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. 2008 May 23;8:6. doi: 10.1186/1472-698X-8-6

Table 2.

Selected health and lifestyle status (Health Status, Tobacco Use, Alcohol Consumption, Exercise) and Demographic Characteristics.

Demographic Factors (Response) Health Status Alcohol Tobacco No exercise

(Poor) (Yes) (Yes) (Yes)
Gender
 Female 1 1 1 1
 Male 1.58 (0.83–3.02) 10.86 (5.91–19.96) 3.9 (1.35–11.27) 0.84 (0.50–1.40)
Age
 > 45 1 1 1 1
 30–45 0.75 (1.55–2.71) 0.89 (0.44–1.80) 1.41 (0.47–4.13) 1.70 (0.89–3.22)
 < 30 0.50 (0.20–1.20) 0.32 (0.15–0.69) 1.86 (0.40–8.58) 1.54 (0.73–3.22)
0.310 0.001 0.564
Education
 None/primary 1 1 1 1
 Secondary 0.25 (0.09–0.72) 1.87 (0.69–5.00) 0.12 (0.01–1.78) 0.14 (0.03–0.64)
 Higher 0.28 (0.11–0.72) 2.10 (0.81–5.36) 0.40 (0.02–3.05) 0.16 (0.04–0.69)
Duration of stay
 < 1 year 1 1 1 1
 1–5 year 1.14 (0.49–2.63) 0.46 (0.21–1.01) 1.40 (0.43–4.43) 1.17 (1.66–2.24)
 6–10 year 1.58 (0.66–3.70) 3.00 (1.47–5.98) 1.18 (0.31–3.59) 1.66 (0.47–5.75)
 > 10 year 0.96 (0.38–2.41) 2.34 (1.13–4.80) 2.17 (0.62–7.02) 1.57 (1.33–3.28)
0
Immigration Status in UK
 Resident, ILR/UK Citizen 1 1 1 1
 Work permit/fresh talent/highly skilled migrant/student/dependent/business 0.79 (0.41–1.50) 0.77 (0.52–1.13) 0.82 (0.42–1.59) 1.34 (0.90–1.97)
 Refugees/asylum seeker/over stay 3.76 (1.30–10.69) 2.30 (0.64–8.16) 2.36 (0.67–8.16) 1.27 (0.44–3.52)