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Table 4 Associations between SES and risk factors in women

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

SES indicator

Ever tobacco

Current tobacco

Daily alcohol

Harmful chronic alcohol use

Obesity

Prev

PR (95% CI)

Prev

PR (95% CI)

Prev

PR (95% CI)

Prev

PR (95% CI)

Prev

PR (95% CI)

Education level

 Up to primary education

14.8

1 (ref)

10.4

1 (ref)

2.9

1 (ref)

2.7

1 (ref)

31.3

1 (ref)

 Less than high school diploma

16.2

1.00 (0.75–1.33)

11.1

0.89 (0.63–1.25)

3.2

1.29 (0.67–2.48)

1.9

0.55 (0.26–1.16)

24.5

0.79 (0.63–0.98)

 High school diploma

23.2

1.30 (0.96–1.78)

16.8

1.13 (0.79–1.63)

1.9

1.71 (0.68–4.28)

4.0

0.97 (0.46–2.02)

14.9

0.53 (0.39–0.73)

 Tertiary education

26.2

1.45 (1.07–1.96)

16.5

1.09 (0.76–1.58)

2.2

0.72 (0.30–1.70)

2.3

0.50 (0.21–1.19)

12.1

0.36 (0.26–0.50)

Occupational Class

 Inactive

18.9

1.04 (0.73–1.49)

16.4

1.02 (0.68–1.53)

0.7

1.19 (0.35–4.04)

1.6

0.21 (0.08–0.55)

17.2

1.27 (0.88–1.83)

 Non-qualified

15.6

1 (ref)

10.3

1 (ref)

3.0

1 (ref)

3.1

1 (ref)

25.4

1 (ref)

 Qualified

26.3

1.60 (1.30–1.98)

16.7

1.47 (1.13–1.91)

3.2

1.07 (0.61–1.85)

2.0

0.54 (0.27–1.05)

16.2

0.63 (0.50–0.80)

Individual income

 Low-income

16.6

1 (ref)

11.6

1 (ref)

2.5

1 (ref)

2.5

1 (ref)

31.8

1 (ref)

 Middle-income

17.6

1.12 (0.86–1.45)

13.3

1.21 (0.89–1.63)

2.4

0.87 (0.43–1.76)

3.0

1.14 (0.60–2.18)

19.2

0.59 (0.47–0.74)

 High-income

25.5

1.63 (1.28–2.08)

15.6

1.50 (1.11–2.03)

3.7

1.38 (0.74–2.61)

3.0

1.22 (0.63–2.38)

14.3

0.43 (0.33–0.56)

Hot water at home

 Yes

19.3

1.06 (0.85–1.32)

13.1

1.06 (0.81–1.37)

2.6

0.76 (0.40–1.30)

2.1

0.60 (0.35–1.02)

19.0

0.65 (0.54–0.80)

 No

18.5

1 (ref)

13.0

1 (ref)

2.9

1 (ref)

3.8

1 (ref)

28.6

1 (ref)

  1. Prev Risk factor prevalence, PR Age-adjusted prevalence ratio, 95%CI 95% confidence interval
  2. Baromètre Santé DOM survey, 2014