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Table 4 Factors associated with the healthy cluster (Cluster 1) using multinomial logistic regression analysis (n = 15,366)

From: The clusters of health-risk behaviours and mental wellbeing and their sociodemographic correlates: a study of 15,366 ASEAN university students

Demographic characteristics

Cluster 2

High sugary beverage consumption

OR (95%CI)

Cluster 3

Poor mental wellbeing

OR (95%CI)

Cluster 4

Smoker

OR (95%CI)

Cluster 5

Alcohol drinker

OR (95%CI)

Gender (Ref. = Male)

 Female

1.28 (1.14, 1.45)**

1.21 (1.04, 1.41)*

0.93 (0.78, 1.10)

1.14 (0.96, 1.36)

Age (years) (Ref. = 18)

 19 to 21

0.94 (0.81, 1.10)

0.99 (0.81, 1.22)

1.06 (0.84, 1.34)

1.29 (0.98, 1.70)

  ≥ 22

0.90 (0.70, 1.15)

0.76 (0.55, 1.05)

1.09 (0.77, 1.54)

1.24 (0.85, 1.81)

Year of study (Ref. = Year 1)

 Year 2

1.24 (1.04, 1.46)*

1.24 (1.01, 1.52)*

1.37 (1.09, 1.72)**

1.28 (1.03, 1.60)*

 Year 3

1.28 (1.01, 1.63)*

1.15 (0.85, 1.55)

1.19 (0.86, 1.64)

1.46 (1.08, 1.98)*

 Year 4 or above

1.36 (0.92, 2.03)

1.37 (0.84, 2.25)

1.22 (0.72, 2.06)

1.57 (0.96, 2.59)

BMI (Ref. = Normal)

 Underweight

0.85 (0.74, 0.99)*

0.74 (0.61, 0.90)**

1.09 (0.86, 1.37)

1.01 (0.81, 1.25)

 Overweight

0.82 (0.68, 0.97)*

0.87 (0.70, 1.09)

1.58 (1.23, 2.04)**

1.22 (0.95, 1.56)

 Obese

0.91 (0.72, 1.17)

1.01 (0.75, 1.36)

2.03 (1.47, 2.80)**

0.99 (0.70, 1.40)

Country (Ref. = Brunei Darussalam)

 Indonesia

0.86 (0.63, 1.16)

0.34 (0.24, 0.49)**

1.17 (0.78, 1.75)

0.75 (0.40, 1.42)

 Malaysia

0.45 (0.24, 0.77)**

0.32 (0.16, 0.67)**

0.23 (0.09, 0.57)**

0.20 (0.04, 0.98)*

 Philippines

0.38 (0.24, 0.69)**

0.40 (0.24, 0.67)**

1.05 (0.58, 1.89)

3.11 (1.47, 6.56)**

 Singapore

1.11 (0.58, 2.12)

0.91 (0.43, 1.92)

1.23 (0.53, 2.88)

14.70 (6.28, 34.42)**

 Thailand

1.71 (1.16, 2.52)**

0.95 (0.60, 1.52)

1.18 (0.70, 1.99)

7.06 (3.64, 13.70)**

 Vietnam

1.32 (0.98, 1.77)

0.62 (0.44, 0.86)**

0.86 (0.58, 1.30)

6.34 (3.51, 11.43)**

GPA (Ref. = ≤ 3.2)

 3.3 to 3.9

1.05 (0.90, 1.23)

0.97 (0.80, 1.18)

0.85 (0.69, 1.05)

0.76 (0.62, 0.92)**

  > 3.9

0.91 (0.72, 1.14)

0.91 (0.68, 1.22)

0.72 (0.52, 1.01)

0.64 (0.48, 0.86)**

Place of living (Ref. = On-campus)

 Off-campus

1.18 (0.94, 1.49)

1.05 (0.79, 1.40)

1.10 (0.78, 1.56)

0.91 (0.67, 1.24)

Commute time (Ref. = less than 15 min)

 15 to 30 min

1.06 (0.92, 1.24)

1.04 (0.86, 1.26)

1.06 (0.86, 1.31)

1.04 (0.85, 1.27)

 30 to 45 min

1.07 (0.88, 1.30)

1.33 (1.05, 1.70)*

1.40 (1.08, 1.82)*

1.04 (0.78, 1.38)

 45 to 60 min

0.84 (0.69, 1.01)

0.83 (0.65, 1.07)

0.81 (0.61, 1.08)

0.76 (0.57, 1.02)

 60 to 90 min

0.96 (0.76, 1.20)

0.95 (0.71, 1.27)

0.76 (0.53, 1.07)

0.57 (0.39, 0.83)**

  > 90 min

0.88 (0.67, 1.16)

1.27 (0.90, 1.79)

0.71 (0.46, 1.10)

0.55 (0.32, 0.94)*

Commute type (Ref. = Active)

 Inactive

1.20 (1.04, 1.39)*

1.13 (0.93, 1.36)

1.34 (1.09, 1.66)**

1.05 (0.85, 1.30)

Housing type (Ref. = Single house)

 Townhouse

0.82 (0.68, 1.00)*

0.80 (0.63, 1.02)

1.03 (0.80, 1.33)

1.12 (0.89, 1.40)

 Apartment

1.01 (0.81, 1.26)

0.92 (0.70, 1.22)

1.28 (0.95, 1.73)

1.25 (0.93, 1.68)

 High rise condo

1.18 (0.48, 2.88)

1.20 (0.42, 3.44)

2.94 (1.07, 8.07)*

2.34 (0.78, 6.97)

Member of sports club (Ref. = Yes)

 No

0.99 (0.83, 1.18)

1.83 (1.43, 2.34)**

0.45 (0.35, 0.56)**

0.70 (0.54, 0.90)**

  1. 95%CI 95% Confidence interval, BMI Body Mass Index, GPA Grade Point Average, OR Adjusted odds ratio, Ref. Reference group
  2. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01