Table 4 Predisposition to OR-NCDs among 517 British-Bangladeshis in north-east and southern England using a generalised estimating equation model and sensitivity analysis using imputed data.

From: Risk factors for non-communicable diseases related to obesity among first- and second-generation Bangladeshi migrants living in north-east or south-east England

Variable: Categories

Odds ratioa (available cases)

p value

Odds ratio (Imputed data)b

p value

 

n = 517

 

n = 562

 

Intercept

0.031 (0.015, 0.066)

<0.001

0.034 (0.011, 0.110)

0.013

Age (years)

1.045 (1.028, 1.062)

<0.001

1.047 (1.016, 1.080)

0.004

Sex: Female

2.012 (1.186, 3.413)

0.010

2.126 (1.175, 3.846)

0.013

Male

Ref

 

Ref

 

Region: North-east

0.383 (0.281, 0.522)

<0.001

0.444 (0.258, 0.765)

0.005

South (London)

Ref

 

Ref

 

Gender × Region: North-east (female–male)

3.288 (1.914, 5.648)

<0.001

2.891 (1.480, 5.647)

0.002

London (female–male)

Ref

 

Ref

 

Generation: 2nd generation

2.530 (1.479, 4.326)

0.004

2.321 (1.258, 4.279)

0.007

First -generation (child)

0.893 (0.610, 1.309)

0.562

0.930 (0.620, 1.395)

0.725

First-generation (adult)

Ref

 

Ref

 

Marital status: Married

3.013 (1.663, 5.459)

<0.001

2.515 (1.250, 5.062)

0.010

Separated/divorced

2.006 (0.712, 5.651)

0.188

1.750 (0.569, 5.376)

0.328

Single

Ref

 

Ref

 

Current financial status: Okay

1.769 (1.130, 2.770)

0.013

1.741 (1.095, 2.769)

0.019

Struggling

1.467 (0.693, 3.109)

0.317

1.360 (0.659, 2.828)

0.410

Comfortable/well off

Ref

 

Ref

 

Acculturation level: Low

1.711 (1.283, 2.283)

<0.001

1.635 (0.947, 2.821)

0.076

Medium

1.329 (0.956, 1.848)

0.090

1.300 (0.864, 1.956)

0.206

High

Ref

 

Ref

 

Walking 20 min: Yes

0. 669 (0.492, 0.908)

0.011

0. 645 (0.468, 0.888)

0.007

No

Ref

 

Ref

 
  1. Models used exchangeable correlation structure.
  2. a95% confidence intervals shown in parenthesis.
  3. bMultiple imputation done as sensitivity analysis.