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Table 6 Internet access and physical activity

From: Associations of internet access with social integration, wellbeing and physical activity among adults in deprived communities: evidence from a household survey

 

Positive outcome (%)

OR (95% CI) unadjusted

OR (95% CI) adjusted for covariatesa

Low activity (versus moderate or high) (n = 3782)

 No internet

67.5

1.00

1.00

 Only mobile access

39.6

0.32 (0.26, 0.39)

0.66 (0.52, 0.85)

 Mobile & other access

33.9

0.25 (0.21, 0.29)

0.67 (0.54, 0.82)

 No mobile access

49.2

0.47 (0.39, 0.57)

0.73 (0.59, 0.90)

 

Mean (SD)

Difference (95% CI) unadjusted

Difference (95% CI) adjusted for covariatesa

IPAQ score (total activity MET-min per week) (n = 3782)

 No internet

890 (1769)

0

0

 Only mobile access

2329 (3059)

1439 (1176, 1701)

478 (201, 755)

 Mobile & other access

2468 (3096)

1578 (1374, 1782)

264 (22, 506)

 No mobile access

1692 (2551)

803 (553, 1053)

182 (−66, 430)

Minutes sitting per day (n = 3607)

 No internet

407 (230)

0

0

 Only mobile access

311 (210)

−96 (−117, −76)

−39 (−61, −17)

 Mobile & other access

290 (172)

−117 (− 133, −101)

−38 (−58, −19)

 No mobile access

334 (199)

−73 (−93, −53)

−36 (−56, −17)

  1. aGender, age group, household type, employment status, educational qualification, migrant status, housing tenure, long standing illness or disability