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| Adjusted risk ratio | 95% confidence interval | |
|---|---|---|
| Immigration status and duration of residence | ||
| Canadian-born2 | 1.0 |
... |
| Recent European immigrants | 0.5 |
0.1, 2.1 |
| Long-term European immigrants | 1.2 |
1.0, 1.4 |
| Recent non-European immigrants | 2.35 |
1.6, 3.3 |
| Long-term non-European immigrants | 1.75 |
1.3, 2.4 |
| Sex | ||
| Men2 | 1.0 |
... |
| Women | 1.1 |
0.9, 1.2 |
| Age group | ||
| 18 to 342 | 1.0 |
... |
| 35 to 54 | 1.65 |
1.3, 1.9 |
| 55 and over | 3.45 |
2.8, 4.1 |
| Income adequacy | ||
| Low | 1.55 |
1.3, 1.7 |
| Not low2 | 1.0 |
... |
| Education | ||
| Less than secondary graduation | 1.95 |
1.6, 2.2 |
| Secondary graduation/Some postsecondary | 1.24 |
1.0, 1.4 |
| Postsecondary graduation2 | 1.0 |
... |
| Smoking | ||
| Daily smoker | 1.55 |
1.3, 1.7 |
| Not daily smoker2 | 1.0 |
... |
| Inactive leisure | ||
| No2 | 1.0 |
... |
| Yes | 1.25 |
1.0, 1.3 |
| Social support | ||
| High2 | 1.0 |
... |
| Low | 1.34 |
1.0, 1.5 |
| Social involvement | ||
| High2 | 1.0 |
... |
| Low | 1.1 |
1.0, 1.2 |
| Body mass index3 | ||
| Underweight | 1.0 |
0.7, 1.6 |
| Normal weight2 | 1.0 |
... |
| Overweight | 1.25 |
1.0, 1.4 |
| Obese | 1.35 |
1.1, 1.6 |
| Note: All explanatory variables are based on situation in 1994/95. Because of rounding, some confidence intervals with 1.0 as upper/lower limit are significant. | ||
| 1. Reported good, very goood or excellent health in 1994/95. | ||
| 2. Reference category. | ||
| 3. Excludes pregnant women. | ||
| 4. Significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05). | ||
| 5. Significantly different from reference category (p < 0.01). | ||
| Data source: 1994/95 to 2002/03 National Population Health Survey, longitudinal file. | ||