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Table 5 Odds ratios for good perceived health. Model 1 includes accelerometer measured MVPA, Model 2 self-reported LTPA

From: Dose-response relation of self-reported and accelerometer-measured physical activity to perceived health in middle age—the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 Study

Variable

Model 1. N

OR (95% CI)a

Model 2. N

OR (95% CI)a

Gender

 Men

1931

1

1892

1

 Women

2391

1.13 (0.97–1.31)

2380

0.96 (0.82–1.11)

Marital status

 Married/cohabiting

3459

1

3411

1

 Unmarried

863

0.86 (0.71–1.05)

861

0.77 (0.63–0.95)

Education

 Vocational/college level education or no vocational education

3021

1

2987

1

 Polytechnic/university degree

1301

1.31 (1.10–1.56)

1285

1.28 (1.08–1.53)

Employment status

 Working

3893

1

3837

1

 Unemployed

218

0.54 (0.40–0.74)

220

0.48 (0.35–0.65)

 Other

211

0.44 (0.32–0.60)

215

0.39 (0.28–0.53)

Smoking

 Non-smoker

2341

1

2315

1

 Current smoker

782

0.60 (0.50–0.73)

783

0.64 (0.53–0.78)

 Former smoker

1199

1.00 (0.84–1.18)

1174

0.97 (0.82–1.15)

Prevalence of diseasesb

 One or more

2960

1

2935

1

 No

1362

2.16 (1.83–2.55)

1337

2.27 (1.92–2.69)

Heavy alcohol consumptionc

 Yes

353

1

364

1

 No

3969

1.43 (1.12–1.83)

3908

1.31 (1.02–1.69)

BMI (continuous, kg/m2)

4322

0.90 (0.89–0.91)

4272

0.90 (0.89–0.92)

Income quartiles (k€/year)

 I (0–34.5)

936

1

941

1

 II (34.6–59.5)

1109

1.14 (0.93–1.40)

1097

1.11 (0.90–1.37)

 III (59.6–79.9)

996

1.51 (1.20–1.90)

974

1.43 (1.13–1.81)

 IV (≥80)

1281

2.06 (1.62–2.62)

1260

1.84 (1.44–2.35)

Sitting time quartiles (min/day)

 I (20–300)

982

1

958

1

 II (301–480)

981

0.96 (0.78–1.18)

968

0.97 (0.78–1.20)

 III (481–600)

1154

1.04 (0.84–1.23)

1160

1.06 (0.86–1.31)

 IV (601–1080)

1205

0.87 (0.71–1.07)

1186

0.93 (0.75–1.14)

MVPA quartiles (min/week)

 I (7–313)

1049

1

  

 II (314–440)

1068

1.37 (1.13–1.67)

  

 III (441–603)

1091

1.49 (1.21–1.82)

  

 IV (604–2638)

1114

1.66 (1.35–2.05)

  

LTPA quartiles (min/week)

 I (0–89)

  

914

1

 II (90–224)

  

1167

1.72 (1.41–2.09)

 III (225–374)

  

1060

2.41 (1.96–2.96)

 IV (375–1260)

  

1131

4.33 (3.47–5.40)

  1. MVPA Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity, LTPA Leisure Time Physical Activity
  2. aStatistically significant associations (p < 0.05) are bolded
  3. bPrevalence of cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, cancer, musculoskeletal diseases or mental disorder
  4. cAlcohol consumption for men at least 40 g/day and for women at least 20 g/day
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