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Table 4 Linear regression analysis of total weekday physical activity, MVPA and sedentary time with travel mode

From: The contribution of walking to work to adult physical activity levels: a cross sectional study

 

Total physical activity

MVPA

Sedentary time

 

β (95% CI)

p

β (95% CI)

p

β (95% CI)

p

Sex (male (reference)/female)

−25.4 (-104.3, 53.6)

0.524

1.8 (-10.1, 13.7)

0.766

0.3 (-29.6, 30.2)

0.984

Age (years)

−3.0 (-6.3, 0.3)

0.077

−0.3 (-0.8, 0.2)

0.198

1.0 (-0.3, 2.2)

0.119

Education (no university degree (reference)/degree)

43.8 (-41.8, 129.4)

0.311

8.6 (-4.3, 21.5)

0.188

3.0 (-29.4, 35.4)

0.854

Income (≤£30,000 per annum (reference)/>£30,000)

−47.2 (-127.2, 32.7)

0.243

−6.7 (-18.8, 5.3)

0.268

44.3 (14.0, 74.6)

0.005

Occupational activity (sedentary (reference)/non-sedentary)

−41.5 (-138.0, 55.0)

0.394

−15.6 (-30.1, -1.1)

0.036

−39.6 (-76.2, -3.1)

0.034

Work status (part time (reference)/full time)

53.4 (-66.0, 172.7)

0.376

15.1 (-2.9, 33.0)

0.099

10.5 (-34.7, 55.7)

0.646

Accelerometer wear time (minutes per day)

0.13 (-0.15, 0.40)

0.364

0.06 (0.02, 0.10)

0.008

0.17 (0.07, 0.28)

0.002

Travel mode (car (reference)/walk)

127.3 (43.9, 210.8)

0.003

19.0 (6.4, 31.6)

0.004

−15.6 (-47.2, 16.0)

0.327

  1. Regression results are presented as unstandardised coefficients (95% CI). Total weekday physical activity is accelerometer counts per minute (cpm), MVPA and Sedentary time are minutes.