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Table 3 Predictors of walking and cycling in the total sample (OR, 95% CI) (multivariate)

From: Physical environmental factors related to walking and cycling in older adults: the Belgian aging studies

 

Daily walking for transportation

Daily cycling for transportation

Weekly walking or cycling for recreation

Age

1.04 (0.99, 1.09)

0.60 (0.57, 0.64)*

0.63 (0.60, 0.67)*

Gender 1

0.79 (0.76, 0.83)*

0.69 (0.66, 0.73)*

0.75 (0.71, 0.78)*

Education 2

1.11 (1.03, 1.19)*

0.68 (0.63, 0.75)*

1.05 (0.98, 1.14)

Number of functional limitations

0.85 (0.85, 0.86)*

0.81 (0.80, 0.82)*

0.77 (0.76, 0.78)*

Area of residence:

 

semi-urban 3

1.09 (0.96, 1.25)

1.08 (0.81, 1.44)

1.05 (0.90, 1.22)

   urban 3

1.43 (1.22, 1.67)*

0.81 (0.54, 1.21)

1.11 (0.94, 1.31)

   urban 4

1.32 (1.13, 1.54)*

0.72 (0.56, 0.92)*

1.04 (0.88, 1.22)

  1. * p < 0.05
  2. 1 reference group = males
  3. 2 reference group = no higher education
  4. 3 reference group = rural areas
  5. 4 reference group = semi-urban areas