Associations between perceived stress, socioeconomic status, and health-risk behaviour in deprived neighbourhoods in Denmark: a cross-sectional study

Table 4 Health-risk behaviours by combinations of socioeconomic status (SES) and perceived stress in deprived neighbourhoods. Adjusted ORs with 95% CI for health-risk behaviours

OR^a (95% CI)
听	Low intake of fruit or vegetables	Daily smoker	High-risk alcohol intake	Physical inactivity	Having 2 or more health-risk behaviours	Having 3 or more health-risk behaviours
Combined variable of SES and stress	p鈥�=鈥�0.6103*	p鈥�=鈥�0.3293*	p鈥�=鈥�0.6430*	p听=鈥�0.0227*	p听=鈥�0.0275*	p鈥�=鈥�0.3178
鈥僉ow SES and perceived stress	3.10 (2.02鈥�4.78)	3.44 (2.79鈥�4.23)	1.38 (0.77鈥�2.48)	2.47 (1.80鈥�3.38)	3.17 (2.27鈥�4.43)	2.06 (1.04鈥�4.10)
鈥僉ow SES and no perceived stress	2.50 (1.62鈥�3.86)	1.99 (1.52鈥�2.62)	1.21 (0.69鈥�2.14)	2.19 (1.59鈥�3.02)	2.66 (1.91鈥�3.71)	1.61 (0.80鈥�3.25)
鈥僊edium/high SES and perceived stress	1.46 (1.04鈥�2.04)	1.69 (1.42鈥�2.00)	1.39 (0.96鈥�1.98)	1.90 (1.53鈥�2.35)	2.03 (1.61鈥�2.56)	2.10 (1.33鈥�3.32)
鈥僊edium/high SES and no perceived stress	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00

Bold values indicate significant odds ratios
^aAdjusted for sex, age, ethnic background and cohabitation status. Analysis restricted to respondents aged 25鈥�64听years and employed, unemployed, disability pensioners and other non-employed
^*P-value for interaction between SES and perceived stress in regard to each health-risk behaviour. Bold values indicate significant interactions

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