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Table 2 Associations between socio-demographic and lifestyle indices, and active travel

From: Associations between active travel and adiposity in rural India and Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study

 

Matlab

Goa

Chennai

Pooled

 

n

738

729

640

2107

Age group

≥18 to < 25 years

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≥25 to < 35 years

0.74 (0.38, 1.45)

0.58 (0.35, 0.97)*

1.60 (0.97, 2.65)

0.99 (0.72, 1.36)

≥35 to < 50 years

0.95 (0.53, 1.72)

0.76 (0.44, 1.31)

1.97 (1.14, 3.40)*

1.16 (0.85, 1.59)

50+ years

0.45 (0.26, 0.81)**

0.59 (0.31, 1.13)

1.08 (0.60, 1.96)

0.81 (0.58, 1.12)

Sex

Male

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Female

0.07 (0.05, 0.12)***

0.48 (0.35, 0.68)***

0.43 (0.31, 0.61)***

0.25 (0.20, 0.31)***

Education

No formal

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School education

0.97 (0.61, 1.54)

0.73 (0.46, 1.14)

0.74 (0.48, 1.13)

0.69 (0.54, 0.87)**

Higher education

1.52 (0.60, 3.84)

0.47 (0.20, 1.11)

1.23 (0.53, 2.88)

0.76 (0.48, 1.21)

Ever smoker

No

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Yes

1.70 (1.02, 2.84)*

0.73 (0.47, 1.14)

1.00 (0.67, 1.45)

1.36 (1.07, 1.72)*

Oil consumption

≤1 L/month

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>1 L /month

1.43 (0.89, 2.31)

1.55 (0.76, 3.14)

0.75 (0.50, 1.11)

1.04 (0.81, 1.34)

Leisure-related physical activity

<150 mins/week

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≥150 mins/week

1.60 (0.40, 6.35)

1.69 (0.83, 3.44)

1.12 (0.54, 2.30)

0.96 (0.61, 1.53)

Work-related physical activity

<150 mins/week

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≥150 mins/week

1.31 (0.80, 2.16)

1.60 (1.13, 2.27)**

1.97 (1.33, 2.91)**

1.71 (1.35, 2.16)***

Site

Matlab

  

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Goa

 

2.13 (1.59, 2.86)***

Chennai

 

1.22 (0.91, 1.63)

  1. Odds ratios for active travel (≥150 min/week) and 95 % confidence intervals are displayed
  2. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001