From: Characteristics of first-time fathers of advanced age: a Norwegian population-based study
 | 25-34 years | 35-39 years | ≥40 years | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n=11 363 | n=2 693 | n=776 | ||||||||||||
n | % | n | % | Crude OR | (95% CI) | ORa | (95% CI) | n | % | Crude OR | (95% CI) | ORa | (95% CI) | |
Sociodemographics (Block 1) | ||||||||||||||
Mother tongue other than Norwegianbc | 733 | 6.5 | 205 | 7.6 | 1.19 | (1.02-1.40) | 1.26 | (1.06-1.50) | 78 | 10.1 | 1.62 | (1.27-2.07) | 1.40 | (1.07-1.84) |
Education | ||||||||||||||
Primary school | 191 | 1.7 | 62 | 2.3 | 1.48 | (1.10-1.99) | 1.55 | (1.13-2.13) | 35 | 4.5 | 2.75 | (1.88-4.03) | 2.67 | (1.74-4.10) |
Secondary school | 3 780 | 33.3 | 830 | 30.8 | ref | Â | ref | Â | 252 | 32.5 | ref | Â | ref | Â |
Higher education ≤4 years | 3 368 | 29.6 | 731 | 27.1 | 0.99 | (0.89-1.10) | 0.96 | (0.86-1.09) | 202 | 26.0 | 0.90 | (0.74-1.09) | 0.90 | (0.73-1.11) |
Higher education >4 years | 3 720 | 32.7 | 1 000 | 37.1 | 1.22 | (1.10-1.36) | 1.03 | (0.91-1.16) | 264 | 34.0 | 1.06 | (0.89-1.27) | 0.83 | (0.68-1.03) |
Employment | ||||||||||||||
Employed | 8 968 | 78.9 | 2 192 | 81.4 | ref | Â | ref | Â | 592 | 76.3 | ref | Â | ref | Â |
Self-employed | 1 066 | 9.4 | 328 | 12.2 | 1.26 | (1.10-1.44) | 1.42 | (1.23-1.63) | 129 | 16.6 | 1.83 | (1.50-2.24) | 1.92 | (1.54-2.39) |
Student | 804 | 7.1 | 54 | 2.0 | 0.27 | (0.21-0.36) | 0.51 | (0.37-0.68) | 11 | 1.4 | 0.21 | (0.11-0.38) | 0.39 | (0.21-0.73) |
Unemployed/disabled/rehabilitation | 216 | 1.9 | 50 | 1.9 | 0.95 | (0.69-1.29) | 1.47 | (1.04-2.08) | 25 | 3.2 | 1.75 | (1.15-2.67) | 2.02 | (1.23-3.33) |
Annual income NOK (Norwegian krone) | ||||||||||||||
<200 000 | 1 271 | 11.2 | 114 | 4.2 | 0.46 | (0.38-0.57) | 0.48 | (0.38-0.60) | 39 | 5.0 | 0.61 | (0.43-0.86) | 0.50 | (0.33-0.74) |
200-299 999 | 1 765 | 15.5 | 256 | 9.5 | 0.75 | (0.64-0.87) | 0.69 | (0.59-0.81) | 82 | 10.6 | 0.92 | (0.71-1.20) | 0.69 | (0.52-0.92) |
300-399 999 | 3 995 | 35.2 | 775 | 28.8 | ref | Â | ref | Â | 201 | 25.9 | ref | Â | ref | Â |
400-499 999 | 2 262 | 19.9 | 633 | 23.5 | 1.44 | (1.28-1.62) | 1.42 | (1.26-1.60) | 155 | 20.0 | 1.36 | (1.10-1.69) | 1.40 | (1.12-1.76) |
≥500 000 | 1 916 | 16.9 | 887 | 32.9 | 2.39 | (2.14-2.67) | 2.43 | (2.16-2.73) | 290 | 37.4 | 3.01 | (2.49-3.63) | 3.29 | (2.68-4.04) |
Civil Status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Single statusc | 182 | 1.6 | 66 | 2.5 | 1.45 | (1.09-1.94) | 1.90 | (1.39-2.59) | 44 | 5.7 | 3.16 | (2.23-4.48) | 3.58 | (2.42-5.31) |
Health behaviour, physical and mental health problems(Block 2) | ||||||||||||||
Body Mass Index (kg/m2) | ||||||||||||||
Normal (18.5-24.9) | 5 319 | 46.8 | 1 050 | 39.0 | ref | Â | ref | Â | 322 | 41.5 | ref | Â | ref | Â |
Overweight or obesity (≥25) | 5 967 | 52.5 | 1 629 | 60.5 | 1.38 | (1.27-1.51) | 1.42 | (1.29-1.55) | 452 | 58.2 | 1.25 | (1.08-1.45) | 1.28 | (1.09-1.50) |
Underweight (<18.5) | 28 | 0.2 | 4 | 0.1 | 0.72 | (0.25-2.07) | 0.84 | (0.27-2.54 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.59 | (0.08-4.35) | 0.47 | (0.05-4.19) |
Smokingc | ||||||||||||||
Yes, sometimes | 1 137 | 10.0 | 226 | 8.4 | 0.89 | (0.76-1.03) | 0.99 | (0.85-1.17) | 56 | 7.2 | 0.84 | (0.63-1.12) | 0.92 | (0.69-1.24) |
Yes, daily | 1 075 | 9.5 | 302 | 11.2 | 1.26 | (1.10-1.45) | 1.41 | (1.21-1.65) | 98 | 12.6 | 1.52 | (1.12-1.91) | 1.46 | (1.13-1.89) |
Alcohol (frequency) | ||||||||||||||
Less than once a month or never | 2 535 | 22.3 | 523 | 19.4 | 0.68 | (0.60-0.77) | 0.74 | (0.65-0.84) | 161 | 20.7 | 0.57 | (0.47-0.70) | 0.58 | (0.46-0.72) |
Once a week/month | 6 803 | 59.9 | 1 487 | 55.2 | ref | Â | ref | Â | 412 | 53.1 | ref | Â | ref | Â |
2-3 times a week | 1 482 | 13.0 | 489 | 18.2 | 1.74 | (1.54-1.96) | 1.57 | (1.39-1.79) | 131 | 16.9 | 1.84 | (1.48-2.27) | 1.63 | (1.30-2.04) |
4-7 times a week | 187 | 1.6 | 101 | 3.8 | 2.84 | (2.20-3.67) | 2.46 | (1.88-3.20 | 40 | 52 | 4.34 | (2.97-6.34) | 3.59 | (2.40-5.36) |
Alcohol (≥5 unitse when consuming) | ||||||||||||||
Never or do not drink alcohol | 1 800 | 15.8 | 525 | 19.5 | 1.17 | (1.04-1.32) | 1.51 | (1.32-1.72) | 210 | 27.1 | 1.63 | (1.39-1.96) | 2.25 | (1.83-2.77) |
Less than once per month | 4 447 | 39.1 | 1 107 | 41.1 | ref | Â | ref | Â | 318 | 41.0 | ref | Â | ref | Â |
1-3 times per month | 3 595 | 31.6 | 708 | 26.3 | 0.79 | (0.71-0.88) | 0.67 | (0.60-0.75) | 147 | 18.9 | 0.57 | (0.47-0.70) | 0.44 | (0.36-0.55) |
Once or several times per week | 1 157 | 10.2 | 267 | 9.9 | 0.93 | (0.80-1.08) | 0.64 | (0.54-0.76) | 69 | 8.9 | 0.83 | (0.64-1.09) | 0.50 | (0.37-0.68) |
Physical health problemsc | ||||||||||||||
Cardiovascular disease | 33 | 0.3 | 17 | 0.6 | 2.18 | (1.21-3.92) | 2.18 | (1.16-4.09) | 10 | 1.3 | 4.48 | (2.20-9.13) | 3.94 | (1.79-8.66) |
High blood pressure | 179 | 1.6 | 90 | 3.3 | 2.16 | (1.67-2.79) | 1.69 | (1.29-2.22) | 39 | 5.0 | 3.31 | (2.32-4.71) | 2.60 | (1.76-3.83) |
Neck and shoulder pain | 1 063 | 9.4 | 321 | 11.9 | 1.31 | (1.15-1.50) | 1.20 | (1.03-1.39) | 103 | 13.3 | 1.48 | (1.19-1.84) | 1.09 | (0.85-1.40) |
Low back pain | 1 571 | 13.8 | 453 | 16.8 | 1.26 | (1.12-1.41) | 1.21 | (1.07-1.37) | 150 | 19.3 | 1.49 | (1.24-1.80) | 1.45 | (1.18-1.79) |
Mb Bechterew | 63 | 0.6 | 16 | 0.6 | 1.07 | (0.62-1.86) | 0.85 | (0.48-1.52) | 13 | 1.7 | 3.06 | (1.67-5.58) | 2.16 | (1.11-4.21) |
Sexually transmitted diseasesd | 611 | 5.4 | 182 | 6.8 | 1.28 | (1.07-1.51) | 1.26 | (1.05-1.51) | 52 | 6.7 | 1.26 | (0.94-1.69) | 1.32 | (0.96-1.81) |
Mental health problemsc | ||||||||||||||
Sleeping problems | 476 | 4.2 | 174 | 6.5 | 1.58 | (1.32-1.89) | 1.45 | (1.19-1.77) | 52 | 6.7 | 1.64 | (1.22-2.21) | 1.20 | (0.86-1.69) |
Previous depressive symptoms | 1 161 | 10.2 | 323 | 12.0 | 1.20 | (1.05-1.37) | 1.22 | (1.05-1.41) | 120 | 15.5 | 1.61 | (1.31-1.97) | 1.44 | (1.14-1.82) |
Present pregnancy bc (Block 3) | ||||||||||||||
Medically assisted reproduction | ||||||||||||||
Hormone treatment | 302 | 2.7 | 106 | 3.9 | 1.63 | (1.30-2.04) | 1.43 | (1.13-1.81) | 32 | 4.1 | 1.75 | (1.20-2.54) | 1.70 | (1.16-2.52) |
Insemination | 21 | 0.2 | 14 | 0.5 | 3.09 | (1.57-6.09) | 2.75 | (1.34-5.63) | 3 | 0.4 | 2.36 | (0.70-7.92) | 2.18 | (0.60-7.90) |
In vitro fertilisation | 348 | 3.1 | 267 | 9.9 | 3.56 | (3.01-4.20) | 3.12 | (2.62-3.72) | 93 | 12.0 | 4.41 | (3.46-5.62) | 4.13 | (3.17-5.39) |
Unplanned pregnancy | 1 695 | 14.9 | 290 | 10.8 | 0.69 | (0.60-0.78) | 0.79 | (0.68-0.91) | 111 | 14.3 | 0.96 | (0.78-1.18) | 1.04 | (0.82-1.31) |
Social relationships (Block 4) | ||||||||||||||
Contact with family and friends | ||||||||||||||
More than twice a week | 7 574 | 66.7 | 1 645 | 61.1 | ref | Â | ref | Â | 426 | 54.9 | ref | Â | ref | Â |
Twice a week or less | 3 659 | 32.2 | 1 016 | 37.7 | 1.28 | (1.17-1.40) | 1.22 | (1.11-1.34) | 343 | 44.2 | 1.67 | (1.44-1.93) | 1.48 | (1.26-1.73) |
No other support persons than partner | 803 | 7.1 | 234 | 8.7 | 1.25 | (1.07-1.45) | 1.14 | (0.97-1.34) | 102 | 13.1 | 1.98 | (1.59-2.47) | 1.55 | (1.22-1.98) |
Partner relationship | ||||||||||||||
Satisfaction with partner relationship | 11 044 | 97.2 | 2 593 | 96.3 | ref | Â | ref | Â | 739 | 95.2 | ref | Â | ref | Â |
Dissatisfaction with partner relationship | 211 | 1.9 | 79 | 2.9 | 1.59 | (1.23-2.07) | 1.48 | (1.11-1.96) | 31 | 4.0 | 2.20 | (1.50-3.22) | 1.52 | (0.99-2.36) |