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Table 4 Frequencies of more than three hours spent on LTPA per week, by dimension of social support.

From: Social support and leisure-time physical activity: longitudinal evidence from the Brazilian Pró-Saúde cohort study

Social support (tertiles)

Time on Leisure-time Physical Activity

 

Engagement group

Maintenance group

 

n (%)

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

Fully-adjusted OR (95% CI)

n (%)

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

Fully-adjusted OR (95% CI)

Material

      

Lower

87 (34)

1.00

1.00

167 (55)

1.00

1.00

Intermediate

120 (43)

1.45 (0.8-2.5)

1.27 (0.7-2.0)

282 (54)

0.93 (0.7-1.3)

0.80 (0.5-1.2)

Upper

105 (49)

1.75 (1.1-2.5)

2.06 (1.0-4.2)

227 (57)

1.09 (0.7-1.6)

0.94 (0.5-1.5)

Affective

      

Lower

93 (39)

1.00

1.00

182 (52)

1.00

1.00

Intermediate

58 (40)

1.04 (0.5-2.0)

0.80 (0.3-1.7)

130 (59)

1.36 (0.9-2.1)

1.67 (1.0-2.9)

Upper

161 (47)

1.38 (0.8-2.3)

1.24 (0.7-2.3)

365 (55)

1.14 (0.9-1.6)

1.27 (0.8-1.9)

Emotional/information

      

Lower

90 (28)

1.00

1.00

172 (47)

1.00

1.00

Intermediate

119 (54)

2.50 (1.6-4.0)

2.01 (1.2-3.9)

269 (59)

1.62 (1.1-2.3)

1.45 (0.9-2.3)

Upper

102 (44)

2.00 (1.1-3.1)

1.62 (0.8-3.8)

235 (56)

1.43 (0.9-2.2)

1.34 (0.8-2.2)

Positive social interaction

      

Lower

101 (34)

1.00

1.00

169 (50)

1.00

1.00

Intermediate

91 (56)

2.10 (1.4-3.9)

1.91 (1.0-2.6)

200 (58)

1.42 (1.0-2.1)

1.65 (1.1-2.7)

Upper

121 (41)

1.38 (0.8-2.4)

1.14 (0.6-2.2)

308 (56)

1.26 (0.9-1.8)

1.49 (1.0-2.3)

  1. Unadjusted and adjusted Odds Ratios(OR) and respective 95% confidence intervals(95%) for the logistic regression models fitted using social support dimension as the predictor of time spent on Leisure-time physical activity (reference group: individuals who spent less than 3 hours per week). Pró-Saúde Study, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2 years of follow-up).
  2. Fully-adjusted model: Adjusted by age, gender, education, per capita monthly income, tobacco and alcohol use and morbidity.
  3. All statistically significant associations are in bold.