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Table 2 Associations between baseline demographic, clinical, psychosocial and behavioural variables with change in PAEE (kj/min) over one year in the ProActive trial cohort, n = 321

From: Who will increase their physical activity? Predictors of change in objectively measured physical activity over 12 months in the ProActive cohort

Baseline variable

PAEE (kj/min) unstandardised b-coefficient (95% CI)a

P-value

Demographic

  

Age (years)

-0.043 (-0.114 to 0.028)

0.233

Sex (female = 0; male = 1)

2.181 (1.286 to 3.075)

< 0.001

Social class (based on the IMDb score 1-5; 5 representing highest social class)

0.283 (-0.204 to 0.771)

0.254

Clinical

  

BMI (kg/m2)

0.019 (-0.068 to 0.105)

0.675

Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)

0.000 (-0.032 to 0.031)

0.983

Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)

-0.016 (-0.060 to 0.029)

0.483

HbA1c (%)

-0.146 (-0.993 to 0.702)

0.736

Total cholesterol (mmol/l)

-0.204 (-0.633 to 0.225)

0.350

VO2max (l/min)

1.138 (0.644 to 1.631)

< 0.001

Psychosocial

  

Perceived behavioural control (1 to 5)c

-0.086 (-0.795 to 0.623)

0.812

Intention (1 to 5)c

0.281(-0.390 to 0.953)

0.410

Current health status (scale 0-100, where 0 = worst imaginable health to 100 = best imaginable health state)

-0.019 (-0.047 to 0.008)

0.171

Anxiety score (Spielberger)

0.012 (-0.023 to 0.047)

0.494

SF-36 physical functioning score

-0.018 (-0.047 to 0.010)

0.208

SF-36 mental health score

-0.016 (-0.043 to 0.012)

0.275

Behavioural

  

PAEE (kj/min)d

0.599 (0.506 to 0.691)

< 0.001

Self-reported physical activity index (met hours/week)

0.008 (0.000 to 0.016)

0.055

Self-reported alcohol (total units/wk)

0.059 (0.009 to 0.109)

0.022

Self-reported smoking status (0 = never/ex; 1 = current)

1.064 (-0.098 to 2.225)

0.072

  1. a Adjusted for baseline PAEE; b Index of multiple deprivation; c Theory of Planned Behaviour; d Unadjusted