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Table 2 Individual, social, and physical environmental correlates of sufficient PA among Canadians, overall and by gender, 2002

From: Individual, social, environmental, and physical environmental correlates with physical activity among Canadians: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Men and Women

Women

Men

 

Crude

Adjusted

Crude

Adjusted

Crude

Adjusted

 

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI) † *

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI) †

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI) †

Self-rated health

      

Excellent

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

Good

0.80 (0.66–0.96)

0.96 (0.78–1.17)

0.80 (0.63–1.01)

1.04 (0.80–1.33)

0.75 (0.54–1.03)

0.85 (0.60–1.19)

Fair

0.43 (0.34–0.54)

0.83 (0.64–1.07)

0.43 (0.32–0.57)

0.95 (0.68–1.32)

0.41 (0.28–0.60)

0.68 (0.45–1.03)

Poor

0.19 (0.14–0.26)

0.42 (0.29–0.61)

0.23 (0.16–0.35)

0.60 (0.37–0.98)

0.13 (0.08–0.22)

0.25 (0.14–0.43)

Education

      

Elementary

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

Secondary

2.58 (1.96–3.41)

1.69 (1.24–2.32)

3.12 (2.17–4.47)

2.15 (1.44–3.23)

1.97 (1.25–3.11)

1.19 (0.71–2.00)

Tech school or college

3.21 (2.37–4.34)

1.75 (1.24–2.46)

3.99 (2.70–5.88)

2.18 (1.41–3.39)

2.45 (1.49–4.05)

1.25 (0.70–2.22)

University

3.63 (2.71–4.85)

1.85 (1.32–2.59)

4.92 (3.36–7.19)

2.43 (1.57–3.75)

2.38 (1.48–3.83)

1.22 (0.70–2.12)

Family income

      

<$20 K

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

$20–<$50 K

1.92 (1.55–2.38)

1.37 (1.07–1.74)

1.87 (1.44–2.44)

1.36 (1.01–1.82)

1.86 (1.28–2.70)

1.37 (0.89–2.11)

$50–<$80 K

2.84 (2.21–3.64)

1.62 (1.22–2.15)

2.69 (1.96–3.70)

1.59 (1.12–2.27)

2.74 (1.80–4.15)

1.68 (1.04–2.71)

≥ $80 K

3.05 (2.35–3.97)

1.69 (1.25–2.29)

2.66 (1.90–3.73)

1.49 (1.01–2.19)

3.16 (2.05–4.87)

1.98 (1.19–3.27)

Intention

      

Low intention

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

Moderate intention

2.22 (1.86–2.65)

1.66 (1.37–2.02)

2.23 (1.78–2.79)

1.73 (1.35–2.22)

2.17 (1.62–2.90)

1.57 (1.14–2.15)

Fully intentional

4.14 (3.25–5.27)

2.26 (1.73–2.95)

4.68 (3.41–6.41)

2.59 (1.83–3.67)

3.38 (2.31–4.95)

1.84 (1.21–2.79)

Intention as continuous

2.06 (1.83–2.33)

1.38 (1.27–1.50)

2.17 (1.86–2.54)

1.40 (1.25–1.56)

1.87 (1.54–2.28)

1.36 (1.21–1.54)

Self-efficacy (mean score)

1.69 (1.60–1.78)

1.50 (1.41–1.59)

1.66 (1.54–1.78)

1.51 (1.40–1.63)

1.70 (1.56–1.85)

1.48 (1.34–1.62)

Perceived health benefit (mean score)

1.40 (1.27–1.54)

1.17 (1.05–1.31)

1.39 (1.22–1.58)

1.15 (1.00–1.34)

1.49 (1.29–1.73)

1.22 (1.03–1.45)

Perceived barriers to PA (mean score)

0.86 (0.81–0.90)

0.94 (0.88–0.99)

0.82 (0.77–0.88)

0.91 (0.84–0.99)

0.91 (0.84–0.98)

0.97 (0.88–1.06)

Social support (mean score)

1.03 (0.97–1.11)

1.02 (0.94–1.11)

1.01 (0.93–1.10)

1.01 (0.91–1.12)

1.10 (0.99–1.23)

1.06 (0.94–1.21)

Facility availability (mean score)

1.56 (1.33–1.83)

1.12 (0.94–1.34)

1.45 (1.18–1.78)

1.10 (0.87–1.37)

1.62 (1.25–2.11)

1.22 (0.91–1.62)

  1. † OR adjusted for age, self-rated health, education, intention, self-efficacy, perceived health benefit, perceived barriers and facility availability.
  2. Analyses for family income were not adjusted for education.
  3. * OR also adjusted for sex
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