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Table 3 Odds ratio (95% Confidence Interval) of supplement use according socioeconomic characteristics of participants1

From: Dietary supplements consumption and its association with socioeconomic factors, obesity and main non-communicable chronic diseases in the north of Iran: the PERSIAN Guilan Cohort Study (PGCS)

 

OR (95%CI)

P-value

P-trend1

Gender

  

< 0.001

 Female

6.59 (5.50–7.91)***

< 0.001

 

 Male

Ref. (1)

  

Age

  

< 0.001

 35- < 45

Ref. (1)

  

 45- < 55

1.12 (0.99–1.27)

0.06

 

 55- < 65

1.39 (1.19–1.63)***

< 0.001

 

≤65

1.68 (1.21–2.34)**

< 0.01

 

Living region

  

< 0.001

 Urban

1.49 (1.12–1.92)***

< 0.001

 

 Rural

Ref. (1)

  

Marital status

 Married

0.99 (0.81–1.12)

0.93

0.08

 Single/Widowed/Divorced

Ref. (1)

  

Educational status

  

< 0.001

 Illiterate

Ref. (1)

  

 1–5 years of schooling

0.74 (0.57–0.95)*

< 0.05

 

 6–12 years of schooling

1.19 (1.04–1.37)*

< 0.05

 

Smoking (yes &sometimes)3

0.73 (0.58–091)**

< 0.01

 

Drinking Alcohol (yes)3

0.99 (0.76–1.27)

0.94

 

Economic status

  

< 0.01

 Low

Ref. (1)

  

 Medium

1.18 (1.03–1.35)*

< 0.05

 

 High

1.28 (1.11–1.46)***

< 0.001

 
  1. 1Each variable in the model was adjusted for the effect of the other variables
  2. 2P values and P-for trend were calculated by logistic regression analysis
  3. 3 “No” considered as the reference group
  4. *p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001
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