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Table 2 Prevalence of risk factors and prevalence ratios comparing men to women

From: Social distribution of tobacco smoking, alcohol drinking and obesity in the French West Indies

Risk factor

Men

Women

n = 1849

n = 2205

Ever tobacco smoking

 Prevalence (%)

682

(38)

421

(19)

 Adjusted PR (95% CI)

1.98

(1.75–2.24)

1

ref

 Missing (n)

36

 

8

 

Current tobacco smoking

 Prevalence (%)

422

(23)

286

(13)

 Adjusted PR (95% CI)

1.80

(1.55–2.09)

1

ref

 Missing (n)

43

 

0

 

Daily alcohol drinking

 Prevalence (%)

201

(11)

59

(3)

 Adjusted PR (95% CI)

4.15

(3.11–5.55)

1

ref

 Missing (n)

1

 

0

 

Harmful chronic alcohol use

 Prevalence (%)

213

(12)

57

(3)

 Adjusted PR (95% CI)

4.53

(3.38–6.09)

1

ref

 Missing (n)

1

 

0

 

Obesity

 Prevalence (%)

209

(12)

443

(22)

 Adjusted PR (95% CI)

0.67

(0.57–0.79)

1

ref

 Missing (n)

100

 

146

 
  1. PR Prevalence ratio, 95%CI 95% confidence interval
  2. Baromètre Santé DOM survey, 2014