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Table 4 Estimations of differences for daily smoking, unhealthy nutrition, at-risk alcohol consumption, and low physical activity between North and South Germany

From: Do smoking, nutrition, alcohol use, and physical activity vary between regions in Germany? - results of a cross-sectional study

Variables

Daily Smoking

Unhealthy Nutrition

At-risk alcohol consumption

Low physical activity

OR

95%-CI

OR

95%-CI

OR

95%-CI

OR

95%-CI

Gender

 Male (reference)

 Female

0.80*

[0.68; 0.94]

0.32*

[0.29; 0.36]

0.76*

[0.65; 0.90]

1.53*

[1.28; 1.83]

Age

1.00

[1.00; 1.01]

1.00

[0.99; 1.00]

1.00

[1.00; 1.01]

1.01*

[1.00; 1.01]

Education

 Low (reference)

 Intermediate

0.85

[0.66; 1.11]

1.10

[0.90; 1.34]

1.51*

[1.14; 2.01]

1.27

[0.99; 1.64]

 High

0.40*

[0.31; 0.52]

0.72*

[0.59; 0.89]

1.46*

[1.09; 1.94]

1.84*

[1.43; 2.38]

Region

 South (reference)

 North

1.15

[0.97; 1.36]

1.06

[0.95; 1.18]

0.80*

[0.69; 0.92]

1.05

[0.90; 1.23]

  1. Note. reference = reference group; *p < .05; OR = Odds ratio; 95%-CI = 95% confidence intervals