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Table 2 Percentage distribution and unadjusted odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals for the association of sociodemographic and lifestyle factors with obesity, CCHS, 2017–2018, Canada

From: Examining the association between work stress, life stress and obesity among working adult population in Canada: findings from a nationally representative data

 

Obesity

Unadjusted

 
 

No(%)

Yes (%)

OR (95% CI)

p-values

Sociodemographic variables

 Sex

  Male

79.2

20.8

1

< 0.001

  Female

81.9

18.1

0.840 (0.808–0.874)

< 0.001

 Ethnicity

  White

78.3

21.7

1

 

  Aboriginal

70.6

29.4

1.401 (1.272–1.543)

< 0.001

  Visible minority

87.9

12.1

0.593 (0.562–0.627)

< 0.001

 Age

  18–34

86.0

14.0

1

 

  35–49

78.0

22.0

1.725 (1.642–1.812)

< 0.001

  50–64

76.7

23.3

1.832 (1.742–1.927)

< 0.001

  65 and above

78.4

21.6

1.652 (1.502–1.816)

< 0.001

 Marital status

  Married

78.8

21.2

1

 

  Common-law

79.4

20.6

0.931 (0.879–0.986)

0.015

  Widowed/Divorced/Separated

77.3

22.7

1.084 (1.008–1.166)

< 0.001

  Single

84.7

15.3

0.675 (0.643–0.709)

< 0.001

 Educational level

  Less than secondary school graduation

73.6

26.4

1

 

  Secondary school graduation

79.2

20.8

0.750 (0.691–0.815)

< 0.001

  Post-secondary certificate diploma/university

81.5

18.5

0.684 (0.634–0.739)

< 0.001

 Immigration Status

  Landed immigrant

87.1

12.9

1

 

  Non-immigrant (Canadian born)

77.9

22.1

1.582 (1.500–1.667)

< 0.001

 Household food security

  Food secure

80.8

19.2

1

 

  Moderately food insecure

75.7

24.3

1.361 (1.253–1.479)

< 0.001

  Severely food insecure

70.6

29.4

1.855 (1.642–2.094)

< 0.001

 Household income

  No income or less than $20,000

82.3

17.7

1

 

  $20,000 to $39,999

78.3

21.7

1.243 (1.103–1.402)

< 0.001

  $40,000 to $59,999

80.0

20.0

1.086 (0.967–1.219)

0.165

  $60,000 to $79,999

80.1

19.9

1.058 (0.943–1.188)

0.337

  $80,000 or more

80.8

19.2

1.035 (0.932–1.150)

0.516

 Employment type

  Employee

80.2

19.8

1

 

  Self-employed

80.8

19.2

0.989 (0.986–0.992)

< 0.001

Number of hours of work/per week

  

1.006 (1.004–1.007)

< 0.001

Lifestyle variables

 Physical activity

    

  Active

82.6

17.4

1

 

  Moderately active

79.9

20.1

1.232 (1.166–1.302)

< 0.001

  Mild active

78.7

21.3

1.288 (1.223–1.357)

< 0.001

  Sedentary

77.2

22.8

1.411 (1.334–1.492)

< 0.001

 Work stress

  Not at all stressful

81.1

18.9

1

 

  Not very stressful

82.5

17.5

0.923 (0.853–0.998)

0.045

  A bit stressful

80.6

19.4

1.051 (0.979–1.128)

0.170

  Quite a bit stressful

79.4

20.6

1.140 (1.057–1.230)

< 0.001

  Extremely stressful

74.7

25.3

1.520 (1.371–1.686)

< 0.001

 Life stress

  Not at all stressful

81.8

18.2

1

 

  Not very stressful

82.0

18.0

0.977 (0.902–1.060)

0.581

  A bit stressful

80.4

19.6

1.095 (1.016–1.179)

0.017

  Quite a bit stressful

78.9

21.1

1.235 (1.140–1.337)

< 0.001

  Extremely stressful

76.4

23.6

1.419 (1.258–1.602)

< 0.001

 Smoking cigarettes

  Not at all

80.2

19.8

  

  Occasionally

85.9

14.1

0.647 (0.589–0.712)

< 0.001

  Daily

79.7

20.3

0.966 (0.910–1.025)

0.251

 Alcohol consumption

  Did not drink in the last twelve months

80.6

19.4

  

  Occasional drinker

75.6

24.4

1.272 (1.187–1.363)

< 0.001

  Regular drinker

81.5

18.5

0.900 (0.851–0.952)

< 0.001