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. 2021 Feb 17;9(2):221. doi: 10.3390/healthcare9020221

Table 2.

Bivariate analysis showing unadjusted odds ratio and 95% confidence interval for sociodemographic factors associated with an unhealthy lifestyle in Saudi men and women in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Sociodemographic Characteristics Men
N = 968 (%)
Women
N = 2029 (%)
Unhealthy Lifestyle
n = 523(54%)
Healthy Lifestyle
n = 445 (46%)
Unadjusted Odds Ratio
95% CI
Unhealthy Lifestyle
894 (44.1)
Healthy Lifestyle
1135 (55.9)
Unadjusted Odds Ratio
95% CI
Age (in Years)
30‒44
45‒60
61‒75
 
329 (62.9)
138 (26.4)
56 (10.7)
 
247 (55.5)
147 (33.0)
51 (11.5)
 
1.0
0.7 (0.5, 0.9)
0.8 (0.5, 1.2)
 
456 (51.0)
314 (35.1)
124 (13.9)
 
664 (58.5)
373 (32.9)
98 (8.6)
 
1.0
1.23 (1.0,1.5)
1.84 (1.4,2.5)
Marital Status
Single
Married/divorced
 
58 (11.1)
465 (88.9)
 
44 (9.9)
401 (90.1)
 
1.0
0.9 (0.6,1.33)
 
69 (7.7)
825 (92.3)
 
77 (6.8)
1058 (93.2)
 
1.0
0.9 (0.6,1.21)
Participant’s educational level
University or above
High school or lower
 
377 (72.1)
146 (27.9)
 
337 (75.7)
108 (24.3)
 
1.0
1.2 (0.9, 1.61)
 
384 (43.0)
510 (57.0)
 
492 (43.3)
643 (56.7)
 
1.0
1.0 (0.8, 1.2)
Educational level of spouse (men = 866, women = 1883)
University or above
High school or lower
 
 
258 (55.5)
207 (44.5)
 
 
216 (53.9)
185 (46.1)
 
 
1.0
0.9 (0.7, 1.22)
 
 
349 (42.3)
476 (57.7)
 
 
412 (38.9)
646 (61.1)
 
 
1.0
0.8 (0.7, 1.04)
Participant’s occupation
Professional
Clerical
Unemployed
Retired
Homemaker
 
287 (54.9)
175 (33.5)
14 (2.7)
47 (9.0)
-
 
250 (56.2)
140 (31.4)
7 (1.6)
48 (10.8)
-
 
1.0
1.1 (0.8, 1.4)
1.7 (0.7, 4,4)
0.8 (0.6, 1,3)
-
 
14 (1.6)
343 (38.4)
35 (3.9)
26 (2.9)
476 (53.2)
 
46 (3.2)
425 (37.4)
68 (6.0)
33 (2.9)
573 (50.5)
 
1.0
2.1 (1.1,3.9)
1.3 (0.6, 2.8)
2.0 (0.9, 4.5)
2.1 (1.1, 4.0)
Spouse’s occupation
(men = 866, women = 1883)
Professional
Clerical
Unemployed
Retired
Military service
 
 
362 (77.8)
79 (20.0)
6 (1.3)
18 (3.9)
-
 
 
326 (81.3)
55 (13.7)
10 (2.5)
10 (2.5)
-
 
 
1.0
1.3 (0.9, 1.9)
0.5 (0.2, 1.5)
1.6 (0.7, 3.5)
-
 
 
175 (21.2)
301 (36.5)
37 (4.5)
203 (24.6)
109 (13.2)
 
 
226 (21.4)
317 (30.0)
40 (3.8)
310 (29.3)
165 (15.6)
 
 
1.0
1.2 (1.0, 1.6)
1.2 (0.7, 1.0S)
0.8 (0.6, 0.9)
0.9 (0.6, 1.2)
Household Monthly Income (U.S. Dollars)
≤2600
2600–5000
≥5000
 
 
190 (36.3)
239 (45.7)
94 (18.0)
 
 
155 (34.8)
230 (51.7)
60 (13.5)
 
 
1.0
0.7 (0.4, 0.9)
0.8 (0.5, 1.1)
 
 
74 (8.3)
245 (27.4)
575 (64.3)
 
 
87 (7.7)
326 (28.7)
722 (63.6)
 
 
1.0
0.9 (0.6, 1.2)
0.9 (0.6, 1.3)
Body Mass Index (kg/m2)
Normal (<25.0)
Overweight (25.0‒29.9)
Obese (≥30.0)
 
114 (21.8)
181 (34.6)
228 (43.6)
 
89 (20.0)
183 (41.1)
173 (38.9)
 
1.0
0.8 (0.5, 1.1)
1.0 (0.7, 1.4)
 
166 (14.8)
319 (28.5)
635 (56.7)
 
124 (13.6)
270 (29.7)
515 (56.7)
 
1.0
0.8 (0.6,1.2)
0.9 (0.7,1.2)

Significant odds ratio and 95% CI are given in bold.