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. 2007 Apr;61(4):326–330. doi: 10.1136/jech.2006.052878

Table 2 Association between school neighbourhood socioeconomic status and health‐risk behaviours among teachers.

School neighbourhood socioeconomic status Heavy alcohol use Smoking Obesity
N/n of cases Model I* Model II† N/n of cases Model I* Model II† N/n of cases Model I* Model II†
OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI)
Highest 444/24 1 431/30 1 443/124 1
Second 554/45 1.48 (0.91 to 2.40) 1.30 (0.79 to 2.14) 536/56 1.41 (0.89 to 2.23) 1.36 (0.80 to 2.31) 546/158 1.07 (0.81 to 1.41) 1.03 (0.77 to 1.38)
Third 454/46 1.73 (0.97 to 3.07) 1.48 (0.82 to 2.66) 443/43 1.32 (0.87 to 2.00) 1.24 (0.76 to 2.04) 446/149 1.25 (0.94 to 1.66) 1.20 (0.87 to 1.66)
Lowest 401/49 2.25 (1.32 to 3.83) 1.82 (1.04 to 3.18) 389/30 1.02 (0.64 to 1.63) 0.98 (0.57 to 1.68) 396/123 1.17 (0.88 to 1.54) 1.08 (0.77 to 1.52)

*Adjusted for sex, age, type of class and type of employment contract.

†Adjusted for Model I and socioeconomic status of the teacher's residential area.