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Table 2 Adjusted odds ratio of being at a higher LTPA level by characteristics and survey

From: Secular trends and correlates of physical activity: The Tromsø Study 1979-2008

 

Adjusted Odds Ratios (95% Confidence Interval)

1979–80 (n = 14,039)

1986–87 (n = 18,533)

2001 (n = 2969)

2007–08 (n = 7834)

Sex

 Women

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

 Men

2.15 (1.99–2.31)

1.87 (1.76–1.99)

1.33 (1.14–1.56)

1.52 (1.39–1.67)

Age

 20–29

1.02 (0.94–1.10)

1.17 (1.09–1.27)

  

 30–39

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

 40–49

0.96 (0.88–1.04)

1.06 (0.98–1.14)

0.98 (0.79–1.23)

0.77 (0.64–0.94)

 50–59

0.76 (0.65–0.89)

1.10 (1.00–1.21)

1.20 (0.94–1.53)

0.64 (0.53–0.79)

 60–69

 

0.80 (0.65–0.99)

1.38 (1.08–1.76)

0.68 (0.56–0.84)

 70–79

   

0.53 (0.39–0.73)

 80–89

   

0.26 (0.13–0.53)

BMI (kg/m2)

 < 18.5

0.69 (0.56–0.85)

0.61 (0.49–0.75)

0.94 (0.31–2.86)

0.69 (0.35–1.35)

 18.5–24.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

 25–29.9

0.81 (0.76–0.89)

0.78 (0.73–0.84)

0.94 (0.79–1.11)

0.82 (0.74–0.91)

 ≥ 30

0.64 (0.53–0.76)

0.54 (0.48–0.62)

0.69 (0.55–0.86)

0.51 (0.45–0.58)

Education level

 ≤ 9 years

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

 10–12 years

1.19 (1.10–1.29)

1.21 (1.12–1.30)

0.97 (0.79–1.19)

1.40 (1.23–1.60)

 > 12 years

1.55 (1.42–1.69)

1.45 (1.34–1.57)

1.26 (1.03–1.55)

1.53 (1.34–1.75)

Smoking

 No

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

 Yes

0.60 (0.57–0.65)

0.57 (0.53–0.60)

0.78 (0.66–0.92)

0.53 (0.47–0.60)

Cardiovascular disease

 No

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

 Yes

0.71 (0.49–1.03)

0.84 (0.68–1.04)

0.84 (0.59–1.21)

1.09 (0.89–1.33)

WPA

 Mostly sedentary

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

 Walking

1.29 (1.20–1.40)

1.46 (1.37–1.56)

1.33 (1.11–1.58)

1.30 (1.17–1.45)

 Walking and lifting

1.50 (1.36–1.65)

1.69 (1.56–1.84)

1.42 (1.16–1.74)

1.28 (1.13–1.45)

 Heavy manual labour

1.54 (1.33–1.79)

1.98 (1.73–2.28)

2.61 (1.68–4.05)

1.56 (1.29–2.02)

Employed

 No

1.0

1.0

1.0

 

 Yes

0.82 (0.67–0.99)

0.90 (0.77–1.05)

1.58 (0.82–3.06)

 

Self-perceived healtha

 Very bad

 

1.0

1.0

1.0

 Bad

 

0.82 (0.44–1.54)

1.89 (0.73–4.90)

0.85 (0.26–2.73)

 Neither good nor bad

 

0.89 (0.48–1.64)

 

1.18 (0.38–3.69)

 Good

 

1.40 (0.76–2.58)

2.80 (1.09–7.20)

2.18 (0.70–6.84)

 Excellent

 

2.28 (1.24–4.21)

5.78 (2.21–15.11)

4.68 (1.49–14.74)

  1. Adjusted for sex, age, BMI, smoking, cardiovascular disease, WPA, education level, employment status, and self-perceived health in each survey
  2. aIn 2001, the alternatives were “poor”, “not so good”, “good”, and “very good”