Table 4 Linear regression of factors associated with physical activity

Step 1 Background factors*

Constant

2.166

.257

8.422

.000

1.662

2.670

Age

-.014

.003

-4.411

.000

-.021

-.008

Education level (low is reference category)

DUMMY intermediate education

.138

.047

2.937

.003

.046

.229

DUMMY high education

.167

.048

3.460

.001

.072

.262

BMI

-.021

.004

-4.975

.000

-.030

-.013

Work situation

-.203

.047

-4.345

.000

-.294

-.111

Gender

.166

.039

4.219

.000

.089

.243

Region of residence

.210

.037

5.632

.000

.137

.283

Smoking behavior

-.187

.046

-4.052

.000

-.278

-.097

Awareness

-.233

.038

-6.176

.000

-.307

-.159

Habit

.136

.007

19.258

.000

.122

.150

Step 2 Social cognitive factors**

Constant

1.086

.284

3.829

.000

.530

1.643

Age

-.010

.003

-3.156

.002

-.016

-.004

Education level (low is reference category)

DUMMY intermediate education

.107

.046

2.303

.021

.016

.198

DUMMY high education

.144

.048

3.008

.003

.050

.237

BMI

-.019

.004

-4.474

.000

-.028

-.011

Work situation

-.182

.046

-3.941

.000

-.273

-.092

Gender

.195

.039

5.009

.000

.119

.271

Region of residence

.213

.037

5.773

.000

.141

.286

Smoking behavior

-.166

.046

-3.636

.000

-.256

-.076

Awareness

-.207

.037

-5.512

.000

-.280

-.133

Habit

.093

.009

10.934

.000

.076

.110

Advantages (attitude)

.007

.002

3.065

.002

.003

.012

Descriptive norm

-.016

.007

-2.163

.031

-.031

-.002

Perceived behavioral control

.027

.003

9.421

.000

.021

.032

Step 3 Intention and actual control*** FINAL MODEL

Constant

1.250

.283

4.411

.000

.694

1.805

Age

-.011

.003

-3.470

.001

-.017

-.005

Education level (low is reference category)

DUMMY intermediate education

.095

.046

2.052

.040

.004

.185

DUMMY high education

.135

.048

2.834

.005

.042

.228

BMI

-.019

.004

-4.408

.000

-.027

-.010

Work situation

-.183

.046

-3.969

.000

-.273

-.092

Gender

.191

.039

4.947

.000

.115

.267

Region of residence

.215

.037

5.849

.000

.143

.286

Smoking

-.165

.045

-3.644

.000

-.254

-.076

Awareness

-.211

.037

-5.660

.000

-.284

-.138

Habit

.083

.009

9.481

.000

.066

.100

Advantages (attitude)

.006

.002

2.531

.011

.001

.011

Descriptive norm

-.022

.007

-2.998

.003

-.037

-.008

Perceived behavioral control

.019

.003

6.038

.000

.013

.025

Action plan

.039

.018

2.248

.025

.005

.074

Intention (stages)

.077

.013

5.994

.000

.052

.102

Women**** FINAL MODEL

Constant

1.935

.340

5.683

.000

1.267

2.603

Age

-.018

.004

-4.330

.000

-.026

-.010

BMI

-.016

.006

-2.822

.005

-.027

-.005

Work situation

-.126

.062

-2.028

.043

-.248

-.004

Region of residence

.257

.051

4.998

.000

.156

.358

Awareness

-.210

.052

-4.035

.000

-.313

-.108

Habit

.058

.012

4.643

.000

.012

.030

Perceived behavioral control

.021

.005

4.659

.000

.033

.082

Action plan

.058

.025

2.381

.017

.010

.106

Intention (stage)

.085

.019

4.571

.000

.048

.121

Men***** FINAL MODEL

Constant

.946

.260

3.637

.000

.436

1.457

Education level (low is reference category)

DUMMY intermediate education

.165

.061

2.726

.007

.046

.284

DUMMY high education

.217

.062

3.498

.000

.095

.338

BMI

-.024

.006

-3.784

.000

-.036

-.011

Work situation

-.128

.051

-2.501

.013

-.229

-.028

Alcohol consumption

-.171

.069

-2.486

.013

-.307

-.036

.174

.051

3.373

.001

.073

.275

Marital status

-.168

.069

-2.429

.015

-.304

-.032

Smoking

-.254

.063

-4.057

.000

-.377

-.131

Awareness

-.197

.052

-3.798

.000

-.299

-.095

Habit

.099

.012

8.431

.000

.076

.122

Perceived behavioral control

.019

.004

4.654

.000

.011

.028

Intention (stages)

.056

.017

3.266

.001

.022

.090