Table 3.
The association between personal variables and behavioural adherence.
| Variables | n (%) of participants |
n (%) using all health-protective behaviours |
Odds ratio (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | |||
| Women | 541 (81.4) | 228 (42.1) | 0.88 (0.59–1.31) |
| Men | 118 (18.6) | 56 (47.5) | Reference |
| Age group, years | |||
| 18-24 | 446 (70.3) | 214 (47.9) | 0.54 (1.0–2.99) |
| 25-34 | 68 (10.7) | 22 (32.4) | 1.02 (0.18–6.15) |
| 35-54 | 88 (13.9) | 32 (36.4) | 0.88 (0.15–5.05) |
| 55-64 | 26 (4.1) | 14 (38.9) | 0.43 (0.07–2.77) |
| ≥65 | 6 (0.9) | 2 (33.3) | Reference |
| Working status | |||
| Full- or part-time work | 200 (31.5) | 78 (39.0) | 1.41 (1.01–1.99) |
| Not working | 434 (68.5) | 206 (47.5) | Reference |
| Educational attainment | |||
| High school | 212 (33.4) | 104 (49.1) | 0.67 (0.46–0.98) |
| Some college/university | 198 (31.2) | 92 (46.5) | 0.75 (0.51–1.10) |
| Bachelor's degree and higher | 224 (35.3) | 88 (39.3) | Reference |
| Chronic illness | |||
| Present | 76 (12.0) | 26 (34.2) | 1.65 (1.00–2.73) |
| None | 558 (88.0) | 256 (45.9) | Reference |
CI, confidence interval.