Table 3

Odds ratios for the likelihood of being overweight by socio-economic and lifestyle variables in women

BMI

WC

Combination BMI and WC


N

OR1

(95% CI)

N

OR1

(95% CI)

N

OR1

(95% CI)


Age

2308

1.04

P < 0.001

2308

1.06

p < 0.001

2019

1.06

p < 0.001

Alcohol consumption

P = 0.701

p = 0.177

p = 0.289

Never

215

1.00

(ref.)

215

1.00

(ref.)

190

1.00

(ref.)

1–3 drinks/day

1910

0.91

(0.67–1.24)

1910

0.84

(0.61–1.15)

1664

0.87

(0.62–1.22)

≥ 4 drinks/week or WEday

169

0.98

(0.62–1.55)

169

0.94

(0.59–1.50)

153

0.97

(0.59–1.60)

≥ 4 drinks/every day

14

1.59

(0.50–5.07)

14

2.63

(0.78–8.92)

12

2.65

(0.73–9.63)

Smoking status

P = 0.005

p = 0.053

p = 0.013

Never

1603

1.00

(ref.)

1603

1.00

(ref.)

1394

1.00

(ref.)

Past

338

1.06

(0.83–1.36)

338

1.15

(0.89–1.48)

295

1.14

(0.87–1.51)

Current

367

0.66

(0.51–0.86)**

367

0.77

(0.59–1.00)

330

0.69

(0.52–0.92)*

Education

P < 0.001

p = 0.001

p < 0.001

Primary

617

1.00

(ref.)

617

1.00

(ref.)

531

1.00

(ref.)

Secondary

677

0.74

(0.59–0.94)*

677

0.74

(0.58–0.94)*

582

0.70

(0.54–0.91)**

College or university

1014

0.56

(0.44–0.71)***

1014

0.62

(0.48–0.80)***

906

0.55

(0.42–0.72)***

Health related sports (h/week)

P = 0.013

p = 0.005

p = 0.002

Tertile 1 (0)

772

1.00

(ref.)

772

1.00

(ref.)

687

1.00

(ref.)

Tertile 2 (0 – 2.46)

776

0.87

(0.70–1.08)

776

0.92

(0.71–4.15)

686

0.86

(0.68–1.10)

Tertile 3 (>2.46)

760

0.71

(0.57–0.89)**

760

0.69

(0.54–0.87)**

646

0.63

(0.49–0.82)***

Total leisurte time PA (h/week)

p = 0.114

p = 0.045

p = 0.041

Tertile 1 (<22.49)

765

1.00

(ref.)

765

1.00

(ref.)

692

1.00

(ref.)

Tertile 2 (22.49 – 39.56)

772

1.10

(0.88–1.38)

772

0.91

(0.72–1.14)

672

0.97

(0.76–1.25)

Tertile 3 (>39.56)

771

1.29

(1.01–1.64)*

771

1.21

(0.94–1.54)

655

1.31

(1.00–1.72)*

TV viewing (h/week)

p = 0.079

p = 0.017

p = 0.010

Tertile 1 (<9)

562

1.00

(ref.)

562

1.00

(ref.)

506

1.00

(ref.)

Tertile 2 (9 – 18)

1014

1.29

(1.02–1.62)*

1014

1.41

(1.11–1.79)**

892

1.41

(1.09–1.82)*

Tertile 3 (>18)

732

1.29

(0.99–1.67)*

732

1.35

(1.04–1.77)*

621

1.39

(1.04–1.86)*


1 Odds ratios adjusted for age and all other variables in the table, *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001, WEday: weekend day

Duvigneaud et al. BMC Public Health 2007 7:23   doi:10.1186/1471-2458-7-23

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