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Table 4 Association of exercise/sports with socio-demographic and behavioral factors, health status, and energy intake, SWHS, 1997–2000

From: Patterns and correlates of physical activity: a cross-sectional study in urban Chinese women

 

Sports/exercise

  
   

Fully adjusted*

 

No (n, %)

(n = 48,330)

Yes (n, %)

(n = 26,612)

OR

99% CI

I. Socio-demographics

Age

   40–44

17,105 (35.4)

3,813 (14.3)

1.00

Referent

   45–49

11,399 (23.6)

4,050 (15.2)

1.40

1.33, 1.48

   50–54

6,558 (13.6)

3,985 (15.0)

1.73

1.62, 1.85

   55–59

3,958 (8.2)

3,670 (13.8)

2.11

1.94, 2.30

   60–64

4,562 (9.4)

5,163 (19.4)

2.55

2.34, 2.78

   65–70

4,748 (9.8)

5,931 (22.3)

2.82

2.57, 3.09

BMI (kg/m 2 )

   <24

26,700 (55.3)

13,083 (49.2)

1.00

Referent

   24–27.9

16,125 (33.4)

9,783 (36.8)

1.00

0.96, 1.03

   ≥28

5,457 (11.3)

3,733 (14.0)

0.94

0.89, 0.99

Menopausal status

   Premenopausal

29,263 (60.6)

8,507 (32.0)

1.00

Referent

   Postmenopausal

19,057 (39.4)

18,099 (68.0)

1.25

1.18, 1.32

Marital status

   Married

43,621 (90.3)

22,878 (86.0)

1.00

Referent

   Widowed

2,799 (5.8)

2,801 (10.5)

1.02

0.95, 1.08

   Separated/Divorced

1,445 (3.0)

740 (2.8)

1.02

0.93, 1.13

   Never married

465 (1.0)

193 (0.7)

0.82

0.68, 0.98

Education

   None/Elementary

8,321 (17.2)

7,862 (29.6)

1.00

Referent

   Middle school

19,928 (41.2)

7,755 (29.1)

1.05

0.99, 1.11

   High school

14,029 (29.0)

6,861 (25.8)

1.28

1.20, 1.36

   College and above

6,042 (12.5)

4,131 (15.5)

1.44

1.33, 1.55

Occupation †

   Manual workers

24,469 (50.8)

13,309 (50.2)

1.00

Referent

   Clerical

10,529 (21.9)

4,964 (18.7)

1.01

0.97, 1.06

   Professional

13,133 (27.3)

8,256 (31.1)

1.06

1.01, 1.11

Employment status

   Employed

29,126 (60.3)

9,173 (34.5)

1.00

Referent

   Not employed

19,204 (39.7)

17,439 (65.5)

1.87

1.79, 1.95

Family income

   Low

13,038 (27.0)

7,773 (29.2)

1.00

Referent

   Middle

18,870 (39.1)

10,263 (38.6)

1.12

1.07, 1.17

   High

16,409 (34.0)

8,573 (32.2)

1.28

1.22, 1.34

Family size

   ≥3

41,513 (85.9)

19,657 (73.9)

1.00

Referent

   2

6,060 (12.5)

6,031 (22.7)

1.28

122, 1.34

   1

757 (1.6)

924 (3.5)

1.59

1.41, 1.78

Chronic disease ‡

   No

32,232 (66.7)

13,685 (51.4)

1.00

Referent

   Yes

16,098 (33.3)

12,927 (48.6)

1.20

1.16, 1.24

II. Behavioral factors

Regular cigarette smoking

   Never

47,029 (97.3)

25,800 (97.0)

1.00

Referent

   Ever§|

1,301 (2.7)

812 (3.1)

0.75

0.68, 0.83

Regular alcohol consumption

   Never

47,356 (98.0)

25,908 (97.4)

1.00

Referent

   Ever|

974 (2.0)

704 (2.7)

1.26

1.13, 1.40

Regular tea consumption

   Never

33,944 (70.2)

18,669 (70.2)

1.00

Referent

   Ever¶

14,386 (29.8)

7,943 (29.9)

1.15

1.11, 1.19

Regular ginseng intake

   Never

36,491 (75.5)

16,237 (61.0)

1.00

Referent

   Ever**

11,839 (24.5)

10,375 (39.0)

1.50

1.45, 1.55

TV (hours/day)

   ≤ 2

14,274 (29.5)

7,856 (29.5)

1.00

Referent

   3–4

23,473 (48.6)

13,060 (49.1)

1.00

0.96, 1.04

   >4

10,582 (21.9)

5,693 (21.4)

0.93

0.89, 0.97

 

Median (25th, 75th percentile)

  

III. Total dietary energy intake (1,000 kcal/day)

1,636 (1,404.8, 1,904.1)

1,652 (1,421.5, 1,916.8)

1.21

1.17, 1.26

  1. * Adjusted for all variables presented in the table; OR: odds ratio, CI: confidence interval
  2. † Longest job
  3. ‡ Chronic disease includes: coronary heart disease, hypertension, stroke, chronic bronchitis, asthma, tuberculosis, chronic hepatitis, chronic pancreatitis, diabetes mellitus and cancer
  4. § Had smoked at least one cigarette per day for more than 6 months continuously
  5. ||Had consumed alcohol at least 3 times per week for more than 6 months continuously
  6. ¶ Had consumed tea at least 3 times per week for more than 6 months continuously
  7. **Had consumed ginseng at least 5 times per year during the past 3 years