Table 2.
Odds ratios for the likelihood of being overweight by socio-economic and lifestyle variables in men
| BMI | WC | Combination BMI and WC | |||||||
| N | OR1 | (95% CI) | N | OR1 | (95% CI) | N | OR1 | (95% CI) | |
| Age | 2595 | 1.04 | p < 0.001 | 2595 | 1.06 | p < 0.001 | 2054 | 1.06 | p < 0.001 |
| Alcohol consumption | p = 0.012 | p = 0.032 | p = 0.018 | ||||||
| Never | 125 | 1.00 | (ref.) | 125 | 1.00 | (ref.) | 91 | 1.00 | (ref.) |
| 1–3 drinks/day | 1738 | 0.62 | (0.41–0.94)* | 1738 | 0.94 | (0.62–1.43) | 1379 | 0.71 | (0.43–1.16) |
| ≥ 4 drinks/week or WEday | 596 | 0.78 | (0.51–1.21) | 596 | 1.19 | (0.76–1.86) | 474 | 0.92 | (0.55–1.56) |
| ≥ 4 drinks/every day | 136 | 0.94 | (0.54–1.63) | 136 | 1.54 | (0.89–2.67) | 110 | 1.25 | (0.66–2.37) |
| Smoking status | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | ||||||
| Never | 1326 | 1.00 | (ref.) | 1326 | 1.00 | (ref.) | 1036 | 1.00 | (ref.) |
| Past | 771 | 1.59 | (1.30–1.96)*** | 771 | 1.71 | (1.40–2.10)*** | 615 | 1.94 | (1.54–2.44)*** |
| Current | 498 | 0.88 | (0.70–1.11) | 498 | 1.08 | (0.84–1.38) | 403 | 0.96 | (0.74–1.26) |
| Education | p < 0.001 | p = 0.201 | p = 0.017 | ||||||
| Primary | 675 | 1.00 | (ref.) | 675 | 1.00 | (ref.) | 533 | 1.00 | (ref.) |
| Secondary | 823 | 0.97 | (0.77–1.23) | 823 | 0.88 | (0.70–1.11) | 632 | 0.91 | (0.70–1.19) |
| College or university | 1097 | 0.69 | (0.55–0.87)** | 1097 | 0.81 | (0.64–1.02) | 889 | 0.71 | (0.54–0.92)** |
| Health related sports (h/week) | p = 0.080 | p < 0.001 | p = 0.009 | ||||||
| Tertile 1 (<0.62) | 857 | 1.00 | (ref.) | 857 | 1.00 | (ref.) | 696 | 1.00 | (ref.) |
| Tertile 2 (0.62 – 4) | 903 | 0.97 | (0.79–1.19) | 903 | 0.75 | (0.60–0.93)** | 703 | 0.82 | (0.64–1.04) |
| Tertile 3 (>4) | 835 | 0.79 | (0.63–0.99)* | 835 | 0.61 | (0.48–0.77)*** | 655 | 0.66 | (0.50–0.86)** |
| Total leisurte time PA (h/week) | p = 0.399 | P = 0.235 | p = 0.163 | ||||||
| Tertile 1 (<12.73) | 863 | 1.00 | (ref.) | 863 | 1.00 | (ref.) | 687 | 1.00 | (ref.) |
| Tertile 2 (12.73 – 20.83) | 863 | 0.87 | (0.70–1.07) | 863 | 0.83 | (0.66–1.03) | 683 | 0.78 | (0.61–1.01) |
| Tertile 3 (>20.83) | 869 | 0.91 | (0.72–1.15) | 869 | 0.86 | (0.68–1.10) | 684 | 0.85 | (0.64–1.12) |
| TV viewing (h/week) | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | ||||||
| Tertile 1 (<11) | 820 | 1.00 | (ref.) | 820 | 1.00 | (ref.) | 657 | 1.00 | (ref.) |
| Tertile 2 (11 – 19) | 931 | 1.58 | (1.29–1.94)*** | 931 | 1.45 | (1.16–1.81)** | 710 | 1.67 | (1.31–2.13)*** |
| Tertile 3 (>19) | 844 | 1.54 | (1.24–1.92)*** | 844 | 1.80 | (1.43–2.27)*** | 687 | 1.97 | (1.52–2.54)*** |
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