Table 3.
Experiences of social support and incident 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 | 1.11 | 0.73-1.68 | 1.31 | 0.86-2.00 | 1 | 1.24 | 0.83-1.87 | 1.08 | 0.72-1.60 |
| Excessive alcohol consumption | 1 | 1.04 | 0.79-1.35 | 0.99 | 0.75-1.31 | 1 | 1.21 | 0.91-1.62 | 1.42 | 1.10-1.84 |
| Low fruit and vegetable intake | 1 | 1.16 | 0.95-1.41 | 1.03 | 0.84-1.28 | 1 | 0.98 | 0.79-1.21 | 1.08 | 0.89-1.32 |
| Physical inactivity | 1 | 0.89 | 0.71-1.10 | 1.05 | 0.84-1.29 | 1 | 1.39 | 1.12-1.73 | 1.28 | 1.03-1.58 |
| Biological factors2 | ||||||||||
| Overweight | 1 | 0.97 | 0.78-1.19 | 1.05 | 0.85-1.29 | 1 | 0.82 | 0.66-1.01 | 1.05 | 0.86-1.27 |
| Hypertension | 1 | 1.04 | 0.89-1.22 | 1.08 | 0.92-1.27 | 1 | 0.98 | 0.83-1.15 | 1.05 | 0.90-1.22 |
| Hypercholesterolemia | 1 | 0.96 | 0.79-1.16 | 1.07 | 0.88-1.29 | 1 | 0.98 | 0.81-1.19 | 0.98 | 0.82-1.18 |
| Health indicators3 | ||||||||||
| Poor self-perceived health | 1 | 0.95 | 0.71-1.28 | 0.81 | 0.59-1.11 | 1 | 1.05 | 0.76-1.45 | 1.36 | 1.01-1.82 |
| Poor mental health | 1 | 1.17 | 0.87-1.58 | 1.86 | 1.39-2.49 | 1 | 0.94 | 0.69-1.28 | 1.60 | 1.21-2.12 |
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