Table 3.
Associations between obesity and risk-taking behaviour and sociodemographic factors among men (n 12 960)* and women (n 14 250)* aged 18–45 years, Denmark, 2004–2005 (women) and 2006–2007 (men)
| Men | Women | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR† | OR‡ | 95 % CI | OR† | OR‡ | 95 % CI | |
| Behavioural factors | ||||||
| Age at first sexual intercourse | ||||||
| ≤13 years | 1·49§ | 1·34 | 1·04, 1·71 | 1·97§ | 1·66 | 1·27, 2·19 |
| 14–15 years | 1·27§ | 1·22 | 1·08, 139 | 1·07 | 1·08 | 0·95, 1·23 |
| 16–17 years | 1·00 | 1·00 | – | 1·00 | 1·00 | – |
| ≥18 years/never | 1·05 | 1·05 | 0·93, 1·18 | 1·11 | 1·07 | 0·94, 1·22 |
| Age at initiation of alcohol consumption | ||||||
| ≤12 years | 1·27 | 1·11 | 0·82, 1·49 | 1·60§ | 1·52 | 1·05, 2·20 |
| 13–14 years | 1·10 | 1·08 | 0·96, 1·21 | 1·00 | 0·99 | 0·87, 1·13 |
| 15–16 years | 1·00 | 1·00 | – | 1·00 | 1·00 | – |
| ≥17 years | 1·08 | 1·07 | 0·93, 1·23 | 1·37§ | 1·31 | 1·14, 1·50 |
| No consumption of alcohol | 1·86§ | 1·69 | 1·01, 2·84 | 1·91§ | 1·55 | 1·18, 2·05 |
| Age at initiation of smoking | ||||||
| ≤13 years | 1·52§ | 1·21 | 0·96, 1·52 | 1·56§ | 1·27 | 0·99, 1·62 |
| 14–15 years | 1·13 | 0·99 | 0·83, 1·20 | 1·18 | 1·14 | 0·94, 1·37 |
| 16–17 years | 1·00 | 1·00 | – | 1·00 | 1·00 | – |
| ≥18 years | 0·90 | 0·98 | 0·81, 1·19 | 0·98 | 1·10 | 0·89, 1·34 |
| Never smoked | 1·07 | 1·21 | 1·03, 1·41 | 1·20§ | 1·32 | 1·12, 1·56 |
| Sociodemographic factors | ||||||
| Age | ||||||
| 18–24 years | 1·00 | 1·00 | – | 1·00 | 1·00 | – |
| 25–29 years | 2·07§ | 2·28 | 1·85, 2·81 | 1·85§ | 1·91 | 1·59, 2·92 |
| 30–34 years | 3·39§ | 3·44 | 2·84, 4·17 | 2·05§ | 1·91 | 1·60, 2·28 |
| 35–39 years | 3·75§ | 3·42 | 2·82, 4·14 | 2·21§ | 1·76 | 1·47, 2·10 |
| 40–45 years | 4·71§ | 3·97 | 3·30, 4·79 | 2·40§ | 1·74 | 1·46, 2·07 |
| Level of schooling | ||||||
| High (≥11 years) | 1·00 | 1·00 | – | 1·00 | 1·00 | – |
| Middle (10 years) | 2·34§ | 2·09 | 1·86, 2·34 | 2·18§ | 2·00 | 1·78, 2·25 |
| Low (≤9 years) | 3·06§ | 2·72 | 2·35, 3·14 | 2·77§ | 2·39 | 2·02, 2·82 |
| Area of residence | ||||||
| Capital centre | 1·00 | 1·00 | – | 1·00 | 1·00 | – |
| Northern capital areas | 1·37§ | 1·44 | 1·07, 1·94 | 0·94 | 0·95 | 0·68, 1·33 |
| Southern capital areas | 2·77§ | 2·40 | 1·82, 3·16 | 2·29§ | 1·96 | 1·48, 2·60 |
| Large provincial city areas | 2·08§ | 1·97 | 1·59, 2·44 | 1·60§ | 1·60 | 1·28, 2·00 |
| Small provincial city areas | 2·63§ | 2·17 | 1·80, 2·62 | 2·46§ | 2·21 | 1·83, 2·68 |
| Rural areas | 3·67§ | 2·82 | 2·27, 3·50 | 3·70§ | 3·24 | 2·59, 4·06 |
| Peripheral rural areas | 3·64§ | 2·72 | 2·06, 3·59 | 3·67§ | 3·07 | 2·32, 4·07 |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Not cohabiting | 1·00 | 1·00 | – | 1·00 | 1·00 | – |
| Married/cohabiting | 1·32§ | 1·15 | 1·03, 1·30 | 1·27§ | 1·04 | 0·91, 1·18 |
*Study participants with missing values on marital status, age at initiation of smoking, age at initiation of alcohol consumption or age at first sexual intercourse were excluded from the analyses (1045 men/1567 women).
†Adjusted for age.
‡Mutually adjusted.
§Confidence interval does not include 1·00.