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Table 4 Likelihood of students being classified in a cluster containing a risky health behaviour based on their age, field of study and accommodation type

From: Identification of health-related behavioural clusters and their association with demographic characteristics in Irish university students

Male Students

Cluster Title

Low PA & Poor Diet

Convenience Food

Alcohol Consumption

Smoking & Drug Use

N

581

406

431

569

Participant Demographics

 

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

Age (years)

1.06**

1.04–1.09

0.99

0.96–1.02

1.03*

1.00–1.05

1.06**

1.03–1.08

Field of Study (Reference Cluster = Health, Welfare & Exercise)

 Social, Business, Law

2.34**

1.55–3.54

1.65*

1.08–2.51

3.00**

1.96–4.60

2.10**

1.43–3.07

 Humanities & Arts

2.08**

1.25–3.45

1.57

0.93–2.65

3.04**

1.80–5.13

2.73**

1.74–4.27

 Education

1.89

0.93–3.85

1.66

0.82–3.37

0.84

0.36–1.95

0.83

0.37–1.83

 Science, Maths, Computing

2.61**

1.85–3.67

1.49*

1.05–2.12

1.81**

1.25–2.63

1.46*

1.06–2.02

 Engineering & Manufacturing

2.02**

1.26–3.27

1.34

0.81–2.23

1.25

0.73–2.16

1.31

0.82–2.09

 Other

2.89**

1.58–5.27

1.52

0.78–2.98

2.87**

1.50–5.52

1.62

0.87–2.99

Accommodation (Reference Cluster = Living at Home

 Away from home

0.91

0.72–1.15

0.92

0.71–1.19

3.05**

2.34–3.98

1.16

0.92–1.46

Female Students

Cluster Title

Low PA & Smoking

Convenience Food

Alcohol Consumption

N

575

491

311

Participant Demographics

 

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

Age (years)

1.03**

1.01–1.04

0.96**

0.93–0.98

0.99

0.97–1.02

Field of Study (Reference Cluster = Health, Welfare & Exercise)

 Social, Business, Law

1.76**

1.29–2.39

1.60**

1.16–2.20

1.46

1.00–2.13

 Humanities & Arts

1.70**

1.23–2.35

1.19

0.84–1.68

1.33

0.89–1.99

 Education

0.32**

0.19–0.53

0.81

0.54–1.21

0.86

0.55–1.36

 Science, Maths, Computing

1.59**

1.15–2.21

1.28

0.90–1.81

1.07

0.71–1.63

 Engineering & Manufacturing

1.25

0.59–2.66

1.43

0.68–2.99

1.12

0.43–2.88

 Other

1.15

0.73–1.82

0.99

0.60–1.63

0.63

0.32–1.23

Accommodation (Reference Cluster = Living at Home)

 Away from home

1.11

0.90–1.36

0.75**

0.61–0.93

1.72**

1.31–2.26

  1. Binary logistic Regression: Reference category = Ideal Healthy Cluster (males: n = 649; females: n = 1147); * = p < 0.05, ** = p < 0.01,   OR = Odds Ratio; NS = not significant; 95% CI = 95% Confidence Interval. Numbers are reduced due to missing data for demographic data