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Table 3 Ethnic and gender-specific differences in socio-demographic correlates of all-domain insufficient PA without exclusion

From: Lifestyle physical activity among urban Palestinians and Israelis: a cross-sectional comparison in the Palestinian-Israeli Jerusalem risk factor study

 

Palestinian men (N = 512)

Israeli men (N = 370)

 
 

n

% (row)

AORa (95% CI)

n

%(row)

AOR (95% CI)

P b

Age group

 

P (χ2) = 0.187

P (χ2) = 0.38

P (χ2) = 0.33

P (χ2 = 0.60

 

   25-44

178

10.8

1.00 (ref)

128

13.7

1.00 (ref)

 

   ≥ 45-64

214

15.8

1.25 (0.52, 2.98)

162

17.0

1.27 (0.75, 2.14)

0.37

   ≥ 65

120

26.7

2.05 (0.44, 9.54)

80

10.0

0.90 (0.28, 2.83)

 

Family status

 

P (χ2) = 0.32

P (χ2) = 0.33

P (χ2) = 0.12

P (χ2 = 0.07

 

   Not cohabitating

32

6.6

1.00 (ref)

70

10.2

1.00 (ref)

 

   Married/defacto

480

13.6

2.35 (0.42, 13.2)

300

15.8

1.83 (0.95, 3.55)

0.32

Education

 

P (χ2) = 0.99

P (χ2) = 0.57

P (χ2) = 0.86

P (χ2 = 0.99

 

   < HS

304

13.2

1.00 (ref)

147

16.1

1.00 (ref)

 

   HSC

118

12.6

1.09 (0.45, 2.65)

91

14.2

0.99 (0.54, 1.83)

0.80

   University

90

12.6

1.37 (0.47, 3.85)

131

13.7

0.98 (0.55, 1.77)

 

Work status

 

P (χ2) = 0.09

P (χ2) = 0.11

P (χ2) = 0.92

P (χ2 = 0.24

 

   Paid job

341

10.7

1.00 (ref)

260

15.3

1.00 (ref)

 

   Pensioner

77

20.0

1.66 (0.41, 6.78)

62

14.3

0.59 (0.17, 2.09)

0.49

   Other

88

24.7

2.45 (0.81, 7.44)

48

13.9

1.60 (0.82, 3.10)

 

Religiosity

 

P (χ2 = 0.77

P (χ2) = 0.68

P (χ2) = 0.38

P (χ2 = 0.06

 

   Orthodox

165

14.7

1.00 (ref)

146

11.5

1.00 (ref)

 

   Traditional

310

12.8

0.94 (0.41, 2.16)

101

18.6

2.06 (1.11, 3.81)

0.17

   Secular

37

8.9

0.64 (0.12, 3.54)

121

15.0

1.63 (0.88, 3.01)

 
 

Palestinian women (N = 449)

Israeli women (N = 331)

 

Age group

P (χ2) < 0.0001

P (χ2) < 0.0001

P (χ2) = 0.38

P (χ2) = 0.043

 

   25-44

158

20.3

1.00 (ref)

87

13.0

1.00 (ref)

 

   ≥ 45-64

190

33.4

2.38 (1.22, 4.62)

159

10.0

0.54 (0.29; 1.00)

< 0.0001

   ≥ 65

101

69.3

11.6 (3.21, 42.0)

85

15.3

1.39 (0.58, 3.35)

 

Family status

 

P (χ2) = 0.028

P (χ2) = 0.82

P (χ2) = 0.037

P (χ2) = 0.014

 

   Not cohabitating

140

38.4

1.00 (ref)

114

8.4

1.00 (ref)

 

   Married/defacto

307

23.7

0.91 (0.41, 2.03)

217

14.3

2.12 (1.16, 3.88)

0.017

Education

 

P (χ2) = 0.026

P (χ2) = 0.023

 

P (χ2) = 0.11

P (χ2) = 0.07

 

   < HS

314

29.0

1.00 (ref)

121

16.4

1.00 (ref)

 

   HSC

93

31.3

1.30 (0.41, 2.74)

79

10.0

0.47 (0.23, 0.96)

 

   University

40

7.2

0.14 (0.03, 0.71)

131

10.3

0.53 (0.28, 1.01)

0.050

Work status

 

P (χ2) = 0.78

P (χ2) = 0.067

 

P (χ2) = 0.11

P (χ2) = 0.10

 

   Paid job

42

31.3

1.00 (ref)

177

11.9

1.00 (ref)

 

   Housewife

393

26.2

0.32 (0.11, 0.96)

57

17.8

1.66 (0.78, 3.52)

0.227

   Otherc

11

32.3

0.04 (0.01, 2.33)

97

8.5

0.57 (0.25, 1.31)

 

Religiosity

 

P (χ2) = 0.49

P (χ2) = 0.46

 

P (χ2) = 0.46

P (χ2) = 0.022

 

   Orthodox

197

28.6

1.00 (ref)

119

10.9

1.00 (ref)

 

   Other

249

24.8

0.79 (0.43, 1.47)

210

13.0

2.11 (1.12, 4.00)

0.29

  1. a AOR = odds ratios adjusted for all covariates in the model b P = Interaction by ethnicity c = Palestinian women in "other" comprises of pensioners (n = 1), volunteers (n = 3) handicapped (n = 4) and unemployed (n = 3)