Awareness of chronic disease related health benefits of physical activity among residents of a rural South Indian region: a cross-sectional study

Table 3 Association of PA status with perceived lifestyle and need to increase PA

	Physical activity status (N = 409)		Wald chi-square (df), p value
	Physically active (n = 352)	Physically inactive (n = 57)
Perceived lifestyle
Active (n = 364)	331 (90.9%)	33 (9.1%)	43.971 (1), p < 0.001
Sedentary (n = 45)	21 (46.7%)	24 (53.3%)	43.971 (1), p < 0.001
Perceived need to increase PA
No (n = 366)*	322 (88%)	44 (12%)	1.659 (1), p = 0.198
Yes (n = 43)	30 (69.8%)	13 (30.2%)	1.659 (1), p = 0.198

Note: The cluster effect (household) was adjusted using generalised estimating equations with exchangeable co-relational structure for members within a household and the ICC was estimated to be 0.032.
*For the purpose of analysis, all participants who did not answer ‘Yes’ to the question were considered as not perceiving a need to increase PA.

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