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Table 6 Relationship between rate of participation in particular types of physical activity and ARIA+ remoteness category

From: Participation in sport and physical activity: associations with socio-economic status and geographical remoteness

  

Relationship with ARIA+ category

 

Physical activity1

n

Positive linear

Negative linear

Non- linear2

p-value3

Aerobics/fitness

21,603

 

*

*

<0.001

Athletics/track and field

21,604

   

0.038

Australian rules football

21,603

*

 

*

<0.001

Badminton

21,603

 

*

 

0.003

Basketball

21,604

   

0.022

Cricket (outdoor)

21,603

*

 

*

<0.001

Cycling

21,602

 

*

*

<0.001

Fishing

21,603

*

  

<0.001

Football (indoor)

21,603

 

*

 

<0.001

Golf

21,604

  

*

<0.001

Gridiron

21,604

   

0.026

Hockey (indoor)

21,603

*

  

0.005

Hockey (outdoor)

21,602

*

 

*

<0.001

Horse riding/equestrian/polo cross

21,602

*

 

*

<0.001

Ice/snow sports

21,604

 

*

 

0.004

Lawn bowls

21,603

*

 

*

<0.001

Martial arts

21,603

  

*

0.020

Motor sports

21,602

*

 

*

<0.001

Netball

21,604

*

  

<0.001

Rugby league

21,603

*

  

<0.001

Running

21,602

 

*

*

<0.001

Sailing

21,604

  

*

0.018

Scuba diving

21,603

*

 

*

0.001

Shooting sports

21,603

*

  

<0.001

Squash/racquetball

21,603

*

  

0.001

Surf sports

21,604

 

*

 

0.001

Swimming

21,604

 

*

*

<0.001

Tenpin bowling

21,603

 

*

 

0.001

Touch football

21,603

*

  

<0.001

Water-skiing/power boating

21,603

*

  

<0.001

Weight training

21,604

 

*

 

<0.001

Yoga

21,603

 

*

*

<0.001

  1. 1For the remaining 63 types of physical activity, there was no significant relationship between ARIA+ category and the rate of regular participation.
  2. 2Second order (quadratic) relationship.
  3. 3Logistic regression likelihood ratio test.