Multivariate associations between health related behaviours and social class. Men and women aged over 14 years. Barcelona 1992
| Sex | Class I OR |
Class II OR (95% CI) |
Class III OR (95% CI) |
Class IVa OR (95% CI) |
Class IVb OR (95% CI) |
Class V OR (95% CI) | |
| Tobacco consumption | |||||||
| Smoker(1) | M | 1 | 0.71 (0.49, 1.01) | 0.93 (0.67, 1.28) | 1.15 (0.83, 1.57) | 1.44 (0.97, 2.13) | 1.31 (0.74, 2.32) |
| F | 1 | 0.74 (0.47, 1.16) | 0.67 (0.44, 1.02) | 0.60 (0.40, 0.92) | 0.79 (0.48, 1.32) | 0.36 (0.19, 0.67) | |
| Smoking cessation (2) | |||||||
| M | 1 | 1.15 (0.71, 1.85) | 0.71 (0.45, 1.09) | 0.57 (0.37, 0.87) | 0.43 (0.24, 0.75) | 0.41 (0.18, 0.90) | |
| F | 1 | 2.16 (0.90, 5.16) | 2.05 (0.89, 4.74) | 1.63 (0.69, 3.86) | 0.86 (0.28, 2.62) | 1.41 (0.38, 5.13) | |
| Alcohol consumption | |||||||
| Non-drinker(3) | M | 1 | 1.14 (0.77, 1.68) | 1.13 (0.80, 1.61) | 1.18 (0.83, 1.66) | 1.32 (0.86, 2.01) | 1.68 (0.93, 3.04) |
| F | 1 | 1.04 (0.70, 1.54) | 1.03 (0.71, 1.48) | 1.66 (1.16, 2.38) | 2.27 (1.47, 3.51) | 2.92 (1.84, 4.62) | |
| Light drinker(4) | M | 1 | 0.91 (0.64, 1.30) | 1.02 (0.74, 1.40) | 0.81 (0.60, 1.12) | 0.77 (0.52, 1.14) | 0.57 (0.32, 1.00) |
| F | 1 | 0.95 (0.64, 1.40) | 1.19 (0.83, 1.71) | 0.71 (0.49, 1.01) | 0.55 (0.35, 0.86) | 0.45 (0.28, 0.72) | |
| Excessive alcohol consumption(5) | M | 1 | 0.94 (0.54, 1.63) | 0.71 (0.42, 1.20) | 1.16 (0.71, 1.87) | 1.04 (0.57, 1.89) | 1.24 (0.54, 2.82) |
| F | 1 | 0.91 (0.46, 1.77) | 0.46 (0.23, 0.91) | 0.52 (0.27, 0.99) | 0.37 (0.15, 0.88) | 0.25 (0.09, 0.67) | |
| Usual physical activity | |||||||
| Intense(6) | M | 1 | 1.39 (0.60, 3.22) | 1.37 (0.63, 2.95) | 6.84 (3.42, 13.67) | 5.56 (2.60, 11.89) | 2.52 (0.79, 8.03) |
| F | 1 | 1.51 (0.58, 3.87) | 0.75 (0.28, 1.98) | 1.46 (0.58, 3.62) | 3.02 (1.15, 7.94) | 2.70 (1.00, 7.30) | |
| Light–none(7) | M | 1 | 0.91 (0.64, 1.28) | 0.66 (0.48, 0.91) | 0.55 (0.40, 0.75) | 0.47 (0.32, 0.70) | 1.25 (0.71, 2.20) |
| F | 1 | 0.79 (0.54, 1.17) | 0.90 (0.63, 1.30) | 0.93 (0.65, 1.32) | 0.68 (0.44, 1.05) | 0.65 (0.41, 1.01) | |
| Undertake no leisure time physical activity (8) | |||||||
| M | 1 | 0.97 (0.64, 1.45) | 1.11 (0.76, 1.60) | 1.11 (0.76, 1.59) | 1.40 (0.88, 2.22) | 1.25 (0.61, 2.57) | |
| F | 1 | 0.59 (0.35, 0.97) | 0.89 (0.55, 1.43) | 0.80 (0.50, 1.28) | 0.89 (0.49, 1.58) | 1.08 (0.57, 2.05) | |
| Two or more health behaviours (9) | |||||||
| M | 1 | 0.74 (0.51, 1.08) | 0.93 (0.67, 1.29) | 1.26 (0.91, 1.73) | 1.50 (1.01, 2.22) | 1.46 (0.82, 2.58) | |
| F | 1 | 0.81 (0.52, 1.27) | 0.70 (0.46, 1.06) | 0.71 (0.46, 1.07) | 0.88 (0.53, 1.46) | 0.33 (0.18, 0.62) | |
OR: odds ratio adjusted for age, employment status and family structure. (1)Dependent variable: 1 smoker, 0 occasional smoker, non-smoker. (2)Dependent variable: 1 ex-smoker, 0: smoker. (3)Dependent variable: 1 non-drinker, 0 drinker.(4)Dependent variable: 1 light drinker, 0 other.(5)Dependent variable: 1 heavy drinker (over 40 g/day in men, over 20 g/day in women), 0 other drinkers and non-drinkers.(6)Dependent variable: 1 intense physical activity, 0 other cases. (7)Dependent variable: 1 light–none physical activity, 0 other cases. (8)Dependent variable: 1 no leisure time physical activity, 0 yes. (9)Dependent variable: 1 two or more health behaviours, 0 none or one.