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Table 4 Individual, social and physical environmental correlates of sufficient PA among Canadians, by education level, 2002

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

Variable

Secondary or lower

Tech school or college

University

 

Crude

Adjusted

Crude

Adjusted

Crude

Adjusted

 

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)

Good

1.02 (0.77–1.34)

1.14 (0.84–1.52)

0.66 (0.43–1.01)

0.77 (0.49–1.21)

0.67 (0.48–0.93)

0.89 (0.62–1.28)

Fair

0.51 (0.37–0.70)

0.84 (0.60–1.19)

0.42 (0.25–0.72)

0.76 (0.42–1.37)

0.48 (0.29–0.79)

0.94 (0.54–1.66)

Poor

0.24 (0.16–0.37

0.49 (0.30–0.79)

0.16 (0.08–0.33)

0.39 (0.17–0.89)

0.14 (0.07–0.29)

0.24 (0.11–0.53)

Intention

      

Low intention

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

Moderate intention

2.13 (1.68–2.72)

1.63 (1.25–2.13)

2.84 (1.93–4.18)

2.22 (1.47–3.35)

1.97 (1.37–2.84)

1.35 (0.90–2.03)

Fully intentional

3.99 (2.81–5.66)

2.42 (1.65–3.55)

4.71 (2.81–7.89)

2.64 (1.52–4.59)

3.57 (2.24–5.68)

1.71 (1.02–2.86)

Intention as continuous

1.61 (1.46–1.77)

1.39 (1.25–1.55)

1.78 (1.52–2.09)

1.49 (1.26–1.78)

1.66 (1.42–1.94)

1.27 (1.07–1.52)

Self-efficacy (mean score)

1.61 (1.49–1.73)

1.40 (1.29–1.52)

1.75 (1.54–1.98)

1.54 (1.35–1.76)

1.81 (1.63–2.01)

1.68 (1.50–1.88)

Perceived barriers to PA (mean score)

0.92 (0.85–0.98)

0.96 (0.88–1.04)

0.76 (0.69–0.88)

0.88 (0.76–1.01)

0.86 (0.77–0.96)

0.96 (0.84–1.09)

Perceived health benefit (mean score)

1.35 (1.20–1.53)

1.17 (1.02–1.35)

1.25 (0.98–1.58)

1.10 (0.85–1.42)

1.63 (1.31–2.04)

1.39 (1.09–1.77)

Social support (mean score)

1.11 (1.01–1.22)

1.05 (0.95–1.17)

0.86 (0.73–1.01)

0.89 (0.74–1.07)

1.13 (0.98–1.29)

1.08 (0.93–1.27)

Facility availability (mean score)

1.42 (1.14–1.76)

1.05 (0.83–1.33)

1.21 (0.83–1.76)

1.01 (0.67–1.52)

1.84 (1.32–2.55)

1.50 (1.05–2.14)

  1. † OR adjusted for age, gender, self-rated health, intention, self-efficacy, perceived health benefit, perceived barriers and facility availability.