Table 2.
Experiences of social support and prevalent lifestyle characteristics, biological factors, self-perceived health and mental health
| Positive experiences of social support | Negative experiences of social support | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T3 (high) | T2 | T1 (low) | T1 (low) | T2 | T3 (high) | |||||
| OR | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | |
| Lifestyle characteristics1 | ||||||||||
| Current smoking | 1 | 0.92 | 0.79-1.07 | 1.00 | 0.86-1.16 | 1 | 1.18 | 1.01-1.39 | 1.39 | 1.20-1.61 |
| Excessive alcohol consumption | 1 | 0.93 | 0.80-1.09 | 0.92 | 0.78-1.08 | 1 | 1.07 | 0.91-1.27 | 1.06 | 0.91-1.24 |
| Low fruit and vegetable intake | 1 | 1.28 | 1.14-1.45 | 1.36 | 1.20-1.53 | 1 | 0.94 | 0.83-1.06 | 1.00 | 0.89-1.12 |
| Physical inactivity | 1 | 0.92 | 0.81-1.06 | 1.00 | 0.87-1.14 | 1 | 1.18 | 1.03-1.36 | 1.23 | 1.08-1.41 |
| Biological factors2 | ||||||||||
| Overweight | 1 | 0.96 | 0.84-1.09 | 0.93 | 0.81-1.06 | 1 | 1.04 | 0.90-1.19 | 1.23 | 1.09-1.40 |
| Hypertension | 1 | 1.07 | 0.94-1.22 | 1.00 | 0.88-1.14 | 1 | 0.97 | 0.85-1.11 | 0.95 | 0.84-1.08 |
| Hypercholesterolemia | 1 | 0.90 | 0.77-1.04 | 1.03 | 0.89-1.19 | 1 | 1.04 | 0.90-1.21 | 1.06 | 0.92-1.22 |
| Health indicators3 | ||||||||||
| Poor self-perceived health | 1 | 1.04 | 0.87-1.25 | 1.13 | 0.94-1.35 | 1 | 1.49 | 1.21-1.82 | 2.17 | 1.81-2.60 |
| Poor mental health | 1 | 1.30 | 1.09-1.55 | 2.74 | 2.32-3.23 | 1 | 1.49 | 1.23-1.80 | 3.28 | 2.78-3.87 |
CI: confidence interval; OR: odds ratio; T: tertile
1 models included sex, age, educational level, marital status, employment status, study round, smoking, alcohol consumption, fruit and vegetable intake and physical activity
2 models included sex, age, educational level, marital status, employment status, study round, overweight, hypertension and hypercholesterolemia
3 models included sex, age, educational level, marital status, employment status, study round, self-perceived health and mental health