Table 4.
Risk factors in relation to the neighbourhood overcrowding (quartiles) in Germany and Czech (odds ratios and 95%CI; multivariate, multi-level regression models)
| Risk factor (number of observations included) | Model 1 adjusted for age, sex | Model 2 adjusted for age, sex, education | Model 3 adjusted for age, sex, education, economic activity, social isolation |
| Country = Czech Republic | |||
| Obesity (6082) | |||
| 1. no overcrowding | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 2. | 0.84 [0.73–0.96] | 0.83 [0.74–0.96] | 0.85 [0.75–0.97] |
| 3. | 1.00 [0.86–1.16] | 1.02 [0.88–1.16] | 1.03 [0.90–1.19] |
| 4. overcrowding | 1.02 [0.85–1.22] | 0.97 [0.81–1.13] | 0.95 [0.80–1.12] |
| Hypertension (7316) | |||
| 1. no overcrowding | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 2. | 1.10 [0.97–1.25] | 1.11 [0.97–1.25] | 1.09 [0.96–1.24] |
| 3. | 1.10 [0.95–1.26] | 1.11 [0.96–1.27] | 1.10 [0.96–1.27] |
| 4. overcrowding | 1.06 [0.89–1.25] | 1.06 [0.89–1.26] | 1.04 [0.88–1.24] |
| Smoking (7235) | |||
| 1. no overcrowding | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 2. | 1.14 [0.97–1.33] | 1.15 [0.99–1.34] | 1.16 [0.99–1.35] |
| 3. | 1.18 [1.00–1.40] | 1.20 [1.02–1.42] | 1.19 [1.01–1.41] |
| 4. overcrowding | 1.33 [1.10–1.61] | 1.28 [1.06–1.54] | 1.28 [1.06–1.55] |
| Low phys. activity (7078) | |||
| 1. no overcrowding | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 2. | 0.83 [0.71–0.98] | 0.84 [0.72–0.97] | 0.84 [0.71–0.98] |
| 3. | 0.90 [0.75–1.07] | 0.90 [0.77–1.07] | 0.91 [0.77–1.08] |
| 4. overcrowding | 1.01 [0.83–1.23] | 0.94 [0.78–1.13] | 0.93 [0.78–1.12] |
| Country = Germany | |||
| Obesity (3967) | |||
| 1. no overcrowding | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 2. | 1.20 [1.01–1.42] | 1.16 [0.98–1.37] | 1.16 [0.98–1.36] |
| 3. | 1.47 [1.24–1.74] | 1.40 [1.18–1.66] | 1.40 [1.18–1.66] |
| 4. overcrowding | 1.43 [1.17–1.75] | 1.32 [1.08–1.62] | 1.33 [1.08–1.63] |
| Hypertension (3986) | |||
| 1. no overcrowding | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 2. | 1.09 [0.94–1.26] | 1.08 [0.93–1.25] | 1.06 [0.91–1.23] |
| 3. | 1.12 [0.96–1.31] | 1.10 [0.94–1.29] | 1.09 [0.93–1.27] |
| 4. overcrowding | 1.11 [0.92–1.32] | 1.07 [0.89–1.29] | 1.06 [0.88–1.27] |
| Smoking (3986) | |||
| 1. no overcrowding | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 2. | 1.32 [1.10–1.58] | 1.28 [1.08–1.52] | 1.28 [1.08–1.52] |
| 3. | 1.43 [1.18–1.72] | 1.34 [1.12–1.60] | 1.32 [1.10–1.57] |
| 4. overcrowding | 1.50 [1.19–1.88] | 1.37 [1.09–1.71] | 1.36 [1.09–1.69] |
| Low phys. activity (3981) | |||
| 1. no overcrowding | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 2. | 1.18 [0.98–1.42] | 1.12 [0.93–1.34] | 1.13 [0.94–1.33] |
| 3. | 1.36 [1.12–1.66] | 1.22 [1.01–1.47] | 1.20 [0.99–1.45] |
| 4. overcrowding | 1.38 [1.12–1.73] | 1.18 [0.95–1.46] | 1.18 [0.95–1.47] |