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Table 3 Experiences of racism, by lifestyle risk factors: univariable analysis

From: Experiences of racism among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults living in the Australian state of Victoria: a cross-sectional population-based study

Variable

Experienced racism

Univariable analysis

 

% weighted prevalence

Crude odds ratio (OR)

n *

%

95% CI

OR

95% CI

p value

Smoking status

 Non-smoker

838

4.4

4.1

4.7

1.0

–

–

–

 Ex-smoker

455

4.4

4.0

4.9

1.0

0.9

1.1

0.964

 Smoker

292

7.1

6.3

8.1

1.7

1.4

1.9

<0.001

 Did not know or refused to say

11

3.7

2.0

7.0

0.8

0.4

1.6

0.617

Alcohol consumption

 Consumed alcohol in past 12 months

1166

4.4

4.1

4.7

1.0

–

–

–

 Abstained from alcohol consumption

429

5.8

5.2

6.4

1.3

1.2

1.5

<0.001

 Did not know or refused to say

1

2.6

0.4

16.1

0.6

0.1

4.2

0.581

Alcohol consumption (typical number of standard drinks per drinking session)

 1 or 2 standard drinks

749

4.1

3.8

4.4

1.0

–

–

–

 3 or 4 standard drinks

258

4.8

4.2

5.4

1.2

1.0

1.4

0.060

 More than 4 standard drinks

589

5.7

5.3

6.2

1.4

1.3

1.6

<0.001

Body weight status

 Normal weight

509

4.3

3.9

4.7

1.0

–

–

–

 Underweight

38

7.0

5.0

9.7

1.7

1.1

2.4

0.008

 Overweight

554

4.8

4.4

5.3

1.1

1.0

1.3

0.088

 Obese

370

5.0

4.5

5.5

1.2

1.0

1.3

0.048

 Did not know or refused to say

145

4.6

3.9

5.4

1.1

0.9

1.3

0.573

Physical activity

 Sufficient PA

609

4.2

3.9

4.6

1.0

–

–

–

 Insufficient PA

832

5.5

5.1

5.9

1.3

1.2

1.5

<0.001

 Sedentary

58

3.2

2.4

4.2

0.8

0.6

1.0

0.058

 Did not know or refused to say

97

3.9

3.2

4.8

0.9

0.7

1.2

0.505

  1. 95% CI = 95% confidence interval
  2. *n = raw unweighted sample size; however, prevalence and odds ratio estimates are based on weighted data
  3. Bolding indicates that p value is significant at the p <0.05 level