Table 4

multivariate analysis of the combined data set (OI-survey and GNT-HIS) with over-indebtedness as independent variable (statistically significant associations only)

Combined data set (OI-survey and GNT-HIS) (n = 9267)

adjusted odds ratios

aOR

95%CI

Biometric variables

sex

male

-

-

female

1.60

1.42-1.80

Age

<= 30 years

-

-

>= 51 years

1.38

1.11-1.72

Socioeconomic factors

school education

"Hauptschule", expanded primary school

-

-

technical college or grammar school

0.77

0.67-0.90

family status

married and living together

-

-

single

0.83

0.71-0.97

status of employment

full-time

-

-

unemployed

1.29

1.03-1.62

Lifestyle/medical factors

mental illness (e. g. depression)

no

-

-

yes

2.36

2.04-2.74

physical activity

no sports

-

-

>2 hrs/week

0.81

0.71-0.91

BMI

underweight and normal weight

-

-

obesity

1.51

1.29-1.77

Financial strain

over-indebtedness

no

-

-

yes

10.92

8.96-13.46

* multivariate model (inclusion) adjusted for all variables depicted in tables 1, 2 and 3; table 4 depicts statistically significant associations only; level of significance p < 0.05

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