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Table 5 Associations between SES and risk factors in men

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

40.3

1 (ref)

22.9

1 (ref)

15.2

1 (ref)

13.2

1 (ref)

15.2

1 (ref)

 Less than high school diploma

36.2

0.91 (0.75–1.09)

22.6

0.91 (0.72–1.17)

12.0

0.87 (0.64–1.18)

12.1

0.82 (0.59–1.13)

11.4

0.79 (0.57–1.10)

 High school diploma

35.9

0.89 (0.69–1.14)

26.2

0.88 (0.65–1.21)

6.0

0.46 (0.26–0.80)

12.7

0.74 (0.48–1.15)

9.7

0.77 (0.48–1.22)

 Tertiary education

40.1

0.98 (0.77–1.25)

23.9

0.90 (0.66–1.23)

5.5

0.40 (0.23–0.70)

6.8

0.43 (0.25–0.72)

10.0

0.64 (0.40–1.01)

Occupational Class

 Inactive

27.1

0.67 (0.48–0.94)

24.5

0.63 (0.44–0.91)

2.4

0.31 (0.12–0.81)

9.9

0.37 (0.22–0.62)

5.2

1.11 (0.43–2.87)

 Non-qualified

38.6

1 (ref)

24.1

1 (ref)

12.2

1 (ref)

13.4

1 (ref)

13.4

1 (ref)

 Qualified

40.3

1.04 (0.88–1.22)

21.3

0.95 (0.76–1.19)

12.2

0.93 (0.69–1.25)

8.9

0.73 (0.53–1.01)

12.1

0.88 (0.65–1.18)

Individual income

 Low-income

36.1

1 (ref)

24.4

1 (ref)

11.8

1 (ref)

15.1

1 (ref)

13.2

1 (ref)

 Middle-income

34.8

0.98 (0.79–1.21)

19.2

0.84 (0.64–1.10)

10.4

0.85 (0.59–1.24)

9.6

0.68 (0.48–0.98)

11.0

0.70 (0.48–1.02)

 High-income

42.7

1.18 (0.97–1.44)

24.4

1.08 (0.84–1.40)

9.3

0.74 (0.50–1.08)

10.0

0.72 (0.51–1.03)

12.1

0.76 (0.52–1.09)

Hot water at home

 Yes

38.1

1.02 (0.87–1.21)

23.5

1.02 (0.83–1.26)

10.8

0.94 (0.69–1.26)

10.0

0.68 (0.52–0.89)

10.4

0.65 (0.49–0.87)

 No

36.8

1 (ref)

22.9

1 (ref)

11.2

1 (ref)

15.0

1 (ref)

15.6

1 (ref)

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