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. 2014 Mar 29;14:290. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-290

Table 2.

Age-sex-adjusted associations of demographics, health risks, and medical conditions with overweight/obesity and inadequate sleep (1977 – 2009)

Characteristics
Overweight
Obesity
Very short sleep
Short sleep
Long sleep
  OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI)
Demographics
 
 
 
 
 
Race/ethnicity ( reference: Whites )
 
 
 
 
 
  Blacks
1.42 (1.36, 1.47)*
1.98 (1.90, 2.06)*
2.24 (2.04, 2.45)*
1.54 (1.49, 1.60)*
1.62 (1.54, 1.71)*
  Others
0.73 (0.69, 0.77)*
0.55 (0.51, 0.60)*
1.05 (0.88, 1.25)*
1.15 (1.09, 1.22)*
0.95 (0.87, 1.05)
Education ( reference: High School or higher )
1.10 (1.06, 1.14)*
1.24 (1.19, 1.29)*
1.93 (1.77, 2.11)*
1.04 (1.00, 1.08)*
2.01 (1.92, 2.10)*
Marital status ( reference: married )
 
 
 
 
 
  Widowed
0.92 (0.87, 0.98)*
0.98 (0.91, 1.05)
2.17 (1.87, 2.52)*
1.38 (1.30, 1.47)*
1.58 (1.45, 1.73)*
  Divorced
0.96 (0.92, 1.00)
1.12 (1.07, 1.16)*
2.67 (2.41, 2.95)*
1.55 (1.50, 1.61)*
1.16 (1.09, 1.23)
  Separated
1.10 (1.02, 1.18)*
1.39 (1.28, 1.50)*
3.53 (3.03, 4.11)*
1.59 (1.48, 1.70)*
1.50 (1.35, 1.66)*
  Single
0.81 (0.78, 0.84)*
0.99 (0.95, 1.03)
1.47 (1.32, 1.64)*
1.03 (0.99, 1.06)*
1.59 (1.51, 1.67)*
Total family income (reference: ≥ $35,000)
0.89 (0.87, 0.92)*
0.95 (0.92, 0.98)*
2.09 (1.92, 2.27)*
1.04 (1.02, 1.07)*
1.84 (1.75, 1.92)*
Poverty status ( reference: above poverty )
1.05 (1.00, 1.10)*
1.39 (1.32, 1.45)*
2.86 (2.59, 3.17)*
1.19 (1.14, 1.24)*
2.04 (1.93, 2.16)*
Smoking status ( reference: never smokers )
0.99 (0.99, 0.99)*
0.99 (0.99, 0.99)*
1.06 (1.05, 1.06)*
1.02 (1.02, 1.03)*
1.04 (1.03 1.04)*
Alcohol consumption ( reference: never )
 
 
 
 
 
  Former
1.09 (1.03, 1.15)*
1.35 (1.27, 1.43)*
1.92 (1.67, 2.21)*
1.53 (1.45, 1.61)*
1.35 (1.25, 1.47)*
  Current
0.95 (0.92, 0.99)*
0.86 (0.82, 0.90)*
0.98 (0.88, 1.10)*
1.28 (1.23, 1.33)*
0.82 (0.77, 0.87)*
Physical activity (reference: yes) a
1.05 (0.99, 1.10)
1.32 (1.24, 1.40)*
1.08 (0.99, 1.17)
1.08 (1.03, 1.18)
1.47 (1.32, 1.63)*
Emotional distress (reference: yes) a
1.07 (0.96, 1.18)
1.88 (1.71, 1.35)*
5.51 (5.02, 6.05)*
5.51 (5.02, 6.05)*
3.07 (2.72, 3.46)*
Self-reported comorbid conditions
 
 
 
 
 
  Cancer
1.05 (0.99, 1.10)
1.32 (1.24, 1.40)*
1.50 (1.28, 1.77)*
1.10 (0.99, 1.17)
1.47 (1.32, 1.63)*
  Diabetes
1.84 (1.69, 1.99)*
4.69 (4.43, 5.05)*
2.15 (1.85, 2.50)*
1.24 (1.16, 1.31)*
1.93 (1.77, 2.11)*
  Hypertension
1.70 (1.65, 1.76)*
3.66 (3.52, 3.79)*
2.14 (1.95, 2.35)*
1.28 (1.24, 1.32)*
1.52 (1.45, 1.60)*
  Kidney disease
1.02 (0.87, 1.18)*
1.52 (1.31, 1.77)*
3.10 (2.38, 4.01)*
0.60 (0.52, 0.68)*
1.77 (1.47, 2.13)*
  Myocardial infarction
1.19 (1.04, 1.35)*
1.96 (1.73, 2.23)*
2.89 (2.33, 2.59)*
1.24 (1.11, 1.38)*
2.54 (2.20, 2.94)*
  Coronary heart disease
1.27 (1.13, 1.42)*
1.92 (1.72, 2.14)*
2.30 (1.89 2.80)*
1.15 (1.04 1.25)*
2.15 (1.87, 2.44)*
  Stroke
1.07 (0.96, 1.20)
1.55 (1.38, 1.74)*
4.19 (3.45, 5.09)*
1.39 (1.25, 1.55)*
3.04 (2.67, 3.45)*
Sleep measure ( reference: healthy sleep )
 
 
 
 
 
  Very short sleep
1.30 (1.19, 1.43)*
2.17 (1.97, 2.40)*
--
--
--
  Short sleep
1.20 (1.16, 1.23)*
1.57 (1.52, 1.63)*
--
--
--
  Long sleep 0.99 (0.94, 1.04) 1.20 (1.14, 1.26)* -- -- --

Abbreviations: CI confidence interval, OR odds ratio.

*P < 0.05.

aThese measures were available from 2004 to 2009.

Compares those with less high school education to person with a high school diploma or higher.