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Table 2 Gender differences in transport and recreation cycling patterns in the previous week: results of multivariable analysis a

From: Gender differences in recreational and transport cycling: a cross-sectional mixed-methods comparison of cycling patterns, motivators, and constraints

 

% of men

% of women

Gender differences b

   

OR

95% CI

Transport cycling in sample (n = 1862)

46.7

34.7

0.58

0.45-0.76

Destination

        Work or study

37.2

25.0

0.55

0.41-0.72

        Shops

10.5

8.7

0.80

0.55-1.18

        Recreation facilities

9.2

9.7

1.16

0.81-1.67

        Friends

2.7

3.8

1.39

0.82-2.35

Transport cycling in the last week (n=827)

Cycle routes used

        Off-road

77.9

84.5

1.88

1.15-3.06

        On-road designated cycle lane

71.9

75.7

1.34

0.88-2.05

        On-road

91.7

87.6

0.58

0.34-0.99

Cycle routes preferred

        Off-road

65.0

70.0

1.37

0.93-2.00

        On-road designated cycle lane

74.3

75.1

0.96

0.64-1.42

        On-road

12.6

6.2

0.49

0.27-0.89

Recreational cycling in sample (n = 1862)

74.7

65.6

0.69

0.53-0.88

Recreational cycling in the last week (n=1318)

Cycle routes used

        Off-road

56.9

66.7

1.66

1.24-2.23

        On-road designated cycle lane

58.1

62.7

1.17

0.86-1.56

        On-road

87.0

83.3

0.65

0.44-0.95

Cycle routes preferred

        Off-road

52.1

64.6

1.79

1.34-2.38

        On-road designated cycle lane

77.2

80.4

1.07

0.76-1.49

        On-road

32.5

16.5

0.37

0.26-0.52

  1. aAll statistics account for clustering within household and adjust for age, education, employment status, household, number of cars in household, SEIFA, residential location, BMI, and years cycled as an adult,
  2. b Male is the referent category, Bold: p < 0.05.