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Table 3 Adjusted odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals for the association of sociodemographic and lifestyle factors with obesity, CCSH, 2017–2018, Canada. (n = 63,815)

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

Sociodemographic Characteristics

AOR (95% CI)

p-values

Intercept

0.191 (0.154–0.238)

0.000

Sex

 Male

1

< 0.001

 Female

0.780 (0.745–0.817)

< 0.001

Ethnicity

 White

1

 

 Aboriginal

1.438 (1.287–1.607)

< 0.001

 Visible minority

0.657 (0.607–0.712)

< 0.001

Age

 18–34

1

 

 35–49

1.571 (1.478–1.668)

< 0.001

 50–64

1.614 (1.513–1.722)

< 0.001

 65 and above

1.574 (1.393–1.778)

< 0.001

Marital status

 Married

1

 

 Common-law

0.938 (0.878–1.002)

0.057

 Widowed/Divorced/Separated

0.915 (0.841–0.995)

0.039

 Single

0.800 (0.750–0.854)

< 0.001

Educational level

 Less than secondary school graduation

1

 

 Secondary school graduation

0.872 (0.793–0.960)

0.005

 Post-secondary certificate diploma/university

0.748 (0.683–0.819)

< 0.001

Immigration Status

 Landed immigrant

1

 

 Non-immigrant (Canadian born)

1.462 (1.357–1.575)

< 0.001

Household food security

 Food secure

1

 

 Moderately food insecure

1.386 (1.256–1.528)

< 0.001

 Severely food insecure

1.685 (1.447–1.963)

< 0.001

Household income

 No income or less than $20,000

1

 

 $20,000 to $39,999

1.156 (0.997–1.340)

0.055

 $40,000 to $59,999

0.921 (0.798–1.063)

0.262

 $60,000 to $79,999

0.893 (0.774–1.031)

0.123

 $80,000 or more

0.829 (0.724–0.950)

0.007

Employment type

 Employee

  

 Self-employed

0.843 (0.792–0.899)

< 0.001

Number of hours of work / per week

1.003 (1.001–1.005)

< 0.001

Lifestyle variables

 Physical activity

  Active

1

 

  Moderately active

1.250 (1.176–1.328)

< 0.001

  Mild active

1.300 (1.227–1.378)

< 0.001

  Sedentary

1.385 (1.299–1.476)

< 0.001

 Work stress

  Not at all stressful

1

 

  Not very stressful

0.882 (0.803–0.970)

0.010

  A bit stressful

0.950 (0.868–1.040)

0.268

  Quite a bit stressful

1.003 (0.907–1.109)

0.958

  Extremely stressful

1.432 (1.248–1.644)

< 0.001

 Life stress

  Not at all stressful

1

 

  Not very stressful

0.999 (0.906–1.102)

0.984

  A bit stressful

1.050 (0.956–1.153)

0.309

  Quite a bit stressful

1.077 (0.970–1.196)

0.163

  Extremely stressful

0.994 (0.849–1.165)

0.945

 Smoking cigarettes

  Not at all

1

 

  Occasionally

0.698 (0.628–0.777)

< 0.001

  Daily

0.771 (0.719–0.827)

< 0.001

 Alcohol consumption

  Did not drink in the last twelve months

1

 

  Occasional drinker

1.219 (1.125–1.320)

< 0.001

  Regular drinker

0.813 (0.759–0.870)

< 0.001

Estimated variance parameter of the random effect term

0.081 (0.056–0.116)

< 0.001

  1. Intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) = 0.024
  2. Median Odds Ratio (MOR) = 1.31