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Table 3 Changes in purpose-specific active travel and (a) recreational and (b) total physical activity (min/week)

From: Change in active travel and changes in recreational and total physical activity in adults: longitudinal findings from the iConnect study

Commuting active travel

  

Non-Commuting travel PA

Recreational PA

Total PA

 

N

T1 mean (95% CI)

T2 mean (95% CI)

Mean change (95% CI)

Regression coefficienta(95 % CI)

T1 mean (95% CI)

T2 mean (95% CI)

Mean change (95% CI)

Regression coefficienta(95% CI)

T1 mean (95% CI)

T2 mean (95% CI)

Mean change (95% CI)

Regression coefficienta(95% CI)

Active travel decreased

254

87.1 (73.4, 100.9)

104.3 (83.5, 125.1)

17.2 (−2.8, 37.2)

26.9 (7.9, 45.8)

316.1 (272.1, 360.1)

266.8 (232.8, 300.8)

−49.3 (−87.9, -10.8)

−37.2 (−82.4, 8.0)

559.0 (513.5, 624.4)

424.7 (378.4, 470.9)

−144.3 (−189.6, -98.9)

−120.8 (−171.1, -70.4)

Active travel maintained

1154

76.3 (69.1, 83.6)

70.2 (63.4, 77.0)

−6.1 (−13.3,1.1)

0

303.3 (283.3, 323.2)

281.3 (262.2, 300.5)

−21.9 (−40.3, -3.5)

0

387.5 (365.2, 409.9)

338.2 (338.1, 381.1)

−27.9 (−48.0, -7.8)

0

Active travel increased

220

74.9 (60.8, 88.9)

69.0 (57.0, 81.0)

−5.9 (−20.9, 9.2)

3.1 (−16.9, 23.2)

305.4 (260.6, 350.2)

268.7 (233.3, 304.2)

−36.6 (−74.4, 1.1)

−25.7 (−73.5, 22.2)

446.8 (395.7, 498.0)

518. (473.3, 563.6)

71.6 (28.7, 114.6)

93.2 (40.0, 146.5)

Non-Commuting active travel

  

Commuting PA

Recreational PA

Total PA

 

N

T1 mean (95% CI)

T2 mean (95% CI)

Mean change (95% CI)

Regression coefficient a (95% CI)

T1 mean (95% CI)

T2 mean (95% CI)

Mean change (95% CI)

Regression coefficient a (95% CI)

T1 mean (95% CI)

T2 mean (95% CI)

Mean change (95% CI)

Regression coefficient a (95% CI)

Active travel decreased

502

53.3 (44.1, 62.4)

49.0 (39.6, 58.4)

−4.3 (−11.9, 3.3)

−10.0 (−20.6, 0.6)

329.3 (300.2, 358.3)

288.9 (260.9, 316.9)

−40.4 (−67.1, -13.6)

−24.7 (−62.0, 12.7)

557.1 (522.1, 592.1)

390.1 (358.3, 422.0)

−167.0 (−196.7, -137.3)

−157.9 (−198.5, -117.4)

Active travel maintained

637

23.1 (18.0, 28.2)

29.6 (23.0, 36.1)

6.5 (1.0, 12.0)

0

268.5 (243.6, 293.3)

253.2 (228.8, 277.7)

−15.2 (−38.1, 7.6)

0

308.6 (282.5, 334.8)

299.8 (273.3, 326.2)

−8.9 (−32.7, 15.0)

0

Active travel increased

489

50.0 (39.0, 61.0))

39.3 (31.6, 47.0)

−10.7 (−20.3, -1.1)

−16.4 (−27.0, -5.8)

329.5 (295.1, 363.9)

297.0 (269.5, 324.5)

−32.5 (−63.1, -2.0)

−15.5 (−52.9, 22.0)

437.2 (398.3, 476,1)

511.5 (477.2, 545.9)

74.4 (40.6, 108.1)

85.5 (44.9, 126.1)

  1. aLinear regression adjusted for age, sex, ethnicity, education, employment, BMI, household income, housing tenure, household car access and children living at home. 95%CI: 95% Confidence Intervals; PA: Physical activity.