Participation in sport and physical activity: associations with socio-economic status and geographical remoteness

BMC Public Health

Table 4 - Relationship between rate of regular ¹ participation in particular types of physical activity and quintiles of SEIFA IRSAD

		Relationship with SEIFA IRSAD quintile
Physical activity²	n	Positive linear	Negative linear	Non-linear³	p-value⁴
Aquarobics	229			*	0.017
Athletics/track and field	144	*			<0.001
Australian rules football	712		*		0.018
Basketball	746	*		*	0.002
Boxing	254			*	0.047
Bush walking	1,038		*		0.024
Cricket (outdoor)	694			*	0.038
Football (indoor)	412			*	<0.001
Football (outdoor)	1,036			*	<0.001
Lawn bowls	441		*	*	0.046
Martial arts	450			*	0.032
Rugby league	292			*	0.001
Scuba diving	118			*	0.020
Shooting sports	164		*	*	<0.001
Swimming	2,797				0.035
Table tennis	119			*	0.010
Tenpin bowling	130			*	0.011
Touch football	597			*	<0.001
Walking	7,716			*	0.001
Water-skiing/power boating	142		*		0.017
Weight training	632			*	0.006

¹Twelve times or more v fewer than 12 times in past 12 months.
²For the remaining 74 types of physical activity, either there was no significant relationship between SEIFA IRSAD quintile and the rate of regular participation, or the sample size was too small for valid statistical analysis.
³Includes any significant 2nd, 3rd or 4th order relationship.
⁴Logistic regression likelihood ratio test.

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