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Table 4 Distribution of neighbourhood and individual variables and estimated unadjusted odds ratios (OR) for number of risk behaviors groups at follow-up (N = 1046)

From: The different effects of neighbourhood and individual social capital on health-compromising behaviours in women during pregnancy: a multi-level analysis

 

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Total

ORa

95 % CI

P-value

 

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

   

Neighbourhood-level variables

        

Neighbourhood social capital

        

 Low social capital (1st tertile)

186 (30.6)

98 (28.1)

22 (29.3)

4 (28.6)

310 (29.6)

1.34

0.98;1.83

0.064

 Moderate social capital (2nd tertile)

193 (31.7)

132 (37.8)

27 (36.0)

7 (50.0)

359 (34.3)

1.05

0.76;1.46

0.775

 High social capital (3rd tertile)

229 (37.7)

119 (34.1)

26 (34.7)

3 (21.4)

377 (36.1)

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1

 

Social class

        

 Low social class (1st tertile)

175 (28.8)

107 (30.7)

25 (33.3)

6 (42.8)

313 (29.9)

1.67

1.23;2.26

0.001

 Moderate social class (2nd tertile)

185 (30.4)

130 (37.2)

31 (41.4)

4 (28.6)

350 (33.5)

1.50

1.09;2.05

0.012

 High social class (3rd tertile)

248 (40.8)

112 (32.1)

19 (25.3)

4 (28.6)

383 (36.6)

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1

 

Individual -level variables

        

Individual social capital

        

 Social networks

        

  Relatives

        

   0–1 relatives

351 (57.7)

226 (64.8)

47 (62.7)

12 (85.7)

636 (60.8)

1.35

1.05;1.73

0.018

   2 or more relatives

257 (42.3)

123 (35.2)

28 (37.3)

2 (14.3)

410 (39.2)

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1

 

  Friends

        

   0–1 friends

444 (73.0)

261 (74.8)

56 (74.7)

12 (85.7)

773 (73.9)

1.11

0.84;1.47

0.452

   2 or more friends

164 (27.0)

88 (25.2)

19 (25.3)

2 (14.3)

273 (26.1)

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1

 
 

M (SD)

M (SD)

M (SD)

M (SD)

M (SD)

   

Social support (per 10 points)

69.26 (14.64)

67.08 (16.52)

63.10 (17.45)

59.17 (26.25)

67.96 (15.79)

0.87

0.80;0.94

<0.001

Socioeconomic variables

        

Marital status

        

 Married, living with partner

441 (72.5)

247 (70.8)

44 (58.7)

9 (64.3)

741 (70.8)

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 Has a partner, not living with him

142 (23.4)

83 (23.8)

19 (25.3)

3 (21.4)

247 (23.6)

1.11

0.84;1.48

0.468

 Single without partner

25 (4.1)

19 (5.4)

12 (16.0)

2 (14.3)

58 (5.5)

2.39

1.44;3.96

<0.001

Number of children

        

 1 child

296 (48.7)

159 (45.6)

29 (38.7)

5 (35.7)

489 (46.7)

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 2 children

190 (31.3)

99 (28.4)

20 (26.7)

6 (42.9)

315 (30.1)

1.04

0.78;1.38

0.809

 3 or more children

122 (20.1)

91 (26.1)

26 (34.7)

3 (21.4)

242 (23.1)

1.54

1.14;2.06

0.005

Years of schooling

        

 0–4 years

75 (12.3)

57 (16.3)

15 (20.0)

3 (21.4)

150 (14.3)

2.07

1.43;3.00

<0.001

 5–8 years

242 (39.8)

172 (49.3)

37 (49.3)

9 (64.3)

460 (44.0)

1.83

1.40;2.39

<0.001

 9 years or more

291 (47.9)

120 (34.4)

23 (30.7)

2 (14.3)

436 (41.7)

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1

 

Family incomeb

        

 0–1 BMW

153 (25.2)

127 (36.4)

28 (37.3)

4 (28.6)

312 (29.8)

1.62

1.25;2.10

<0.001

 More than 1 BMW

455 (74.8)

222 (63.6)

47 (62.7)

10 (71.4)

734 (70.2)

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1

 

Occupational context

        

 No paid work

346 (56.9)

222 (63.6)

49 (65.3)

10 (71.4)

627 (59.9)

1.36

1.06;1.74

0.016

 Paid work

262 (43.1)

127 (36.4)

26 (34.7)

4 (28.6)

419 (40.1)

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1

 

Demographic variables

        

Age

        

 13–19

115 (18.9)

85 (24.4)

16 (21.3)

4 (28.6)

220 (21.0)

1.53

1.05;2.23

0.028

 20–30

360 (59.2)

202 (57.9)

47 (62.7)

7 (50.0)

616 (58.9)

1.23

0.89;1.69

0.204

 More than 30

133 (21.9)

62 (17.8)

12 (16.0)

3 (21.4)

210 (20.1)

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Ethnicity

        

 White

237 (39.0)

100 (28.7)

19 (25.3)

2 (14.3)

358 (34.2)

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 Brown

246 (40.5)

159 (45.6)

34 (45.3)

8 (57.1)

447 (42.8)

1.61

1.22;2.14

0.001

 Black

125 (20.6)

90 (25.8)

22 (29.3)

4 (28.6)

241 (23.0)

1.83

1.32;2.54

<0.001

  1. aOR were estimated using ordered multinomial cumulative logit model. The reference group was ‘No behavioural risk factor’. The coefficients estimated indicated the likelihood of moving into a higher category of the number of behavioural risk factors
  2. b1 Brazilian Minimal Wage (BMW) = US$ 178.00 in 2008