Table 3.
Psychosocial factors associated with a healthy lifestyle among women and men—Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil) baseline study: 2008–2010
| Factors | Women | Men | ||
| Unadjusted | Adjusted | Unadjusted | Adjusted | |
| OR (IC 95%) | OR (IC 95%) | |||
| Sociodemographic | ||||
| Age range | ||||
| 35–49 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 50–59 | 1.37 (1.22–1.53) | 1.41 (1.24 to 1.61) | 0.95 (0.85–1.06) | 0.99 (0.87 to 1.20) |
| 60 + | 2.37 (2.03–2.76) | 2.21 (1.79 to 2.72) | 1.65 (1.43–1.90) | 1.32 (1.08 to 1.61) |
| Race/skin colour | ||||
| Black | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Mixed race | 1.33 (1.15–1.54) | 1.24 (1.07 to 1.44) | 0.99 (0.85–1.17) | 0.91 (0.77 to 1.07) |
| White/Caucasian | 1.95 (1.71–2.23) | 1.57 (1.36 to 1.81) | 1.77 (1.44–1.95) | 1.20 (1.02 to 1.41) |
| Asian | 2.90 (1.99–4.22) | 2.29 (1.57 to 3.36) | 2.25 (1.45–3.49) | 1.66 (1.05 to 2.60) |
| Indigenous | 1.28 (0.73–2.23) | 1.22 (0.69 to 2.14) | 0.93 (0.61–1.45) | 0.97 (0.62 to 1.53) |
| Education level | ||||
| Basic education level (primary) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| High-school equivalent (secondary) | 1.08 (0.90–1.28) | 1.31 (1.09 to 1.57) | 1.30 (1.12–1.50) | 2.16 (1.83 to 2.54) |
| University degree or higher (tertiary) | 1.83 (1.55–2.17) | 1.89 (1.55 to 2.29) | 2.62 (2.27–3.01) | 1.36 (1.17 to 1.59) |
| Professional status | ||||
| Currently working | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Retired | 1.92 (1.67–2.20) | 1.33 (1.12 to 1.59) | 1.66 (1.43–1.93) | 1.31 (1.07 to 1.61) |
| Social–familial | ||||
| Children<14 years living at home | ||||
| Yes | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| No | 1.30 (1.15–1.47) | 0.98 (0.85 to 1.13) | 1.16 (1.03–1.30) | 1.10 (0.97 to 1.24) |
| Monthly housekeeper | ||||
| No | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Yes | 1.49 (1.32–1.69) | 1.13 (0.98 to 1.29) | 1.94 (1.70–2.21) | 1.34 (1.16 to 1.56) |
| Sociocognitive | ||||
| Self-perceived health status | ||||
| Very poor/poor/fair | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Good/very good | 1.42 (1.25–1.60) | 1.27 (1.12 to 1.45) | 1.49 (1.31–1.68) | 1.24 (1.09 to 1.42) |
| Body image satisfaction | ||||
| No | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Yes | 1.21 (1.02–1.43) | 1.16 (0.97 to 1.38) | 1.18 (1.04–1.35) | 1.23 (1.07 to 1.41) |
IC 95% = CI of 95% (source: ELSA- Brasil.