Table:
sociodemographic characteristics, smoking status, obesity
no physical condition
any physical condition
odds ratio
95% confidence interval

%
from
to

sex

men
54.2
45.0
1.0
..
..

women
45.8
55.0
1.4
1.3
1.6

age group

18 to 34
43.0
16.0
1.0
..
..

35 to 49
30.9
23.3
2.0
1.8
2.3

50 to 64
20.5
32.3
4.2
3.7
4.8

65 or older
5.6
28.4
13.7
11.8
15.9

education

less than secondary school graduation
10.0
18.7
1.0
..
..

secondary school graduation
16.7
16.1
0.5
0.4
0.6

some postsecondary
7.7
6.1
0.4
0.3
0.5

postsecondary certificate/diploma
37.7
38.7
0.6
0.5
0.6

university degree
28.0
20.4
0.4
0.3
0.5

household income

$29,999 or less
12.8
20.5
1.0
..
..

$30,000 to $49,999
16.0
20.3
0.8
0.7
0.9

$50,000 to $79,9999
24.2
25.4
0.7
0.6
0.8

$80,0000 or more
47.0
33.8
0.4
0.4
0.5

marital status

married/common-law
59.7
66.0
1.0
..
..

never married
31.9
16.3
0.5
0.4
0.5

separated/divorced/widowed
8.4
17.8
1.9
1.6
2.2

visible minority

no
71.1
82.1
1.0
..
..

yes
28.9
17.9
0.5
0.5
0.6

country of birth

canada
70.2
76.0
1.0
..
..

other
29.9
24.0
0.7
0.7
0.8

smoking status

non-smoker
43.3
33.8
1.0
..
..

former occasional smoker
17.1
15.3
1.1
1.0
1.3

former daily smoker
17.2
30.1
2.2
2.0
2.5

current occasional smoker
7.4
4.0
0.7
0.6
0.9

current daily smoker
15.0
17.0
1.4
1.3
1.6

obesity

body mass index less than 30
86.7
76.1
1.0
..
..

body mass index 30 or more
13.3
23.9
2.0
1.8
2.3

Statement: the prevalence of having a physical condition was higher among women than men.
Question: which group of people had a higher prevalence of having a physical condition? women or men?
Answer: women