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. 2014 Sep 25;13:83. doi: 10.1186/s12939-014-0083-5

Table 3.

Adjusted odds ratios with 95% CI: association of gender, family affluence, nutritional status, municipality size, school environment and peer group with unhealthy behaviours, by age

Smoking Sedentary Not meeting PAGL Irregular breakfast Alcohol daily
Age 11
Family affluence
 Medium vs. High 0.42 (0.14–1.27) 0.76 (0.53–1.07) 1.05 (0.61–1.79) 1.00 (0.69–1.47) 1.27 (0.68–2.37)
 Low vs. High 0.28 (0.03–2.40) 0.61 (0.35–1.08) 1.30 (0.48–3.55) 1.12 (0.60–2.09) -
School environment
 Medium vs. Favourable 2.47 (0.63–9.83) 1.19 (0.83–1.70) 0.67 (0.39–1.17) 1.44 (0.96–2.18) 1.00 (0.50–1.98)
 Poor vs. Favourable 4.33 (0.97–19.3) 1.50 (0.91–2.46) 1.44 (0.61–3.43) 1.65 (0.99–2.77) 0.97 (0.39–2.40)
Peer groups
 Medium vs. Favourable 0.18 (0.05–0.64)** 0.74 (0.47–1.14) 1.43 (0.78–2.59) 0.51 (0.32–0.79)** 0.57 (0.26–1.26)
 Poor vs. Favourable 0.58 (0.18–1.89) 0.54 (0.33–0.91)* 1.40 (0.65–2.98) 1.12 (0.68–1.84) 1.58 (0.68–3.67)
Gender
 Female vs. Male 0.71 (0.25–2.02) 0.82 (0.59–1.14) 1.75 (1.03–2.98)** 1.22 (0.86–1.75) 0.15 (0.06–0.36)**
Nutritional status
 Ow/O vs. UN 2.25 (0.72–6.99) 1.51 (0.95–2.41) 1.44 (0.68–3.05) 1.18 (0.75–1.87) 1.12 (0.52–2.39)
Municipality size
 Metropolitan vs. >50,000 0.95 (0.20–4.46) 0.93 (0.61–1.43) 0.53 (0.26–1.07) 0.81 (0.51–1.28) 0.31 (0.12–0.79)**
 <10,000 vs. >50,000 2.56 (0.65–10.0) 0.81 (0.51–1.30) 0.43 (0.21–0.89)* 1.04 (0.64–1.71) 0.77 (0.34–1.70)
 10,000-50,000 vs. >50,000 2.20 (0.55–8.76) 0.77 (0.49–1.21) 0.42 (0.20–0.89)* 0.70 (0.42–1.16) 0.56 (0.23–1.40)
Age 13
Family affluence
 Medium vs. High 0.70 (0.48–1.02) 0.79 (0.49–1.27) 1.08 (0.61–1.89) 1.00 (0.76–1.34) 0.71 (0.50–1.01)
 Low vs. High 0.43 (0.14–1.25) 0.57 (0.22–1.46) 0.61 (0.20–1.84) 2.17 (1.12–4.19)* 0.66 (0.28–1.56)
School environment
 Medium vs. Favourable 2.37 (1.37–4.10)** 1.20 (0.68–2.12) 1.04 (0.55–1.99) 1.65 (1.15–2.37)** 1.55 (0.99–2.41)
 Poor vs. Favourable 4.34 (2.41–7.80)** 1.44 (0.73–2.84) 1.13 (0.52–2.44) 2.04 (1.35–3.09)** 1.79 (1.08–2.96)*
Peer groups
 Medium vs. Favourable 0.45 (0.30–0.67)** 0.29 (0.13–0.66)** 1.48 (0.81–2.69) 0.97 (0.69–1.34) 0.57 (0.39-0.84)**
 Poor vs. Favourable 0.48 (0.30–0.78)** 0.15 (0.06–0.35)** 1.62 (0.77–3.40) 0.90 (0.61–1.32) 0.91 (0.59–1.41)
Gender
 Female vs. Male 1.16 (0.81–1.66) 0.72 (0.45–1.15) 1.27 (0.75–2.16) 1.59 (1.20–2.10)** 0.71 (0.51–0.99)*
Nutritional status
 Ow/O vs. UN 1.18 (0.73–1.92) 1.37 (0.67–2.79) 2.50 (0.88–7.07) 1.38 (0.94–2.02) 1.31 (0.85–2.03)
Municipalities size
 Metropolitan vs. >50,000 1.27 (0.80–2.0) 1.28 (0.71–2.30) 0.96 (0.48–1.90) 0.93 (0.65–1.33) 1.04 (0.67–1.60)
 <10,000 vs. >50,000 1.10 (0.66–1.83) 1.09 (0.57–2.08) 2.82 (0.94–8.44) 0.76 (0.50–1.14) 1.04 (0.65–1.69)
 10,000-50,000 vs. >50,000 0.90 (0.55–1.46) 1.84 (0.97–3.48) 0.66 (0.35–1.25) 1.19 (0.83–1.71) 1.22 (0.80–1.87)
Age 15
Family affluence
 Medium vs. High 0.88 (0.65–1.19) 0.98 (0.56–1.71) 1.26 (0.74–2.15) 0.93 (0.68–1.26) 0.71 (0.52–0.96)*
 Low vs. High 0.92 (0.50–1.67) 0.91 (0.33–2.52) 5.0 (0.66–37.6) 1.80 (0.98–3.31) 0.54 (0.29–0.99)*
School environment
 Medium vs. Favourable 1.31 (0.87–1.97) 0.58 (0.25–1.34) 0.89 (0.45–1.79) 0.74 (0.49–1.13) 1.22 (0.81–1.85)
 Poor vs. Favourable 1.66 (1.07–2.59)* 0.79 (0.32–1.98) 1.27 (0.58–2.81) 1.15 (0.74–1.80) 1.66 (1.06–2.58)*
Peer groups
 Medium vs. Favourable 0.87 (0.61–1.23) 1.05 (0.55–2.03) 1.53 (0.85–2.74) 1.29 (0.90–1.83) 0.74 (0.52–1.04)
 Poor vs. Favourable 0.62 (0.42–0.93)* 1.08 (0.52–2.23) 1.26 (0.65–2.45) 1.00 (0.67–1.49) 0.53 (0.36–0.79)**
Gender
 Female vs. Male 1.49 (1.11–1.99)** 0.45 (0.26–0.80)** 2.05 (1.20–3.50)** 1.65 (1.23–2.22)** 0.82 (0.62–1.10)
Nutritional status
 Ow/O vs. UN 1.02 (0.66–1.57) 2.77 (0.84–9.11) 5.59 (1.34–23.4)* 1.42 (0.92–2.19) 0.76 (0.49–1.17)
Municipality size
 Metropolitan vs. >50.000 1.02 (0.71–1.48) 0.59 (0.30–1.18) 0.99 (0.52–1.88) 0.87 (0.59–1.26) 1.36 (0.94–1.97)
 <10,000 vs. >50,000 0.89 (0.43–1.83) 0.94 (0.20–4.29) 1.04 (0.29–3.73) 0.72 (0.34–1.52) 0.88 (0.43–1.82)
 10,000-50,000 vs. >50,000 1.21 (0.86–1.70) 0.59 (0.31–1.12) 0.99 (0.54–1.82) 0.97 (0.68–1.37) 1.13 (0.80–1.60)

Multivariate binary logistic regression *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01.

Ow/O: Overweight group (overweight and obesity); UN: Under/Normal-weight group.