Table 1 Frequency counts and multivariable odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals for each correlate of total physical activity levels.
From: Correlates of total physical activity among middle-aged and elderly women
Total physical activity, quintiles | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
'Very Low' | 'Low' | 'Moderate' | 'High' | 'Very High' | |||
Median MET-h/day | 36 | 39 | 42 | 45 | 49 | Total 2 | |
Characteristics | No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | OR (95% CI) 3 |
Age group, years | |||||||
48–54 | 2158(21) | 2243(22) | 2046(20) | 1940(19) | 1835(18) | 10,222(32) | 1.00 1 * |
55–59 | 1141(19) | 1194(20) | 1218(20) | 1207(20) | 1287(21) | 6047(19) | 1.04 (0.98, 1.11) |
60–64 | 883(19) | 848(18) | 919(20) | 1012(21) | 1045(22) | 4707(15) | 0.98 (0.90–1.06) |
65–69 | 659(17) | 742(19) | 804(20) | 857(22) | 883(22) | 3945(13) | 0.85 (0.75–0.97) |
70–74 | 649(19) | 656(20) | 659(20) | 675(20) | 686(21) | 3325(11) | 0.68 (0.59–0.77) |
75–79 | 593(23) | 500(20) | 512(20) | 478(19) | 447(18) | 2530(8) | 0.54 (0.47–0.62) |
80–83 | 202(32) | 105(16) | 121(19) | 114(18) | 94(15) | 636(2) | 0.38 (0.31–0.46) |
Body mass index, kg/m 2 | |||||||
< 25 | 3168(18) | 3605(21) | 3595(20) | 3594(20) | 3524(19) | 17,486(56) | 1.00 1 * |
25–29 | 2138(22) | 1984(19) | 2014(19) | 2098(20) | 2096(20) | 10,330(33) | 0.86 (0.82–0.90) |
≥ 30 | 895(29) | 632(20) | 597(18) | 517(15) | 580(18) | 3221(11) | 0.60 (0.56–0.64) |
Postmenopausal status | |||||||
No | 1390(21) | 1493(23) | 1380(21) | 1257(19) | 1086(16) | 6606(23) | 1.00 1 * |
Yes | 4474(20) | 4367(19) | 4451(20) | 4577(20) | 4652(21) | 22,521(77) | 1.09 (1.02–1.15) |
Drinking status | |||||||
Never | 636(18) | 610(16) | 712(20) | 736(21) | 880(25) | 3574(12) | 1.00 1 * |
Former | 601(21) | 481(17) | 543(19) | 577(20) | 641(23) | 2843(9) | 0.95 (0.86–1.05) |
Current | 5018(20) | 5150(21) | 4980(20) | 4926(20) | 4685(19) | 24,759(79) | 0.88 (0.82–0.94) |
Smoking status | |||||||
Never | 2954(18) | 3174(19) | 3307(20) | 3407(22) | 3443(21) | 16,285(52) | 1.00 1 * |
Former | 1867(22) | 1836(21) | 1749(20) | 1607(19) | 1548(18) | 8607(28) | 0.88 (0.84–0.93) |
Current | 1393(23) | 1209(20) | 1129(19) | 1168(19) | 1180(19) | 6079(20) | 0.83 (0.79–0.88) |
Education | |||||||
Primary School | 2495(17) | 2484(17) | 2830(19) | 3251(22) | 3815(25) | 14,875(48) | 1.00 1 * |
High School | 2180(22) | 2034(21) | 1897(20) | 1813(19) | 1759(18) | 9683(31) | 0.68 (0.64–0.71) |
University | 1565(24) | 1723(26) | 1513(23) | 1170(18) | 637(9) | 6608(21) | 0.54 (0.51–0.58) |
Employment status | |||||||
Full-work | 2432(23) | 2555(24) | 2113(20) | 1794(18) | 1592(15) | 10,486(34) | 1.00 1 * |
Part-time | 680(12) | 854(15) | 1161(20) | 1420(25) | 1567(28) | 5682(18) | 1.96 (1.85–2.09) |
Housewife | 97(10) | 102(11) | 183(20) | 226(25) | 320(34) | 928(3) | 2.59 (2.25–2.98) |
Retired | 2174(20) | 2099(19) | 2177(20) | 2232(21) | 2185(20) | 10,867(35) | 1.35 (1.21–1.51) |
Pension disability | 651(29) | 420(19) | 436(20) | 363(16) | 365(16) | 2235(7) | 0.75 (0.68–0.82) |
Unemployed | 222(20) | 232(21) | 194(18) | 225(21) | 214(20) | 1087(3) | 1.11 (0.98–1.25) |
Grow-up | |||||||
Countryside | 2540(16) | 2670(17) | 2910(19) | 3446(22) | 3858(26) | 15,424(49) | 1.001 * |
Small town | 1664(22) | 1703(22) | 1637(21) | 1392(18) | 1254(17) | 7650(25) | 0.70 (0.66–0.74) |
City | 2018(25) | 1852(23) | 1667(21) | 1366(17) | 1087(14) | 7990(26) | 0.62 (0.59–0.65) |