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Table 3 Univariable models for all other health behaviours

From: Health behaviour change among UK adults during the pandemic: findings from the COVID-19 cancer attitudes and behaviours study

Predictors

Increased physical activity

Reduced alcohol use

Weight loss

Increased fruit intake

Odds Ratio

95% Confidence Intervals

Odds Ratio

Odds Ratio

Odds Ratio

Odds Ratio

Odds Ratio

95% Confidence Intervals

Lower

Upper

Lower

Upper

Lower

Upper

Lower

Upper

Phase (ref: phase 1)

1.05

0.99

1.12

0.98

0.91

1.05

0.92

0.88

0.96

1.00

0.94

1.06

Sex (ref: female)

0.55

0.49

0.61

0.83

0.73

0.94

0.55

0.49

0.61

0.56

0.50

0.62

Age in years

(ref: 18 to 24)

75 and above

0.43

0.28

0.65

0.40

0.25

0.65

0.92

0.58

1.29

0.35

0.23

0.52

65 to 74

0.52

0.36

0.76

0.65

0.44

0.96

1.24

0.82

1.67

0.42

0.29

0.61

55 to 64

0.66

0.45

0.97

0.96

0.65

1.43

1.47

0.96

1.99

0.54

0.37

0.78

45 to 54

0.79

0.53

1.17

1.05

0.70

1.56

1.39

0.90

1.88

0.78

0.53

1.14

35 to 44

0.94

0.63

1.40

1.30

0.87

1.95

1.53

0.99

2.09

0.78

0.53

1.15

25 to 34

1.10

0.73

1.68

1.23

0.81

1.87

1.45

0.93

2.01

1.12

0.75

1.68

Ethnic minorities (ref: White)

1.63

1.31

2.03

1.77

1.40

2.24

1.07

0.87

1.31

1.68

1.36

2.07

Country

(ref: England)

Northern Ireland

0.96

0.51

1.83

1.01

0.49

2.06

1.04

0.53

2.02

0.92

0.47

1.80

Scotland

0.98

0.73

1.30

1.08

0.78

1.51

0.91

0.68

1.21

1.39

1.05

1.83

Wales

1.13

0.98

1.29

0.84

0.71

0.99

1.22

1.06

1.40

1.00

0.88

1.15

Employment

(ref: employed)

Retired

0.58

0.52

0.66

0.51

0.44

0.59

0.81

0.72

0.92

0.53

0.47

0.59

Unemployed

0.77

0.64

0.92

0.82

0.66

1.03

0.94

0.79

1.13

1.13

0.95

1.36

Education

(ref: Degree or higher)

No qualification

0.56

0.44

0.71

0.73

0.53

1.02

0.87

0.67

1.22

1.22

0.96

1.56

Other qualifications

0.87

0.77

0.98

0.97

0.85

1.11

0.94

0.84

1.06

1.20

1.07

1.34