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Table 5 Odds ratios (95% CI) of medical conditions by derived behavioral factors a

From: Self-reported health behaviors, including sleep, correlate with doctor-informed medical conditions: data from the 2011 Health Related Behaviors Survey of U.S. Active Duty Military Personnel

Factor

Name

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

  

Odds of high blood pressure (N cases = 3713)

1

“Healthy diet”

0.86 (0.81–0.90)

0.88 (0.83–0.93)

0.87 (0.83–0.93)

2

“Unhealthy diet”

0.89 (0.83–0.94)

0.96 (0.90–1.02)

0.97 (0.91–1.03)

3

“Exercise”

0.89 (0.84–0.94)

0.95 (0.90–1.01)

0.95 (0.89–1.01)

4

“Bad habits”

1.40 (1.34–1.48)

1.41 (1.33–1.49)

1.39 (1.31–1.48)

  

Odds of high cholesterol (N cases = 4098)

1

“Healthy diet”

0.87 (0.82–0.91)

0.83 (0.79–0.88)

0.83 (0.79–0.88)

2

“Unhealthy diet”

0.83 (0.78–0.88)

1.00 (0.93–1.06)

1.00 (0.94–1.07)

3

“Exercise”

0.70 (0.66–0.74)

0.85 (0.80–0.90)

0.85 (0.80–0.90)

4

“Bad habits”

1.08 (1.03–1.13)

1.10 (1.04–1.17)

1.10 (1.03–1.17)

  

Odds of high triglycerides (N cases = 1745)

1

“Healthy diet”

0.89 (0.83–0.96)

0.83 (0.77–0.90)

0.83 (0.77–0.90)

2

“Unhealthy diet”

0.77 (0.71–0.84)

0.93 (0.85–1.02)

0.94 (0.85–1.03)

3

“Exercise”

0.61 (0.56–0.67)

0.79 (0.72–0.86)

0.78 (0.71–0.85)

4

“Bad habits”

1.11 (1.04–1.18)

1.16 (1.07–1.26)

1.15 (1.06–1.26)

  

High blood glucose (N cases = 499)

1

“Healthy diet”

0.85 (0.73–0.99)

0.87 (0.76–1.01)

0.87 (0.75–1.00)

2

“Unhealthy diet”

0.72 (0.61–0.86)

0.85 (0.72–1.00)

0.87 (0.74–1.03)

3

“Exercise”

0.64 (0.52–0.77)

0.75 (0.62–0.91)

0.74 (0.61–0.90)

4

“Bad habits”

1.21 (1.08–1.36)

1.25 (1.09–1.44)

1.25 (1.08–1.44)

  

Low HDL cholesterol (N cases = 1921)

1

“Healthy diet”

0.91 (0.85–0.98)

0.86 (0.80–0.93)

0.86 (0.80–0.93)

2

“Unhealthy diet”

0.81 (0.75–0.88)

0.97 (0.89–1.06)

0.98 (0.90–1.07)

3

“Exercise”

0.63 (0.58–0.69)

0.79 (0.72–0.87)

0.79 (0.72–0.86)

4

“Bad habits”

1.11 (1.04–1.19)

1.16 (1.07–1.27)

1.16 (1.06–1.26)

  

Odds of overweight/obesity (N cases = 16,292)

1

“Healthy diet”

0.94 (0.91–0.98)

0.94 (0.91–0.99)

0.95 (0.91–0.99)

2

“Unhealthy diet”

0.75 (0.72–0.78)

0.78 (0.74–0.81)

0.80 (0.76–0.83)

3

“Exercise”

1.05 (1.01–1.09)

1.11 (1.06–1.16)

1.12 (1.07–1.18)

4

“Bad habits”

1.20 (1.15–1.25)

1.10 (1.05–1.16)

1.09 (1.04–1.15)

  1. a Logistic regressions were weighted by sample weights and can be interpreted as odds of the outcome per unit increase in the factor score. Model 1 was adjusted for all factors simultaneously. Model 2 was additionally adjusted for all sociodemographic characteristics (see Table 1). Model 3 was additionally adjusted for current enrollment in a weight-loss program, history of weight loss, and history of deployment. For additional details on the derived factors, see Additional file 1: Table S2. In bold text are odds ratios that are significantly different from the reference category