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Table 3 Binary logistic regression analyses predicting health-related behaviours and BMI (n = 1205)

From: Who perceives a higher personal risk of developing type 2 diabetes? A cross-sectional study on associations between personality traits, health-related behaviours and perceptions of susceptibility among university students in Denmark

Predictors

Model 1: BMI

Model 2: Composite PA

Model 3: Sweets consumption

Model 4: Prior T2D screening

Wald

OR

95% CI

p

Wald

OR

95% CI

p

Wald

OR

95% CI

p

Wald

OR

95% CI

p

Age

8.910

1.050

1.017–1.084

.003*

6.070

.963

.935–.992

.014*

16.703

1.094

1.048–1.141

.000**

17.185

1.089

1.046−1.133

.000**

Sex

 0 = Male

 1 = Female

1.560

1.245

.883–1.754

.212

4.251

1.385

1.016–1.887

.039*

6.644

.452

.247–.827

.010*

2.112

.683

.408–1.142

.146

Parental education

 0 = Other

 1 = University

5.000

1.357

1.038–1.774

.025*

1.194

.877

.692–1.110

.275

.138

1.078

.726–1.600

.710

.730

1.170

.816–1.676

.383

Parental birthplace

 0 = Other

 1 = Both parents born in Denmark

.168

1.076

.759–1.524

.682

1.229

.838

.614–1.145

.268

6.803

1.841

1.164–2.911

.009*

.084

.933

.584–1.491

.773

Family history of T2D

 0 = No/don’t know

 1 = Yes

8.057

.665

.502–.882

.005*

3.103

1.259

.974–1.628

.078

.179

1.098

.713–1.690

.672

22.159

.421

.293–.603

.000**

Openness

4.135

.882

.782–.995

.044*

1.882

.928

.833–1.033

.170

.286

.953

.797–1.138

.593

6.123

1.236

1.045−1.461

.013*

Conscientiousness

6.112

.871

.781–.972

.013*

14.660

1.215

1.100–1.342

.000**

3.610

.860

.736–1.005

.057

.096

.977

.842–1.133

.756

Extraversion

.159

1.018

.933–1.110

.690

8.366

1.119

1.037–1.208

.004*

4.257

.875

.771–.993

.039*

.390

1.038

.924–1.165

.532

Agreeableness

1.895

1.094

.963–1.244

.169

1.299

.937

.838–1.048

.254

.868

.913

.755–1.105

.351

2.873

.860

.722–1.024

.090

Emotional stability

.001

.998

.901–1.107

.975

3.899

1.095

1.001–1.199

.048*

.094

.977

.841–1.135

.759

.767

.941

.821–1.079

.381

  1. *p < .05; **p < .001