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. 2017 Aug 28;7(8):e015705. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-015705

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.