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Table 4 Association between demographic characteristics and diet and exercise

From: Prevalence and socio-demographic associations of diet and physical activity risk-factors for cardiovascular disease in Bo, Sierra Leone

 

< 5Fruit and vegetables per day

Salt table

Salt cooking

Salty snacks

MVPA< 150MIN per week

Physical inactivity ≥ 3 h per day

OR (95% CI)

p-value

OR (95% CI)

p-value

OR (95% CI)

p-value

OR (95% CI)

p-value

OR (95% CI)

p-value

OR (95% CI)

p-value

Location

 Rural

Referent

–

Referent

–

Referent

–

Referent

–

Referent

–

Referent

–

 Urban

1.09 (1.04–1.15)

0.001

1.88 (1.82–1.94)

< 0.001

0.41 (0.39–0.43)

< 0.001

2.00 (1.94–2.07)

< 0.001

1.16 (1.12–1.21)

< 0.001

0.94 (0.91–0.97)

< 0.001

Sex

 Female

Referent

 

Referent

 

Referent

 

Referent

 

Referent

 

Referent

 

 Male

0.78 (0.74–0.82)

< 0.001

1.23 (1.20–1.27)

< 0.001

0.89 (0.84–0.94)

< 0.001

1.35 (1.31–1.40)

< 0.001

0.63 (0.61–0.66)

< 0.001

0.90 (0.87–0.93)

< 0.001

Age Group

 40–49

Referent

–

Referent

–

Referent

–

Referent

–

Referent

–

Referent

–

 50–59

1.06 (1.01–1.12)

0.029

1.21 (1.17–1.25)

< 0.001

0.81 (0.77–0.86)

< 0.001

1.24 (1.20–1.29)

< 0.001

1.94 (1.85–2.02)

< 0.001

1.06 (1.03–1.10)

< 0.001

 60–69

0.98 (0.92–1.04)

0.483

1.35 (1.30–1.40)

< 0.001

0.83 (0.78–0.89)

< 0.001

1.49 (1.43–1.56)

< 0.001

2.91 (2.77–3.06)

< 0.001

1.32 (1.27–1.37)

< 0.001

 70–79

1.30 (1.20–1.41)

< 0.001

1.44 (1.37–1.51)

< 0.001

0.85 (0.79–0.93)

< 0.001

1.32 (1.25–1.40)

< 0.001

6.20 (5.87–6.55)

< 0.001

1.93 (1.84–2.02)

< 0.001

 80+

0.44 (0.41–0.47)

< 0.001

1.18 (1.11–1.24)

< 0.001

2.00 (1.76–2.27)

< 0.001

0.67 (0.62–0.72)

< 0.001

9.64 (9.05–10.27)

< 0.001

3.24 (3.05–3.44)

< 0.001

Education

 Some education

Referent

 

Referent

 

Referent

 

Referent

 

Referent

 

Referent

 

 No education

1.41 (1.35–1.48)

< 0.001

0.94 (0.91–0.97)

< 0.001

0.87 (0.82–0.91)

< 0.001

0.69 (0.66–0.71)

< 0.001

1.14 (1.10–1.19)

< 0.001

1.13 (1.10–1.16)

< 0.001

Marital Status

 Married

Referent

–

Referent

–

Referent

–

Referent

–

Referent

–

Referent

–

 Not Married

1.38 (1.30–1.46)

< 0.001

1.00 (0.96–1.03)

0.807

0.65 (0.61–0.68)

< 0.001

0.87 (0.84–0.90)

< 0.001

1.83 (1.77–1.91)

< 0.001

1.21 (1.17–1.25)

< 0.001

Wealth Quintile

 Poorest

Referent

–

Referent

–

Referent

–

Referent

–

Referent

–

Referent

–

 Poorer

1.14 (1.07–1.22)

< 0.001

1.03 (0.99–1.07)

0.159

1.50 (1.38–1.62)

< 0.001

1.07 (1.01–1.13)

< 0.001

0.97 (0.92–1.03)

0.367

1.84 (1.77–1.92)

< 0.001

 Middle

1.17 (1.09–1.25)

< 0.001

1.18 (1.13–1.22)

< 0.001

1.41 (1.30–1.53)

< 0.001

1.95 (1.86–2.05)

< 0.001

1.51 (1.43–1.60)

< 0.001

1.33 (1.28–1.39)

< 0.001

 Richer

1.29 (1.20–1.38)

< 0.001

1.11 (1.06–1.16)

< 0.001

0.96 (0.89–1.04)

0.322

2.29 (2.17–2.40)

< 0.001

1.42 (1.34–1.50)

< 0.001

1.31 (1.25–1.36)

< 0.001

 Richest

1.29 (1.19–1.39)

< 0.001

0.58 (0.56–0.61)

< 0.001

1.05 (0.97–1.14)

0.357

2.24 (2.12–2.37)

< 0.001

2.13 (2.00–2.26)

< 0.001

1.81 (1.73–1.90)

< 0.001