00–1.55

0.05

 

1.13

0.79–1.62

0.51

 $60.000–$79.999

1.22

0.98–1.53

0.08

 

1.18

0.81–1.72

0.38

 $80.000–$99.999

1.41

1.12–1.78

0.004

 

1.11

0.75–1.64

0.60

 $100.000 or more

1.66

1.34–2.05

<0.001

 

1.62

1.12–2.34

0.01

  1. aNot sufficient cases to run in multivariable model; Bold indicates statistically significant at p > 0.05; Hosmer-Lemeshow p = 0.16