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Table 4 Regression coefficients for MET-minutes/week physical activity (total LTPA) – linear 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

Coeff.

95%CI

p

Coeff.

95%CI

p

Personal factors

 

Gender

  

<0.001

  

<0.001

 

Male

 

Reference

  

Reference

 
 

Female

-519

-763 to -274

 

-597

-841 to -352

 
 

Age groups (years)

  

<0.001

  

0.002

 

18-34

 

Reference

  

Reference

 
 

35-49

-864

-1378 to -351

 

-694

-1182 to -206

 
 

50-64

-596

-1088 to -103

 

-368

-843 to 108

 
 

65+

-1249

-1744 to -754

 

-787

-1318 to -255

 
 

BMI Category

  

<0.001

  

0.02

 

Normal weight

 

Reference

  

Reference

 
 

Overweight

-540

-804 to -277

 

-365

-618 to -111

 
 

Obese

-879

-1232 to -525

 

-195

-540 to 151

 
 

Health

  

<0.001

  

<0.001

 

Poor/Fair

 

Reference

  

Reference

 
 

Good

939

601 to 1278

 

505

153 to 857

 
 

Excellent/Very good

1765

1444 to 2086

 

836

481 to 1190

 
 

Long-term Illness/Disability

  

<0.001

   
 

Yes

 

Reference

    
 

No

 

687 to 1208

    
 

Education leaving age (years)

  

0.004

   
 

16 & under

 

Reference

    
 

17-18

449

146 to 752

    
 

19+

379

103 to 654

    
 

Occupation category

  

<0.001

  

<0.001

 

Not employed

 

Reference

  

Reference

 
 

Sitting/standing job

-84

-341 to 173

 

-526

-831 to -222

 
 

Physical job

1274

921 to 1627

 

530

147 to 912

 
 

Cars in household

  

<0.001

   
 

No car

 

Reference

    
 

1 car

1143

516 to 1770

    
 

2+ cars

1627

1009 to 2244

    
 

Children under 15 in household

  

0.98

   
 

Yes

 

Reference

    
 

No

-4

-292 to 285

    
 

Dog ownership

  

<0.001

  

0.03

 

Yes

 

Reference

  

Reference

 
 

No

-527

-770 to -284

 

-262

-501 to -23

 

Social factors

 

Commitment to doing more physical activity

  

0.002

  

0.03

 

Low

 

Reference

  

Reference

 
 

Moderate

-114

-398 to 170

 

-317

-599 to -36

 
 

High

403

111 to 696

 

18

-286 to 322

 
 

Physical activity social norms

  

<0.001

  

<0.001

 

Unfavourable

 

Reference

  

Reference

 
 

Neutral

474

140 to 807

 

154

-170 to 478

 
 

Favourable

1096

813 to 1379

 

513

228 to 799

 
 

Physical activity habit

  

<0.001

  

<0.001

 

Unfavourable

 

Reference

  

Reference

 
 

Neutral

814

361 to 1267

 

447

-16 to 910

 
 

Favourable

2245

1974 to 2516

 

1557

1244 to 1870

 
 

Physical activity village supportiveness

  

<0.001

   
 

Unfavourable

 

Reference

    
 

Neutral

409

109 to 708

    
 

Favourable

553

273 to 833

    

Environmental factors

 

Traffic and pleasantness of surroundings

  

0.06

   
 

Unfavourable

 

Reference

    
 

Neutral

-139

-618 to 339

    
 

Favourable

257

-110 to 624

    
 

Proximity and convenience of walking

  

0.02

   
 

Unfavourable

 

Reference

    
 

Neutral

397

37 to 757

    
 

Favourable

-83

-351 to 185

    
 

Safety and convenience of cycling

  

0.14

   
 

Unfavourable

 

Reference

    
 

Neutral

109

-176 to 395

    
 

Favourable

304

-1 to 608

    
 

Convenience of public transport

  

0.06

  

0.04

 

Unfavourable

 

Reference

  

Reference

 
 

Neutral

-25

-382 to 332

 

-52

-391 to 287

 
 

Favourable

-336

-619 to -52

 

-348

-617 to -80

 
 

Safety walking after dark

  

0.003

  

0.22

 

Unfavourable

 

Reference

  

Reference

 
 

Neutral

-224

-601 to 152

 

-90

-451 to 271

 
 

Favourable

304

24 to 585

 

164

-108 to 436

 
 

Manmade sports facilities in local area

  

0.06

   
 

1+ facility

 

Reference

    
 

No facilities

-240

-493 to 14

    
 

Natural activity facilities in local area

  

0.02

   
 

1+ facility

 

Reference

    
 

No facilities

-864

-1592 to -135

    
 

Community centre in local area

  

0.003

  

0.11

 

Yes

 

Reference

  

Reference

 
 

No

-450

-749 to -152

 

-239

-527 to 50

 
 

Use of recreational facilities

  

<0.001

  

0.05

 

No facilities used

 

Reference

  

Reference

 
 

Used in last year only

69

-530 to 668

 

-126

-833 to 580

 
 

Used in last month

1083

605 to 1561

 

351

-294 to 997

 
 

Locality of facilities used

  

0.001

  

0.007

 

No facilities used

 

Reference

  

Reference

 
 

Local village only

43

-344 to 429

 

-263

-714 to 189

 
 

Outside local village

775

330 to 1220

 

297

-198 to 791

 
 

Local and not local

318

-30 to 666

 

-286

-709 to 137

 

Village-level factors

 

Population density

20

-242 to 281

0.88

   
 

Mean age

14

-28 to 56

0.52

   
 

Gender (% males)

  

0.24

   
 

Low

 

Reference

    
 

Moderate

294

-49 to 636

    
 

High

125

-218 to 469

    
 

IMD score

3

-32 to 39

0.85

   
 

Sport England Segmentation

  

0.38

   
 

S19 (Elsie & Arnold)

 

Reference

    
 

S17 (Ralph & Phyllis)

-46

-779 to 688

    
 

S13 (Roger & Joy)

-127

-948 to 695

    
 

S11 (Philip)

-567

-1810 to 676

    
 

S8 (Jackie)

1091

-1187 to 3369

    
 

S6 (Tim)

 

-260

-1064 to 544

   
 

S3 (Chloe)

-652

-1592 to 288

    
  1. Sample sizes for the unadjusted analyses ranged from 2336 to 2415; sample size for the adjusted analysis was 2179.