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Table 3 Associations between chronic conditions or multimorbidity and low physical activity (outcome) estimated by multivariable logistic regression

From: Chronic physical conditions, multimorbidity and physical activity across 46 low- and middle-income countries

 

Overall

Age 18–34 years

Age 35–49 years

Age 50–64 years

Age ≥65 years

OR [95% CI]

P-value

OR [95% CI]

P-value

OR [95% CI]

P-value

OR [95% CI]

P-value

OR [95% CI]

P-value

Angina

1.04

0.2736

0.84*

0.0133

1.00

0.9658

1.17*

0.0246

1.23**

0.0085

[0.97,1.11]

 

[0.73,0.96]

 

[0.87,1.14]

 

[1.02,1.34]

 

[1.06,1.44]

 

Arthritis

1.12*

0.0151

0.97

0.7811

1.07

0.3390

1.28***

0.0008

1.09

0.2756

[1.02,1.23]

 

[0.76,1.22]

 

[0.93,1.24]

 

[1.11,1.47]

 

[0.94,1.26]

 

Asthma

1.19**

0.0010

0.88

0.2187

1.04

0.7321

1.67***

<0.0001

1.38**

0.0057

[1.07,1.32]

 

[0.72,1.08]

 

[0.85,1.26]

 

[1.33,2.10]

 

[1.10,1.73]

 

Chronic back pain

1.00

0.9958

0.90

0.2926

1.03

0.7357

0.99

0.9550

0.97

0.7713

[0.91,1.10]

 

[0.74,1.10]

 

[0.86,1.24]

 

[0.82,1.20]

 

[0.78,1.21]

 

Diabetes

1.33***

<0.0001

1.20

0.3842

1.14

0.4057

1.51***

0.0001

1.57***

0.0001

[1.17,1.50]

 

[0.79,1.83]

 

[0.84,1.54]

 

[1.24,1.85]

 

[1.24,1.98]

 

Edentulism

1.46***

<0.0001

1.24

0.1568

1.37*

0.0159

1.20

0.0758

1.22*

0.0197

[1.30,1.64]

 

[0.92,1.68]

 

[1.06,1.76]

 

[0.98,1.46]

 

[1.03,1.45]

 

hearing problem

1.90***

<0.0001

1.54

0.0549

1.49

0.0632

1.69***

<0.0001

1.35**

0.0034

[1.66,2.18]

 

[0.99,2.39]

 

[0.98,2.27]

 

[1.36,2.11]

 

[1.10,1.65]

 

Tuberculosis

1.24*

0.0304

0.96

0.8179

1.37

0.0876

1.57*

0.0151

1.12

0.6632

[1.02,1.51]

 

[0.69,1.33]

 

[0.95,1.97]

 

[1.09,2.25]

 

[0.67,1.89]

 

Visual impairment

2.29***

<0.0001

0.91

0.8194

2.24**

0.0020

2.01***

0.0002

2.04***

0.0001

[1.83,2.85]

 

[0.42,1.99]

 

[1.34,3.75]

 

[1.40,2.88]

 

[1.44,2.89]

 

Multimorbidity

1.31***

<0.0001

0.81*

0.0344

1.17*

0.0448

1.38***

<0.0001

1.37***

<0.0001

[1.21,1.42]

 

[0.67,0.98]

 

[1.00,1.37]

 

[1.19,1.60]

 

[1.18,1.59]

 
  1. All models are adjusted for age, sex, wealth, education and country
  2. The total amount of moderate to vigorous physical activity over the last week was calculated and those scoring <150 min were considered to have low physical activity
  3. Multimorbidity refers to two or more chronic conditions
  4. Abbreviation: OR Odds Ratio, CI Confidence Interval
  5. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001
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International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

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