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. 2015 Aug 25;10(8):e0135079. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0135079

Table 3. Logistic regression estimates (OR) for the relation between social support and health-related lifestyles.

Physical activity Healthy diet Non-smoking
Overall multi-variate Low income group High income group Overall multi-variate Low income group High income group Overall multi-variate Low income group High income group
Age (10 year steps) 0.97 0.95 1.07 1.34** 1.41** 1.23* 1.95** 2.00** 1.91**
Sex (male ref.) 0.63** 0.59** 0.73* 1.50** 1.63** 1.29 1.44* 1.48* 1.36
Education 1.04** 1.06** 1.01 1.05** 1.06** 1.04* 0.99 0.96 1.03
Non-native background 0.79 0.94 0.79 0.69* 0.95 0.48* 0.94 1.27 0.71
No comorbidities (ref.)
1–2 Comorbidities 0.71* 0.63* 0.78 0.58** 0.59** 0.52** 0.94 1.54 0.43*
> 2 Comorbidities 0.40** 0.39** 0.41** 0.55** 0.55** 0.54* 0.85 1.26 0.38*
Low income 0.75* 1.06 0.83
Social support
Spouse 1.07 1.09 1.19 1.05 0.90 1.67* 0.93 0.84 1.29
Household members 1.00 1.04 0.92 0.91* 0.90 0.92 1.10 1.21* 0.91
Support network members (N) 0.92 1.04 0.77** 1.03 1.06 0.99 1.14 1.17 1.15
Network members providing:
Information support 1.09* 1.01 1.20* 1.06 1.03 1.11 1.02 1.04 0.95
Practical support 0.90* 1.00 0.72** 1.03 0.99 1.08 0.94 0.93 0.97
Emotional support 1.10* 1.01 1.30** 0.96 1.00 0.92 0.87* 0.87 0.83
Health professional in wider network 1.11 0.90 1.44* 1.10 1.10 1.05 0.98 0.84 1.25
Attending community organizations 1.18 1.53** 0.79 1.04 1.15 0.91 1.32 1.15 1.72*
Neighborhood (urban affluent = ref.)
Urban deprived 0.94 0.74 1.11 0.92 0.83 1.01 0.83 0.97 0.71
Rural deprived 0.82 0.78 0.87 1.07 0.99 1.37 0.99 0.98 1.10

* p <0.05

** p <0.01