Table 3 Association between both gender and age group and barriers to physical activity (multivariate logistic regression models; n = 286)
From: Barriers to physical activity in older adults in Germany: a cross-sectional study
Gender (reference: men) | Age group (reference: age < 80 years) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Adjusted odds ratio† [99.63% confidence interval] | p-value | Adjusted odds ratio# [99.63% confidence interval] | p-value | |
Poor health | 1.14 [0.56;2.33] | 0.582 | 2.34 [1.06;5.19] | 0.002* |
Lack of company | 1.54 [0.76;3.09] | 0.075 | 0.86 [0.40;1.84] | 0.566 |
Lack of interest | 0.99 [0.48;2.01] | 0.953 | 1.00 [0.46;2.15] | 0.988 |
Lack of opportunities | 2.41 [1.02;5.68] | 0.003* | 1.31 [0.55;3.17] | 0.368 |
Afraid of fall/injury | 1.62 [0.69;3.76] | 0.099 | 0.71 [0.28;1.82] | 0.287 |
Lack of transport | 5.26 [1.77;15.69] | < 0.001* | 0.74 [0.26;2.13] | 0.411 |
Lack of time | 1.53 [0.60;3.93] | 0.190 | 0.94 [0.34;2.59] | 0.857 |