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Table 3 Odds ratios for meeting physical activity guidelines – logistic regression

From: Personal, social, and environmental correlates of physical activity in adults living in rural south-west England: a cross-sectional analysis

 

Unadjusted

Fully adjusted

Predictor variable

OR

95%CI

p

OR

95%CI

p

Personal factors

 

Gender

0.03

 

0.002

 

Male

 

Reference

  

Reference

 
 

Female

0.82

0.69 to 0.98

 

0.70

0.55 to 0.88

 
 

Age groups (years)

<0.001

 

0.54

 

18-34

 

Reference

  

Reference

 
 

35-49

0.87

0.57 to 1.33

 

0.99

0.61 to 1.61

 
 

50-64

0.70

0.47 to 1.04

 

0.99

0.62 to 1.58

 
 

65+

0.32

0.21 to 0.48

 

0.82

0.50 to 1.35

 
 

BMI category

<0.001

 

0.40

 

Normal weight

 

Reference

  

Reference

 
 

Overweight

0.79

0.65 to 0.96

 

0.93

0.74 to 1.18

 
 

Obese

0.47

0.37 to 0.60

 

0.81

0.59 to 1.10

 
 

Health

<0.001

 

<0.001

 

Poor/fair

 

Reference

  

Reference

 
 

Good

2.83

2.23 to 3.61

 

1.57

1.14 to 2.17

 
 

Very good/excellent

5.92

4.66 to 7.53

 

2.05

1.44 to 2.91

 
 

Long-term illness/disability

<0.001

 

0.06

 

Yes

 

Reference

  

Reference

 
 

No

3.27

2.71 to 3.94

 

1.31

0.99 to 1.73

 
 

Education leaving age (years)

<0.001

 

0.98

 

16 & under

 

Reference

  

Reference

 
 

17-18

1.58

1.27 to 1.96

 

1.02

0.78 to 1.34

 
 

19+

1.86

1.52 to 2.28

 

1.00

0.77 to 1.28

 
 

Occupation category

<0.001

 
 

Not employed

 

Reference

 
 

Sitting/standing job

1.82

1.51 to 2.20

 
 

Physical job

2.41

1.82 to 3.20

 
 

Cars in household

<0.001

 

0.22

 

No car

 

Reference

  

Reference

 
 

1 car

4.11

2.55 to 6.62

 

1.38

0.71 to 2.66

 
 

2+ cars

7.74

4.82 to 12.43

 

1.61

0.82 to 3.17

 
 

Children under 15 in household

<0.001

 
 

Yes

 

Reference

 
 

No

0.58

0.47 to 0.73

 
 

Dog ownership

<0.001

 

0.15

 

Yes

 

Reference

  

Reference

 
 

No

0.71

0.60 to 0.85

 

0.85

0.68 to 1.06

 

Social factors

 

Commitment to doing more physical activity

<0.001

 

0.002

 

Low

 

Reference

  

Reference

 
 

Moderate

1.63

1.33 to 1.99

 

1.21

0.94 to 1.55

 
 

High

2.79

2.22 to 3.50

 

1.66

1.25 to 2.20

 
 

Physical activity social norms

<0.001

 

0.004

 

Unfavourable

 

Reference

  

Reference

 
 

Neutral

1.43

1.13 to 1.80

 

1.05

0.79 to 1.40

 
 

Favourable

2.53

2.06 to 3.11

 

1.47

1.14 to 1.90

 
 

Physical activity habit

<0.001

 

<0.001

 

Unfavourable

 

Reference

  

Reference

 
 

Neutral

2.17

1.57 to 3.02

 

1.61

1.12 to 2.33

 
 

Favourable

7.77

6.27 to 9.62

 

4.30

3.33 to 5.55

 
 

Physical activity village supportiveness

<0.001

 
 

Unfavourable

 

Reference

 
 

Neutral

1.66

1.33 to 2.07

 
 

Favourable

1.95

1.57 to 2.41

 

Environmental factors

 

Traffic and pleasantness of surroundings

0.04

 
 

Unfavourable

 

Reference

 
 

Neutral

1.15

0.83 to 1.62

 
 

Favourable

1.37

1.06 to 1.76

 
 

Proximity and convenience of walking

0.30

 
 

Unfavourable

 

Reference

 
 

Neutral

1.17

0.90 to 1.53

 
 

Favourable

0.96

0.80 to 1.16

 
 

Safety and convenience of cycling

0.96

 
 

Unfavourable

 

Reference

 
 

Neutral

1.02

0.83 to 1.25

 
 

Favourable

0.98

0.79 to 1.22

 
 

Convenience of public transport

0.18

 

0.64

 

Unfavourable

 

Reference

  

Reference

 
 

Neutral

0.94

0.73 to 1.21

 

0.93

0.68 to 1.27

 
 

Favourable

0.83

0.68 to 1.01

 

0.89

0.70 to 1.14

 
 

Safety walking after dark

0.002

 
 

Unfavourable

 

Reference

 
 

Neutral

0.97

0.75 to 1.27

 
 

Favourable

1.36

1.11 to 1.66

 
 

Manmade sports facilities in local area

<0.001

 
 

1+ facility

 

Reference

 
 

No facilities

0.72

0.60 to 0.85

 
 

Natural activity facilities in local area

<0.001

 
 

1+ facility

 

Reference

 
 

No facilities

0.35

0.22 to 0.58

 
 

Community centre in local area

<0.001

 
 

Yes

 

Reference

 
 

No

0.66

0.54 to 0.82

 
 

Use of recreational facilities

<0.001

 

0.01

 

No facilities used

 

Reference

  

Reference

 
 

Used in last year only

1.70

1.12 to 2.58

 

1.31

0.70 to 2.44

 
 

Used in last month

4.49

3.19 to 6.33

 

2.04

1.10 to 3.47

 
 

Locality of facilities used

<0.001

  

0.27

 

No facilities used

 

Reference

  

Reference

 
 

Local village only

1.32

1.01 to 1.72

 

0.73

0.48 to 1.11

 
 

Outside local village

2.28

1.66 to 3.12

 

0.97

0.61 to 1.54

 
 

Local and not local

2.31

1.81 to 2.94

 

0.88

0.59 to 1.31

 

Village-level factors

 

Population density

1.07

0.92 to 1.27

0.36

 
 

Mean age

1.01

0.99 to 1.04

0.27

 
 

Gender (% males)

0.18

 
 

Low

 

Reference

 
 

Moderate

1.14

0.93 to 1.41

 
 

High

0.94

0.77 to 1.15

 
 

IMD score

0.99

0.97 to 1.01

0.47

 
 

Sport England Segmentation

0.48

 
 

S19 (Elsie & Arnold)

 

Reference

 
 

S17 (Ralph & Phyllis)

0.84

0.52 to 1.36

 
 

S13 (Roger & Joy)

0.69

0.41 to 1.18

 
 

S11 (Philip)

0.49

0.23 to 1.05

 
 

S8 (Jackie)

0.91

0.19 to 4.25

 
 

S6 (Tim)

0.72

0.43 to 1.22

 
 

S3 (Chloe)

0.65

0.36 to 1.18

 
  1. Sample sizes for the unadjusted analyses ranged from 2336 to 2415; sample size for the adjusted analysis was 2174.