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Table 5 Associations of non-exercise domains 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

 

Fully adjusted OR and 99% CI*

 

Transportation†

Daily activity‡

Housework

I. Socio-demographic

Age

   40–44

1.00

Referent

1.00

Referent

1.00

Referent

   45–49

0.95

0.91, 1.00

0.93

0.89, 0.98

1.00

0.96, 1.05

   50–54

0.90

0.84, 0.97

1.05

0.99, 1.12

1.21

1.14, 1.29

   55–59

0.90

0.80, 1.01

1.11

1.01, 1.21

1.35

1.24, 1.46

   60–64

0.80

0.69, 0.92

1.07

0.98, 1.16

1.35

1.23, 1.47

   65–70

0.55

0.45, 0.67

1.02

0.93, 1.11

1.16

1.06, 1.26

BMI (kg/m 2 )

   <24

1.00

Referent

1.00

Referent

1.00

Referent

   24–27.9

1.08

1.04, 1.14

1.06

1.03, 1.10

1.05

1.02, 1.09

   ≥28

0.99

0.91, 1.07

1.07

1.01, 1.12

1.01

0.96, 1.06

Menopausal status

   Premenopausal

1.00

Referent

1.00

Referent

1.00

Referent

   Postmenopausal

1.00

0.93, 1.07

1.02

0.96, 1.08

0.98

0.92, 1.04

Marital status

   Married

1.00

Referent

1.00

Referent

1.00

Referent

   Widowed

1.26

1.10, 1.43

1.05

0.98, 1.12

0.87

0.82, 0.93

   Separated/Divorced

1.14

1.01, 1.30

0.98

0.89, 1.08

0.91

0.82, 1.00

   Never married

0.82

0.66, 1.03

0.70

0.58, 0.83

0.60

0.50, 0.72

Education

   None/Elementary

1.00

Referent

1.00

Referent

1.00

Referent

   Middle school

0.63

0.56, 0.71

0.93

0.88, 0.98

1.21

1.15, 1.28

   High school

0.48

0.43, 0.54

0.75

0.71, 0.80

0.96

0.90, 1.02

   College and above

0.35

0.31, 0.40

0.53

0.49, 0.57

0.65

0.61, 0.70

Occupation §

   Manual workers

1.00

Referent

1.00

Referent

1.00

Referent

   Clerical

1.13

1.08, 1.20

0.97

0.93, 1.01

0.91

0.87, 0.94

   Professional

0.78

0.73, 0.82

0.79

0.75, 0.83

0.76

0.72, 0.79

Employment status

   Employed

  

1.00

Referent

1.00

Referent

   Not employed

  

3.21

3.09, 3.34

2.97

2.86, 3.09

Family income

   Low

1.00

Referent

1.00

Referent

1.00

Referent

   Middle

0.90

0.85, 0.95

0.94

0.90, 0.98

1.01

0.97, 1.05

   High

0.75

0.71, 0.80

0.79

0.76, 0.83

0.93

0.89, 0.97

Family size

   ≥3

1.00

Referent

1.00

Referent

1.00

Referent

   2

0.88

0.81, 0.96

0.82

0.78, 0.86

0.58

0.56, 0.61

   1

0.73

0.59, 0.91

0.67

0.60, 0.76

0.26

0.23, 0.30

Chronic disease ||

   No

1.00

Referent

1.00

Referent

1.00

Referent

   Yes

0.92

0.87, 0.96

0.96

0.93, 0.99

0.90

0.87, 0.93

II. Behavioral factors

Regular cigarette smoking

   Never

1.00

Referent

1.00

Referent

1.00

Referent

   Ever¶

1.05

0.87, 1.26

0.87

0.79, 0.96

0.83

0.75, 0.91

Regular alcohol consumption

   Never

1.00

Referent

1.00

Referent

1.00

Referent

   Ever**

1.03

0.89, 1.19

0.99

0.89, 1.10

0.90

0.81, 1.00

Regular tea consumption

   Never

1.00

Referent

1.00

Referent

1.00

Referent

   Ever††

0.94

0.90, 0.98

0.96

0.93, 1.00

0.92

0.89, 0.95

Regular ginseng intake

   Never

1.00

Referent

1.00

Referent

1.00

Referent

   Ever‡‡

0.96

0.92, 1.01

0.95

0.91, 0.98

0.90

0.87, 0.93

TV (hours/day)

   ≤ 2

1.00

Referent

1.00

Referent

1.00

Referent

   3–4

0.98

0.93, 1.02

1.04

1.00, 1.07

1.07

1.03, 1.11

   >4

1.02

0.96, 1.09

1.09

1.04, 1.14

1.11

1.06, 1.16

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

1.31

1.25, 1.38

1.38

1.33, 1.50

1.28

1.23, 1.33

  1. * Adjusted for all variables presented in the table; OR: odds ratio, CI: confidence interval
  2. † Transportation to/from work; analyses conducted only among those employed at the time of interview
  3. ‡ Includes walking and cycling for daily errands (e.g. for shopping, etc)
  4. §Longest job
  5. ||Chronic disease includes: coronary heart disease, hypertension, stroke, chronic bronchitis, asthma, tuberculosis, chronic hepatitis, chronic pancreatitis, diabetes mellitus, and cancer
  6. ¶ Had smoked at least one cigarette per day for more than 6 months continuously
  7. **Had consumed alcohol at least 3 times per week for more than 6 months continuously
  8. ††Had consumed tea at least 3 times per week for more than 6 months continuously
  9. ‡‡Had consumed ginseng at least 5 times per year during the past 3 years