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Table 5 Multinomial logistic regression model – predictors of knowledge of physical activity guidelines – male sample (n = 4,120)

From: Knowledge of physical activity recommendations in adults employed in England: associations with individual and workplace-related predictors

  

Overestimate

p-value

Underestimate

p-value

Don’t know

p-value

OR [95 % CI]

OR [95 % CI]

OR [95 % CI]

Demographics

       

Age

 

1.02 [1.01, 1.03]

0.001*

1.01 [1.00, 1.03]

0.11

1.03 [1.02, 1.04]

0.00*

Ethnic group

Mixed

1.68 [0.59, 4.80]

0.33

1.16 [0.33, 4.09]

0.81

1.99 [0.85, 4.70]

0.11

 

Black/Black British

0.62 [0.20, 1.91]

0.40

1.17 [0.40, 3.37]

0.78

0.81 [0.36, 1.81]

0.61

 

Asian/Asian British

1.24 [0.44, 3.51]

0.68

1.29 [0.41, 4.05]

0.66

1.98 [0.89, 4.51]

0.10

 

White British

Ref.

-

-

-

-

-

Education

Degree

0.49 [0.16, 1.51]

0.22

0.33 [0.11, 1.04]

0.06

0.37 [0.14, 0.96]

0.04*

 

BTEC Higher/ALevel

0.78 [0.25, 2.53]

0.70

0.56 [0.17, 1.82]

0.34

0.90 [0.34, 2.40]

0.84

 

BTEC National/GCSE

1.20 [0.34, 4.20]

0.78

0.97 [0.27, 3.52]

0.96

1.62 [0.56, 4.70]

0.38

 

None/Other

Ref.

-

-

-

-

-

Job type

Managerial e.g. office manager, finance manager

1.41 [0.75, 2.63]

0.29

1.75 [0.81, 3.76]

0.15

0.71 [0.44, 1.15]

0.16

 

Professional e.g. nurse, teacher, police officer

1.26 [0.67, 2.38]

0.47

1.79 [0.84, 3.8]

0.13

0.89 [0.55, 1.42]

0.61

 

Clerical/Admin e.g. secretary, office worker

1.39 [0.68, 2.83]

0.37

2.00 [0.87, 4.59]

0.10

1.10 [0.64, 1.88]

0.73

 

Manual/Technical e.g. postal worker, farm worker

Ref.

-

-

-

-

-

General health

Excellent/Good

0.81 [0.55, 1.18]

0.27

0.69 [0.45, 1.04]

0.75

0.64 [0.47, 0.87]

0.00*

 

Fair/Poor

Ref.

-

-

-

-

-

Physical activity behaviour

Meets guidelines

0.73 [0.56, 0.95]

0.20

1.24 [0.93, 1.65]

0.15

0.68 [0.56, 0.84]

0.00*

 

Doesn’t meet guidelines

Ref.

-

-

-

-

-

Barriers to physical activity

       

Not active as a barrier

No

0.93 [0.48, 1.82]

0.84

0.71 [0.35, 1.44]

0.34

0.79 [0.46, 1.35]

0.38

 

Yes

Ref.

-

-

-

-

-

Not sporty as a barrier

No

0.60 [0.25, 1.43]

0.25

0.36 [0.16, 0.85]

0.19

0.32 [0.16, 0.66]

0.00*

 

Yes

Ref.

-

-

-

-

-

Workplace-related predictors

       

Employer promotes health

No

0.87 [0.54, 1.38]

0.54

0.79 [0.48, 1.30]

0.36

1.05 [0.73, 1.51]

0.80

 

Yes

Ref.

-

-

-

-

-

Employer promotes sport/physical activity

Yes

0.71 [0.47, 1.08]

0.11

0.63 [0.40, 1.00]

0.04*

0.71 [0.51, 1.00]

0.04*

 

No

Ref.

-

-

-

-

-

Responsible for promoting health in the workplace

Yes

0.39 [0.29, 0.51]

0.00*

0.48 [0.34, 0.66]

0.00*

0.21 [0.17, 0.26]

0.00*

 

No

Ref.

-

-

-

-

-

  1. Reference category: Correctly reports physical activity guidelines. *statistically significant (p < 0.05)
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International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

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