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Table 2 Correlates of active travel for ≥150 min per week (Adjusted Risk Ratios with 95 % Confidence Intervals)

From: Associations between active travel and weight, blood pressure and diabetes in six middle income countries: a cross-sectional study in older adults

  

China

Ghana

India

Mexico

Russia

South Africa

Pooled

Age group

18–29

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30–39

0.96 (0.71;1.24)

1.02 (0.77;1.23)

0.99 (0.89;1.08)

0.91 (0.51;1.39)

0.93 (0.60;1.19)

0.92 (0.38;1.80)

0.93 (0.81;1.06)

 

40–49

0.81 (0.58;1.09)

1.01 (0.80;1.20)

1.01 (0.91;1.11)

1.09 (0.62;1.58)

0.98 (0.62;1.24)

0.89 (0.36;1.80)

0.88 (0.77;0.99)

 

50–59

1.01 (0.76;1.29)

1.04 (0.85;1.22)

0.89 (0.80;0.99)

0.90 (0.42;1.49)

0.88 (0.59;1.13)

0.92 (0.42;1.69)

0.94 (0.84;1.04)

 

60–69

0.93 (0.68;1.21)

0.98 (0.77;1.17)

0.82 (0.72;0.92)

0.88 (0.50;1.34)

0.67 (0.39;0.97)

0.52 (0.21;1.14)

0.86 (0.77;0.95)

 

70+

0.73 (0.50;1.01)

0.87 (0.66;1.07)

0.63 (0.52;0.75)

0.65 (0.32;1.14)

0.49 (0.26;0.80)

0.48 (0.20;1.06)

0.71 (0.62;0.80)

Gender

Male

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Female

1.00 (0.85;1.16)

0.86 (0.71;1.01)

0.55 (0.47;0.65)

0.77 (0.47;1.13)

1.00 (0.83;1.14)

0.71 (0.40;1.19)

0.82 (0.74;0.91)

Marital status

Married

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Not married

0.98 (0.81;1.16)

1.13 (0.99;1.25)

0.89 (0.82;0.97)

1.06 (0.75;1.39)

0.95 (0.79;1.10)

1.07 (0.63;1.66)

1.04 (0.96;1.12)

Education

No education

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Less than primary

0.95 (0.76;1.16)

0.93 (0.73;1.13)

0.92 (0.82;1.02)

1.20 (0.75;1.63)

0.89 (0.24;1.36)

1.79 (1.18;2.43)

0.92 (0.83;1.02)

Completed primary

0.80 (0.62;1.00)

0.67 (0.50;0.86)

0.96 (0.86;1.05)

1.35 (0.91;1.73)

1.05 (0.41;1.39)

1.24 (0.65;2.03)

0.81 (0.72;0.90)

Completed secondary and above

0.88 (0.68;1.10)

0.80 (0.63;0.97)

1.00 (0.91;1.10)

0.91 (0.50;1.40)

1.21 (0.62;1.42)

1.14 (0.58;1.91)

0.92 (0.84;1.00)

Location

Rural

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Urban

0.49 (0.38;0.63)

1.17 (1.03;1.29)

1.14 (1.05;1.22)

1.32 (0.97;1.64)

0.98 (0.80;1.14)

1.85 (1.24;2.47)

0.94 (0.85;1.03)

Wealth quartile

1 (lowest)

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0.90 (0.78;1.03)

0.89 (0.70;1.09)

0.95 (0.86;1.05)

1.25 (0.84;1.63)

1.12 (0.93;1.26)

0.82 (0.35;1.63)

0.93 (0.84;1.03)

3

0.90 (0.75;1.05)

1.08 (0.90;1.23)

0.92 (0.82;1.01)

0.85 (0.52;1.23)

1.17 (0.98;1.30)

0.33 (0.13;0.81)

0.86 (0.77;0.95)

4

0.77 (0.62;0.93)

0.94 (0.72;1.15)

0.90 (0.80;1.00)

0.70 (0.39;1.12)

1.11 (0.92;1.25)

0.59 (0.26;1.20)

0.84 (0.75;0.93)

5 (highest)

0.61 (0.46;0.80)

0.80 (0.59;1.01)

0.94 (0.83;1.05)

0.96 (0.61;1.35)

1.01 (0.75;1.21)

0.59 (0.22;1.35)

0.77 (0.67;0.88)

Work physical activity

≤150 min per week

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>150 min per week

1.40 (1.26;1.54)

1.50 (1.41;1.56)

1.31 (1.25;1.37)

1.05 (0.81;1.30)

1.32 (1.23;1.38)

2.15 (1.50;2.75)

1.38 (1.31;1.45)

Leisure physical activity

≤150 min per week

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>150 min per week

1.32 (1.09;1.54)

1.26 (1.08;1.41)

1.20 (1.11;1.28)

1.14 (0.58;1.71)

1.13 (0.85;1.31)

1.31 (0.55;2.37)

1.35 (1.24;1.44)

Fruit & veg consumption

Less than 5 portions per day

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5 or more portions per day

0.98 (0.76;1.22)

1.18 (1.05;1.29)

1.07 (0.97;1.16)

1.47 (1.11;1.77)

1.17 (1.04;1.27)

0.67 (0.35;1.18)

0.93 (0.85;1.01)

Smoking status

Non-smoker

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Current smoker

0.88 (0.74;1.04)

0.94 (0.72;1.15)

1.14 (1.07;1.21)

0.99 (0.68;1.32)

0.99 (0.80;1.15)

1.03 (0.48;1.86)

1.00 (0.91;1.08)

Alcohol use in past month

Yes

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No

1.08 (0.94;1.22)

0.89 (0.76;1.02)

0.97 (0.83;1.10)

0.78 (0.49;1.13)

1.13 (0.97;1.25)

0.78 (0.33;1.58)

1.00 (0.91;1.10)

% use ATa

 

44.9

57.8

50.6

35.7

53.3

21.9

46.4

Overall N

 

14343

4995

11148

2618

4089

3284

40477

  1. afor ≥150 min per week