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. 2021 Jun 1;5(6):e23630. doi: 10.2196/23630

Table 4.

Role of perceptions in the adoption of healthy lifestyle choices.

Perception Overall India China Japan Italy


ORa
(95% CI)		 AdjustedbOR
(95% CI)		 OR
(95% CI)		 Adjusted OR
(95% CI)		 OR
(95% CI)		 Adjusted OR
(95% CI)		 OR
(95% CI)		 Adjusted OR
(95% CI)		 OR
(95% CI)		 Adjusted OR
(95% CI)
Health status (reference: low)

High 3.67
(2.87-4.68)		 3.42
(2.51-4.64)		 2.98
(2.07-4.28)		 2.62
(1.75-3.92)		 6.02
(2.38-15.20)		 5.83
(2.30-4.79)		 3.64
(1.59-8.37)		 2.83
(1.18-6.77)		 3.33
(2.01-5.51)		 6.22
(1.90- 20.40)

Medium 2.09
(1.72-2.54)		 2.00
(1.59-2.50)		 1.76
(1.24-2.50)		 1.57
(1.07-2.31)		 2.61
(1.85-3.69)		 2.43
(1.72-3.45)		 1.33
(0.72-2.45)		 1.06
(0.54-2.08)		 2.10
(1.42-3.12)		 2.46
(1.03-5.83)
Interpersonal relationshipsc (reference: decreased)

Increased 2.21
(1.64-2.98)		 2.42
(1.70-3.45)		 1.86
(1.03-3.37)		 2.16
(1.15-4.08)		 2.01
(1.18-3.41)		 1.77
(1.03-3.05)		 4.43
(1.49-13.15)		 5.25
(1.46-8.92)		 1.86
(1.07-3.22)		 1.93
(0.65-5.79)

Not changed 1.25
(0.94-1.7)		 1.18
(0.84-1.66)		 1.09
(0.60-1.97)		 1.18
(0.63-2.21)		 1.03
(0.64-1.68)		 0.99
(0.61-1.62)		 1.87
(0.65-5.42)		 1.88
(0.54-6.52)		 1.59
(0.93-2.73)		 1.40
(0.50-3.96)
Fear responsec (reference: poor)

Positive 2.43
(1.69-3.50)		 2.50
(1.54-4.05)		 2.72
(1.38-5.36)		 2.41
(1.18-4.96)		 2.38
(1.06-5.33)		 2.18
(0.96-4.94)		 1.84
(0.34-9.99)		 4.85
(0.73-32.19)		 1.62
(0.86-3.04)		 2.20
(0.41-11.71)

Fair 1.36
(0.95-1.93)		 1.33
(0.83-2.14)		 1.37
(0.71-2.65)		 1.32
(0.65-2.65)		 1.46
(0.66-3.23)		 1.32
(0.59-2.96)		 0.93
(0.18-4.93)		 1.97
(0.31-12.55)		 1.34
(0.80-2.27)		 1.25
(0.27-5.80)

aOR: odds ratio.

bAdjusted for sex, age, work status, and history of chronic illness.

cFactor represented by a single item that was thought to best represent the underlying notion.