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Table 6 Multinomial logistic regression model – predictors of knowledge of physical activity guidelines – female sample (n = 6,872)

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

 

1.01 [1.00, 1.02]

0.21

1.00 [0.99, 1.01]

0.98

1.01 [1.00, 1.02]

0.04*

Ethnic group

Mixed

0.76 [0.34, 1.73]

0.52

0.46 [0.15, 1.42]

0.18

0.71 [0.37, 1.34]

0.29

 

Black/Black British

2.67 [1.26, 5.67]

0.01*

1.78 [0.74, 4.39]

0.20

1.92 [0.96, 3.82]

0.06

 

Asian/Asian British

3.55 [1.46, 8.63]

0.01*

4.03 [1.58, 10.27]

0.00*

3.73 [1.67, 8.33]

0.00*

 

White British

Ref.

-

-

-

-

-

Education

Degree

0.71 [0.32, 1.58]

0.40

0.36 [0.17, 0.80]

0.01*

0.36 [0.19, 0.69]

0.00*

 

BTEC Higher/ALevel

0.99 [0.43, 2.27]

0.98

0.52 [0.23, 1.16]

0.11

0.66 [0.34, 1.29]

0.23

 

BTEC National/GCSE

1.35 [0.57, 3.17]

0.50

0.78 [0.34, 1.83]

0.57

1.03 [0.52, 2.05]

0.94

 

None/Other

Ref.

-

-

-

-

-

Job type

Managerial e.g. office manager, finance manager

0.72 [0.37, 1.41]

0.34

0.64 [0.31, 1.35]

0.24

0.49 [0.28, 0.85]

0.12

 

Professional e.g. nurse, teacher, police officer

0.65 [0.33, 1.26]

0.20

0.70 [0.34, 1.44]

0.33

0.47 [0.27, 0.82]

0.01*

 

Clerical/Admin e.g. secretary, office worker

0.86 [0.44, 1.68]

0.66

0.79 [0.38, 1.64]

0.53

0.76 [0.44, 1.33]

0.34

 

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

Ref.

-

-

-

-

-

General health

Excellent/Good

0.70 [0.53, 0.91]

0.01*

0.74 [0.55, 1.00]

0.05

0.57 [0.46, 0.71]

0.00*

 

Fair/Poor

Ref.

-

-

-

-

-

Physical activity behaviour

Meets guidelines

0.70 [0.57, 0.85]

0.00*

1.04 [0.83, 1.30]

0.76

0.65 [0.56, 0.77]

0.00*

 

Doesn’t meet guidelines

Ref.

-

-

-

-

-

Barriers to physical activity

       

Not active as a barrier

No

0.88 [0.60, 1.30]

0.53

0.86 [0.55, 1.34]

0.49

0.77 [0.55, 1.06]

0.11

 

Yes

Ref.

-

-

-

-

-

Not sporty as a barrier

No

0.70 [0.51, 0.98]

0.04*

0.85 [0.58, 1.34]

0.40

0.75 [0.57, 0.99]

0.04*

 

Yes

Ref.

-

-

-

-

 

Workplace-related predictors

       

Employer promotes health

No

0.94 [0.68, 1.30]

0.70

0.78 [0.54, 1.12]

0.18

0.85 [0.66, 1.11]

0.24

 

Yes

Ref.

-

-

-

-

-

Employer promotes sport/physical activity

Yes

0.72 [0.53, 0.97]

0.03*

0.66 [0.47, 0.92]

0.02*

0.60 [0.47, 0.76]

0.00*

 

No

Ref.

-

-

-

-

-

Responsible for promoting health in the workplace

Yes

0.5 [0.40, 0.62]

0.00*

0.52 [0.41, 0.66]

0.00*

0.29 [0.24, 0.34]

0.00*

 

No

Ref.

-

-

-

-

-

  1. Reference category: Correctly reports physical activity guidelines. *statistically significant (p < 0.05)