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Table 2 Results from logistic regression predicting increase in public transport use between 2008 (t0) and 2012 (t1), England

From: Associations of increases in public transport use with physical activity and adiposity in older adults

 

% of analytic sample who increased PT use (t0 – t1)

AOR

95% CI

Overall (N = 4834)

33.0

Age in years

0.98

0.96; 1.00

Quadratic age

1.00

1.00; 1.00

Men

32.7

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Women

33.2

1.03

0.90; 1.17

Never eligible for bus pass

31.6

ref

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Became eligible

47.6

1.77

1.35; 2.33

Always eligible

31.5

1.06

0.76; 1.48

Never used PT at t0

32.4

ref

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Used PT once/month or less at t0

30.4

0.77

0.67; 0.90

Used PT 2–3/month at t0

48.9

1.70

1.34; 2.16

Used PT once/week at t0

49.2

1.70

1.32; 2.19

Used PT 2–3/week at t0

23.1

0.48

0.37; 0.61

Middle wealth group t0

33.2

ref

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Lowest wealth group t0

32.6

1.03

0.81; 1.30

Second wealth group t0

31.9

0.93

0.75; 1.16

Fourth wealth group t0

33.1

0.92

0.75; 1.12

Highest wealth group t0

33.8

0.92

0.74; 1.13

Stable wealth t0 to t1

32.6

ref

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Wealth increase t0 to t1

32.7

0.95

0.79; 1.15

Wealth decrease t0 to t1

34.8

1.14

0.96; 1.35

Working t0 and t1

31.3

ref

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Retired t0 to t1

40.7

1.57

1.29; 1.91

Retired t0 and t1

31.3

1.37

1.12; 1.69

Physically inactive t0 and t1

21.2

ref

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Took up physical activity t0 to t1

34.8

1.80

1.29; 2.49

Stopped physical activity t0 to t1

28.7

1.45

1.07; 1.97

At least some physical activity t0 & t1

35.3

1.80

1.38; 2.35

Access to a car t0 and t1

32.5

ref

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Lost access to car t0 to t1

49.6

3.71

2.74; 5.01

Gained access to car t0 to t1

26.2

1.08

0.64; 1.82

No access to a car t0 to t1

28.9

1.57

1.17; 2.11

No ADLs t0 to t1

35.5

ref

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Developed ADLs t0 to t1

27.2

0.73

0.58; 0.93

Recovered from ADL t0 to t1

30.9

1.05

0.82; 1.35

ADLs t0 and t1

19.4

0.64

0.51; 0.81

No mobility problems t0 to t1

36.0

ref

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Developed mobility problems t0 to t1

33.2

0.94

0.76; 1.16

Improved mobility problems t0 to t1

33.5

0.90

0.72; 1.13

Mobility problems both t0 and t1

30.3

1.00

0.84; 1.20

Same address t0 to t1

32.5

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Moved address t0 to t1

39.6

1.37

1.08; 1.72

  1. PT Public Transport, AOR Adjusted Odds Ratio, CI Confidence Intervals, ADL Activities of Daily Living