Table 3

ORs from multinomial logistic regression showing the association between lifestyle risk behaviours, self-rated health, life satisfaction, anxiety and depression in participants aged 69–69 years in HUNT2 (1995–1997, baseline) and the need for assistance in instrumental activities of daily living, mortality during follow-up and non-participation in HUNT3 (2006–2008, main and competing outcomes)

IADL independentIADL disabilityMortality during follow-upNon-participation in HUNT3
nnOR*95% CInOR*95% CInOR*95% CI
Self-rated health
 Good22303711.00Ref6081.00Ref12711.00Ref
 Poor10194512.30(1.93 to 2.74)7112.21(1.90 to 2.58)10141.46(1.29 to 1.66)
 Total7675
Depression
 HADS-D≤727006161.00Ref8931.00Ref16551.00Ref
 HADS-D≥82971411.79(1.43 to 2.24)2181.90(1.55 to 2.32)3211.53(1.28 to 1.82)
 Total6841
Sleep duration
 7–9 hours24985751.00Ref8011.00Ref13951.00Ref
 ≤6/≥10 hours4471621.36(1.11 to 1.68)2461.42(1.18 to 1.70)3531.17(1.00 to 1.38)
 Total6477
Physical activity
 Active16963341.00Ref5221.00Ref9011.00Ref
 Inactive12143711.61(1.36 to 1.91)5531.60(1.38 to 1.86)9201.38(1.22 to 1.57)
 Total6511
Life satisfaction
 Good28866261.00Ref10131.00Ref18271.00Ref
 Poor3511882.29(1.86 to 2.81)2772.11(1.75 to 2.54)4201.77(1.51 to 2.08)
 Total7588
Daily smoker
 No26356451.00Ref7711.00Ref14531.00Ref
 Yes6051751.15(0.95 to 1.39)5152.73(2.35 to 3.17)7642.17(1.91 to 2.47)
 Total7563
Sitting time
 ≤7 hours20094661.00Ref6191.00Ref11121.00Ref
 ≥8 hours7082151.40(1.16 to 1.69)3191.59(1.34 to 1.89)4241.24(1.07 to 1.44)
 Total5871
Anxiety
 HADS-A≤723845581.00Ref7761.00Ref13411.00Ref
 HADS-A≥8278991.43(1.11 to 1.86)1481.65(1.31 to 2.08)2451.43(1.17 to 1.73)
 Total5829
Alcohol
 CAGE≤122485301.00Ref7401.00Ref12111.00Ref
 CAGE≥2106301.04(0.68 to 1.59)751.76(1.27 to 2.44)731.30(0.94 to 1.79)
 Total5013
Social participation
 Participates16003741.00Ref4131.00Ref6871.00Ref
 Seldom, never13683621.01(0.85 to 1.20)6421.50(1.29 to 1.76)10631.63(1.43 to 1.85)
 Total6509
  • n varies from 5013 to 7675 in the various analyses due to different amounts of missing on the independent variables.

  • *Adjusted for gender, education, age, marital status and chronic illness.

  • CAGE, Cut down, Annoyed, Guilty, Eye opener (questionnaire for problematic alcohol behaviour) HADS-A, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-Anxiety; HADS-D, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-Depression; HUNT, Nord-Trøndelag Health Study, IADL, instrumental activities of daily living; ref, reference category.