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. 2019 Mar 14;19:309. doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-6614-7

Table 3.

Experiences of racism, by lifestyle risk factors: univariable analysis

Variable Experienced racism Univariable analysis
% weighted prevalence Crude odds ratio (OR)
n * % 95% CI OR 95% CI p value
Smoking status
 Non-smoker 838 4.4 4.1 4.7 1.0
 Ex-smoker 455 4.4 4.0 4.9 1.0 0.9 1.1 0.964
 Smoker 292 7.1 6.3 8.1 1.7 1.4 1.9 <0.001
 Did not know or refused to say 11 3.7 2.0 7.0 0.8 0.4 1.6 0.617
Alcohol consumption
 Consumed alcohol in past 12 months 1166 4.4 4.1 4.7 1.0
 Abstained from alcohol consumption 429 5.8 5.2 6.4 1.3 1.2 1.5 <0.001
 Did not know or refused to say 1 2.6 0.4 16.1 0.6 0.1 4.2 0.581
Alcohol consumption (typical number of standard drinks per drinking session)
 1 or 2 standard drinks 749 4.1 3.8 4.4 1.0
 3 or 4 standard drinks 258 4.8 4.2 5.4 1.2 1.0 1.4 0.060
 More than 4 standard drinks 589 5.7 5.3 6.2 1.4 1.3 1.6 <0.001
Body weight status
 Normal weight 509 4.3 3.9 4.7 1.0
 Underweight 38 7.0 5.0 9.7 1.7 1.1 2.4 0.008
 Overweight 554 4.8 4.4 5.3 1.1 1.0 1.3 0.088
 Obese 370 5.0 4.5 5.5 1.2 1.0 1.3 0.048
 Did not know or refused to say 145 4.6 3.9 5.4 1.1 0.9 1.3 0.573
Physical activity
 Sufficient PA 609 4.2 3.9 4.6 1.0
 Insufficient PA 832 5.5 5.1 5.9 1.3 1.2 1.5 <0.001
 Sedentary 58 3.2 2.4 4.2 0.8 0.6 1.0 0.058
 Did not know or refused to say 97 3.9 3.2 4.8 0.9 0.7 1.2 0.505

95% CI = 95% confidence interval

*n = raw unweighted sample size; however, prevalence and odds ratio estimates are based on weighted data

Bolding indicates that p value is significant at the p <0.05 level