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Table 4 Socio-demographic factors associated with sufficient physical activity among females (N = 3600)

From: Physical activity and associated factors from a cross-sectional survey among adults in northern Tanzania

Characteristics

Total

nd (%)

 

Physical activity

 

N

COR(95%CI)

P Value

AOR(95%CI)

P value

Total

3600

3411 (94.7)

    

Age groups

 18–29

1346

1268 (94.2)

1.0

   

 30–39

1065

1015 (95.3)

1.24 (0.86–1.79)

0.232

  

 40–49

641

608 (94.9)

1.13 (0.74–1.72)

0.558

  

 50–59

414

394 (95.2)

1.21 (0.73–2.00)

0.455

  

 60+

134

126 (94.0)

0.96 (0.45–2.05)

0.934

  

Education level

 No education

1287

1245 (96.7)

1.0

   

 Primary

2073

1950 (94.1)

0.53 (0.37–0.76)

0.001

  

 Secondary

240

216 (90.0)

0.30 (0.18–0.51)

<0.001

  

Occupation

 Professionals

82

76 (92.7)

1.0

 

1.0

 

 Farming

2643

2588 (97.9)

3.71 (1.55–8.89)

0.003

2.83 (1.17–6.86)***

0.021

 Business

652

536 (82.2)

0.36 (0.15–0.85)

0.021

0.39 (0.16–0.92)***

0.032

 Skilled work

73

68 (93.2)

1.07 (0.31–3.67)

0.910

1.04 (0.30–3.60)

0.942

 Unskilled work

119

113 (95.0)

1.48 (0.46–4.78)

0.506

1.38 (0.42–4.47)

0.586

Residence

 Urban

1358

1223 (90.1)

1.0

 

1.0

 

 Rural

2240

2186 (97.6)

4.46 (3.23–6.17)

 

2.27 (1.59–3.24)***

< 0.001

Marital status

 Single/never married

273

258 (94.5)

1.0

   

 Married

3327

3153 (94.8)

1.05 (0.61–1.81)

   
  1. d Number of participants with sufficient physical activity (values may not sum to 3411 due to missing data)
  2. ***P value < 0.05 adjusted for occupation and place of residence