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Table 3 Individual, social and physical environmental correlates of physical activity among Canadians, by age group, 2002

From: Individual, social, environmental, and physical environmental correlates with physical activity among Canadians: a cross-sectional study

Variable

15–24 yrs

(n = 645)

25–39 yrs

(n = 1589)

40–64 yrs

(n = 2296)

65–79 yrs

(n = 637)

 

Crude

Adjusted

Crude

Adjusted

Crude

Adjusted

Crude

Adjusted

 

OR

(95% CI)

OR

(95% CI)†

OR

(95%CI)

OR

(95%CI) †

OR

(95% CI)

OR

(95% CI) †

OR

(95% CI)

OR

(95% CI) †

Self-rated health

        

Excellent

1.00

(reference)

1.00

(reference)

1.00

(reference)

1.00

(reference)

1.00

(reference)

1.00

(reference)

1.00

(reference)

1.00

(reference)

Good

1.14

(0.50–2.57)

1.76

(0.73–4.27)

0.83

(0.59–1.15)

0.98

(0.69–1.39)

0.76

(0.58–1.00)

0.91

(0.68–1.22)

0.78

(0.48–1.25)

0.80

(0.47–1.37)

Fair

0.41

(0.17–1.01)

0.69

(0.26–1.87)

0.71

(0.43–1.17)

0.99

(0.57–1.70)

0.39

(0.28–0.54)

0.76

(0.53–1.10)

0.47

(0.28–0.81)

0.70

(0.38–1.31)

Poor

0.33

(0.06–1.72)

0.63

(0.10–3.79)

0.23

(0.12–0.44)

0.38

(0.18–0.79)

0.21

(0.13–0.32)

0.42

(0.25–0.70)

0.18 (0.08–0.37)

0.27

(0.11–0.64)

Education

        

Elementary

1.00

(reference)

1.00

(reference)

1.00

(reference)

1.00

(reference)

1.00

(reference)

1.00

(reference)

1.00

(reference)

1.00

(reference)

Secondary

0.94

(0.12–7.43)

0.41

(0.04–4.67)

1.95 (0.80–4.74)

1.12 (0.41–3.07)

2.54 (1.69–3.83)

2.48 (1.58–3.91)

1.47 (0.92–2.35)

1.43 (0.85–2.42)

Tech school or college

0.90

(0.11–7.62)

0.35

(0.03–4.16)

1.99 (0.82–4.87)

1.10 (0.40–3.05)

3.09 (1.99 (4.82)

2.64 (1.62–4.32)

2.59 (1.34–5.00)

2.38 (1.16–4.91)

University

1.87

(0.20–17.2)

0.84

(0.07–11.0)

1.91 (0.79–4.60)

1.03 (0.37–2.84)

4.22 (2.74–6.50)

3.13 (1.93–5.08)

2.29 (1.29–4.05)

1.67 (0.87–3.21)

Family income

        

<$20 K

1.00

(reference)

1.00

(reference)

1.00

(reference)

1.00

(reference)

1.00

(reference)

1.00

(reference)

1.00

(reference)

1.00

(reference)

$20–<$50 K

1.36

(0.58–3.20)

1.14

(0.45–2.86)

2.18

(1.39–3.42)

1.78

(1.08–2.93)

2.36

(1.69–3.32)

1.63

(1.11–2.38)

1.25

(0.82–1.91)

0.89

(0.54–1.46)

$50–<$80 K

1.11

(0.42–2.91)

0.75

(0.26–2.14)

2.66

(1.64–4.32)

1.90

(1.12–3.25)

2.91

(2.01–4.22)

1.85

(1.22–2.82)

7.62

(2.61–22.3)

5.18

(1.58–17.0)

≥ $80 K

-

-

2.28

(1.38–3.74)

1.56

(0.89–2.74)

3.50

(2.39–5.13)

2.17

(1.39–3.39)

3.98

(1.32–12.0)

2.28

(0.67–7.69)

Intention

        

Low intention

1.00

(reference)

1.00

(reference)

1.00

(reference)

1.00

(reference)

1.00

(reference)

1.00

(reference)

1.00

(reference)

1.00

(reference)

Moderate intention

4.53

(2.29–8.98)

2.92

(1.39–6.12)

2.14

(1.51–3.04)

1.76

(1.21–2.54)

2.46

(1.91–3.17)

1.70

(1.29–2.23)

1.49

(0.96–2.33)

1.17

(0.71–1.94)

Fully intentional

5.64

(2.03–15.6)

2.80

(0.94–8.36)

4.22

(2.60–6.85)

2.73

(1.63–4.57)

4.84

(3.41–6.88)

2.39

(1.64–3.50)

2.64

(1.50–4.66)

1.34

(0.71–2.55)

Intention as continuous

1.91

(1.47–2.49)

1.69

(1.25–2.29)

1.81

(1.55–2.11)

1.61

(1.37–1.91)

1.71

(1.54–1.89)

1.37

(1.22–1.53)

1.39

(1.18–1.65)

1.14

(0.95–1.38)

Self-efficacy (mean score)

1.73

(1.37–2.19)

1.58

(1.20–2.07)

1.66

(1.50–1.85)

1.56

(1.39–1.74)

1.67

(1.54–1.81)

1.47

(1.35–1.60)

1.63

(1.44–1.85)

1.49

(1.30–1.71)

Perceived barriers to PA (mean score)

0.71

(0.54–0.92)

0.71 (0.52–0.97)

0.88

(0.79–0.97)

0.94

(0.84–1.06)

0.83

(0.77–0.90)

0.92

(0.84–1.00)

0.93

(0.83–1.04)

1.07

(0.92–1.23)

Perceived health benefit (mean score)

0.97

(0.60–1.54)

0.86

(0.52–1.41)

1.25

(1.01–1.54)

1.14

(0.90–1.44)

1.52

(1.32–1.74)

1.23

(1.06–1.43)

1.57

(1.23–2.01)

1.34

(1.02–1.76)

Social support (mean score)

1.01

(0.73–1.39)

1.02

(0.69–1.50)

0.96

(0.83–1.10)

0.96

(0.82–1.13)

1.03

(0.94–1.14)

1.11

(0.99–1.24)

0.97

(0.84–1.12)

0.97

(0.81–1.16)

Facility availability (mean score)

1.55

(0.74–3.27)

1.07

(0.47–2.47)

1.34

(0.97–1.84)

1.12

(0.80–1.58)

1.62

(1.29–2.03)

1.23

(0.96–1.58)

1.21

(0.84–1.76)

0.94

(0.61–1.44)

  1. † OR adjusted for age, self-rated health, education, intention, self-efficacy, perceived health benefit, perceived barriers and facility availability.
  2. Analyses for family income were not adjusted for education.
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