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Table 4 Association between sociodemographic characteristics and being physically inactive (<150 min/week of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity) in 20–69 year old Mexican adults based on unadjusted and adjusted physical activity levels, ENSANUT 2012

From: Physical inactivity prevalence and trends among Mexican adults: results from the National Health and Nutrition Survey (ENSANUT) 2006 and 2012

 

Unadjustedmoderate-to-vigorous physical activity levels

Adjustedmoderate-to-vigorous physical activity levels

 

Bivariate model

Multivariate model

Bivariate model

Multivariate model

 

OR (CI 95%)*

OR (CI 95%)♯

OR (CI 95%)*

OR (CI 95%)♯

Gender

    

Men

1

1

1

1

Women

1.31 (1.02,1.66)

1.24 (0.96,1.60)

1.18 (1.00,1.40)

1.14 (0.95,1.37)

Age group

    

20-29

1

1

1

1

30-39

0.83 (0.59,1.15)

0.73 (0.51,1.04)

0.93 (0.72,1.22)

0.88 (0.68,1.16)

40-49

0.96 (0.69,1.33)

0.80 (0.56,1.15)

1.11 (0.86,1.43)

1.05 (0.80,1.38)

50-59

0.95 (0.66,1.38)

0.79 (0.53,1.18)

1.04 (0.80,1.35)

0.96 (0.72,1.27)

60-69

1.35 (0.83,2.21)

1.20 (0.71,2.03)

1.59 (1.20,2.11)

1.58 (1.15,2.17)

BMI Classification

    

Normal weight

1

1

1

1

Overweight

1.20 (0.88,1.65)

1.22 (0.90,1.65)

1.14 (0.89,1.44)

1.10 (0.86,1.39)

Obese

1.46 (1.08,2.00)

1.43 (1.05,1.96)

1.38 (1.08,1.75)

1.30 (1.01,1.65)

Region of country

    

South

1

1

1

1

Central

1.58 (1.23,2.03)

1.56 (1.19, 2.03)

1.29 (1.07,1.54)

1.19 (0.97,1.46)

North

1.29 (1.02, 1.65)

1.19 (0.91,1.54)

1.31 (1.10,1.56)

1.14 (0.94, 1.39)

D.F. and metropolitan area

1.32 (0.87,2.03)

1.09 (0.70,1.71)

0.99 (0.70,1.39)

0.83 (0.57,1.20)

Rural/urban areas

    

Rural

1

1

1

1

Urban

1.66 (1.32,2.09)

1.59 (1.21,2.09)

1.26 (1.05,1.50)

1.07 (0.88,1.31)

Socioeconomic status

    

Low

1

1

1

1

Medium

1.44 (1.07,1.93)

1.28 (0.92,1.77)

1.31 (1.04,1.65)

1.30 (1.01,1.67)

High

1.47 (1.12,1.94)

1.18 (0.83,1.69)

1.61 (1.31,1.99)

1.60 (1.21,2.09)

Education level

    

Primary or less

1

1

1

1

Secondary

0.92 (0.67,1.27)

0.88 (0.62,1.26)

1.09 (0.88,1.36)

1.14 (0.90, 1.46)

High school or higher

0.94 (0.66,1.35)

0.83 (0.55,1.24)

1.12 (0.88,1.43)

1.07 (0.79, 1.45)

  1. *Odds ratios (95% confidence interval) for being inactive. Odds ratios are not adjusted.
  2. ♯Odds ratios (95% confidence interval) for being physically inactive. Odds ratios are adjusted for all of the other sociodemographic variables listed in the first column of the table.