Table 4 Results of Logistic Regression Analyses: Walking to Work, Adults aged 20 to 64 and Currently Working, 2005 ^a

Has diabetes

   Yes

0.97

0.81, 1.15

0.95

0.79, 1.14

1.04

0.84, 1.29

   No

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Has high blood pressure

   Yes

0.96

0.86, 1.06

0.95

0.84, 1.06

1.04

0.92, 1.17

   No

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Self-perceived stress

   Not at all/not very

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   A bit

1.11**

1.03, 1.18

1.11**

1.03, 1.20

0.98

0.90, 1.06

   Quite a bit/extremely

0.97

0.89, 1.04

0.94

0.86, 1.02

1.08*

0.98, 1.18

Adult BMI

   Normal weight

1.01

0.94, 1.06

0.97

0.90, 1.03

1.11**

1.02, 1.19

   Overweight/obese

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Physical activity index

   Active/moderate

1.20***

1.13, 1.27

1.18***

1.10, 1.26

1.03

0.96, 1.10

   Inactive

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Sex

   Male

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   Female

1.33***

1.25, 1.41

1.42***

1.32, 1.52

0.85***

0.79, 0.91

Age

   20-34

1.18***

1.09, 1.28

1.17**

1.06, 1.27

1.07

0.97, 1.18

   35-49

1.02

0.94, 1.09

1.02

0.94, 1.11

1.01

0.92, 1.10

   50-64

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Household income

   Under $20,000

1.63***

1.38, 1.91

1.48***

1.25, 1.75

1.30***

1.13, 1.49

   $20,000 to $49,999

1.19***

1.10, 1.29

1.11**

1.01, 1.21

1.28***

1.16, 1.40

   $50,000 to $79,999

1.08*

0.99, 1.16

1.04

0.95, 1.12

1.12**

1.02, 1.21

   $80,000 and over

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Education

   Less than high school

0.71***

0.61, 0.83

0.61***

0.51, 0.72

1.52***

1.27, 1.81

   High School

0.90**

0.81, 0.99

0.77***

0.68, 0.85

1.55***

1.37, 1.75

   College or trades

0.89**

0.83, 0.96

0.81***

0.75, 0.86

1.35***

1.24, 1.45

   University

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Census Metropolitan Area

   No CMA assigned

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   St. John's

1.28

0.93, 1.74

1.29

0.91, 1.82

0.96

0.68, 1.35

   Halifax

1.37**

1.03, 1.80

1.24

0.93, 1.65

1.29*

0.97, 1.69

   Québec

0.59***

0.49, 0.71

0.74**

0.61, 0.89

0.46***

0.35, 0.60

   Montréal

1.03

0.91, 1.16

1.27***

1.12, 1.43

0.53***

0.46, 0.60

   Ottawa-Gatineau

0.97

0.82, 1.13

1.14

0.97, 1.33

0.59***

0.49, 0.72

   Kingston

1.79**

1.27, 2.53

1.76**

1.22, 2.56

1.00

0.73, 1.37

   Toronto

1.63***

1.45, 1.84

1.77***

1.56, 2.00

0.82**

0.72, 0.92

   Hamilton

1.97***

1.59, 2.42

1.98***

1.58, 2.48

0.97

0.78, 1.20

   London

1.32**

1.06, 1.63

1.28**

1.02, 1.61

1.08

0.83, 1.39

   Thunder Bay

0.53***

0.39, 0.70

0.56***

0.40, 0.78

0.87

0.53, 1.40

   Winnipeg

1.46***

1.18, 1.79

1.56***

1.24, 1.96

0.84

0.66, 1.06

   Regina

2.84***

1.70, 4.73

2.77***

1.63, 4.69

1.07

0.83, 1.38

   Saskatoon

1.53**

1.10, 2.13

1.36*

0.95, 1.93

1.32**

0.99, 1.76

   Calgary

1.35**

1.09, 1.66

1.34**

1.09, 1.66

1.02

0.80, 1.28

   Edmonton

1.06

0.86, 1.30

0.99

0.79, 1.22

1.16

0.91, 1.46

   Vancouver

1.29***

1.11, 1.49

1.46***

1.25, 1.69

0.71***

0.61, 0.83

   Victoria

5.69***

3.81, 8.51

5.10***

3.36, 7.73

1.33**

1.03, 1.72

Observations

50,082

36,903

34,865

Population size

11,404,185

8,597,009

8,001,087

Pseudo R2

0.0256

0.0279

0.0223

Wald chi2

693.62

(df = 42)

620.41

(df = 42)

452.89

(df = 40)