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Table 2 Multiple linear regression predicting physical activity

From: Fit in 50 years: participation in high school sports best predicts one’s physical activity after Age 70

 

B

SE B

β

P-value

Constant

-.563

1.639

 

.732

Background

    

  Age

.027

.021

.050

.188

  Married

.023

.103

.008

.823

  Size of town raised

.143

.096

.056

.138

  College education

-.100

.100

-.038

.319

  Income

.018

.095

.007

.846

  HMO member

-.157

.099

-.058

.113

Behavioral

    

  Varsity sport

.447

.096

.173

.001**

  Smoking

    

  Non-smoking vs. light smoking

.186

.122

.062

.127

  Non-smoking vs. heavy smoking

-.058

.109

-.022

.594

Personality

    

  Self-disciplined

-.027

.032

-.038

.400

  Routine

-.043

.024

-.073

.070

  Spontaneous

.003

.029

.005

.912

  Adventurous

.100

.029

.164

.001**

  Comfortable taking risks

.002

.028

.003

.945

  High self-worth

-.027

.032

-.036

.403

  More dominant

.027

.028

.042

.340

  Restless

.020

.023

.035

.387

  Self-centered

.008

.025

.013

.751

  1. **p < .01.
  2. Adjusted R 2 = .06.
  3. Data collected in 2000 in the United States.