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Table 4 Univariate and Multivariate associations between poor self-rated health, sociodemographic characteristics, health related behaviours and work related characteristics in men and women

From: Self-rated health, work characteristics and health related behaviours among nurses in Greece: a cross sectional study

Independent variable

 

WOMEN

MEN§

  

Univariate Analysis

Multivariate Analysis

Univariate

  

OR (CI 95%)

OR (CI 95%)

OR (CI 95%)

Age

per year

1.07 (1.03 to 1.13)‡

1.04 (0.94 to 1.16)

1.36 (1.05 to 1.75)*

BMI

per kg/m2

1.10 (1.03 to 1.18)†

1.07 (0.98 to 1.17)

1.03 (0.88 to 1.19)

Marital status

Not married

1

1

1

 

Married

2.24 (1.27 to 3.93)†

1.35 (0.67 to 2.73)

1.29 (0.28 to 5.89)

Education

2 year degree

1

 

1

 

3 or 4 year degree

0.76 (0.47 to 1.20)

 

0.26 (0.06 to 1.14)

Exercise

 

0.42 (0.26 to 0.67)*

0.38 (0.22 to 0.67)†

0.70 (0.18 to 2.77)

Smoking

Currently Smoking

1

1

1

 

Quit Smoking

0.47 (0.23 to 0.99)*

0.50 (0.21 to 1.18)

3.40 (0.52 to 22.41)

 

Never smoked

0.61 (0.37 to 1.00)

0.56 (0.32 to 0.99)*

1.36 (0.29 to 6.28)

Alcohol consumption

Never

1

 

1

 

More than once a week

2.59 (0.96 to 7.03)

 

0.24 (0.30 to 1.87)

 

Once a week

1.15 (0.56 to 2.33)

 

0.95 (0.01 to 1.49)

 

Occasionally

1.43 (0.84 to 2.43)

 

0.28 (0.30 to 2.69)

Red meat consumption

 

1.00 (0.81 to 1.26

 

0.61 (0.28 to 1.35)

White meat consumption

 

0.65 (0.47 to 0.88)†

0.66 (0.46 to 0.94)*

0.57 (0.23 to 1.40)

Effort to avoid fatty foods

 

2.07 (1.18 to 3.61)†

2.43 (1.24 to 4.77)†

2.00 (0.45 to 8.94)

Effort to include fibre in diet

 

1.07 (0.56 to 2.04)

 

1.25 (0.22 to 7.28)

Average Sleep duration

Per hour

0.73 (0.61 to 0.88)†

0.79 (0.65 to 0.98)*

0.77 (0.35 to 1.71)

Department

Administration

1

 

1

 

Intradepartmental

0.50 (0.15 to 1.64)

 

1.92 (0.18 to 20.81)

 

Internal Medicine

0.35 (0.10 to 1.18)

  
 

Surgical

0.61 (0.18 to 2.00)

 

2.50 (0.24 to 26.47)

Position

Nurse Manager

1

  
 

Staff nurse

0.79 (0.40 to 1.59)

  
 

Charge nurse

0.82 (0.31 to 2.19)

  

Total years working

Per year

1.07 (1.03 to 1.11)†

1.00 (0.91 to 1.09)

1.44 (1.08 to 1.93)†

Shift work

 

0.59 (0.34 to 1.02)

  
  1. OR = odds ratio, CI = confidence interval
  2. * p < 0.05, † p < 0.01, ‡ p < 0.001
  3. §Since only 42 men were included in our sample, to avoid overfitting, multivariate analysis was considered not appropriate.
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