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Table 4 Fitted estimates of predictor variables by means of ordinal logistic regression analysis

From: The impact of physical activity on cumulative cardiovascular disease risk factors among Malaysian adults

Characteristic

β

aOR, (95 % CI)

β

aOR (95 % CI)

β

aOR (95 % CI)

Ethnicity

      

 Malay

−0.228

0.80 (0.18, 3.50)

0.466

1.59 (0.91, 2.79)

0.923**

2.51** (1.86,7.40)

 Chinese

0.068

1.07 (0.02, 52.35)

−0.065

0.92 (0.45, 1.93)

0.871

2.39 (0.54,10.61)

 Others

(ref.)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Location

      

 Urban

-

-

−0.208*

0.82* (0.64, 1.02)

-

-

 Rural

-

-

(ref.)

1.00

-

-

Marital Status

      

 Married

1.14

3.13 (0.04, 2.73)

−0.058

0.94 (0.71, 1.59)

0.11

1.12 (0.64, 1.96)

 Others

(ref.)

(ref.)

1.00

(ref.)

(ref.)

(ref.)

Gender

      

 Male

-

-

0.148

1.16 (0.92, 1.46)

-

-

 Female

-

-

(ref.)

(ref.)

-

-

Income Groups

      

 Less than RM 2,000

−0.674

0.51 (0.14, 1.81)

-

-

-

-

 RM2,000 – RM 5,000

−0.916

0.40 (0.12, 1.37)

-

-

-

-

 More than RM 5,000

(ref.)

(ref.)

-

-

-

-

Employment Status

      

 Employed

0.466

1.59 (0.66, 3.86)

-

-

-

-

 Unemployed

(ref.)

(ref.)

-

-

-

-

Physical Activity Level

      

 Moderate

−2.141***

0.12*** (0.02, 0.53)

0.191

1.62 (0.74, 1.98)

1.10

3.00 (1.09, 8.28)

 Vigorous

0.998*

2.71* (0.83, 8.87)

−0.138

0.98 (0.58, 1.32)

−0.547**

0.58** (0.24, 0.78)

  1. Note: Significance level at * 0.10, ** 0.05, ***0.01, ref. – reference category, RM- Malaysian Ringgit, aOR-adjusted odds ratio, β – coefficients, CI- Confidence interval
  2. Model I represents the regression for age group 35–49, Model II for age group 50–64 & Model III age group 65 and above. Model I includes all the predictor variables except location and gender. Model II includes all the predictor variables except employment status & income groups. Model III includes all predictor variables except gender, employment status, income groups and location