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Table 2 Correlates of Regular  Leisure-Time Physical Activity

From: Leisure-time physical activity and its correlates in a multi-ethnic sample of adults over age 50 in Singapore

 

Dependent Variable: LTPA in Jan 2019

Men

  

Women

  

Independent Variable

OR

 

CI

OR

 

CI

Age group

 50–54 (ref)

1.00

  

1.00

  

 55–59

1.71

*

(1.03, 2.84)

1.08

 

(0.82, 1.42)

 60–64

1.77

*

(1.07, 2.95)

1.28

 

(0.97, 1.70)

 65–69

2.05

*

(1.19, 3.56)

1.40

 

(0.99, 1.97)

  ≥ 70

2.21

**

(1.24, 3.94)

2.20

***

(1.50, 3.23)

Race/ethnicity

 Chinese (ref)

1.00

  

1.00

  

 Malay

0.56

**

(0.40, 0.78)

0.52

***

(0.37, 0.72)

 Indian

0.65

*

(0.46, 0.90)

0.76

 

(0.55, 1.03)

 Others

1.29

 

(0.80, 2.08)

1.18

 

(0.70, 2.00)

Schooling

 Less than secondary (ref)

1.00

  

1.00

  

 Secondary

1.14

 

(0.93, 1.40)

1.29

**

(1.08, 1.53)

 Tertiary

1.92

***

(1.56, 2.38)

1.85

***

(1.52, 2.26)

Married

0.94

 

(0.74, 1.21)

0.99

 

(0.84, 1.16)

Fully retired

2.26

***

(1.88, 2.72)

1.54

***

(1.28, 1.85)

Lives alone

0.99

 

(0.83, 1.18)

1.19

*

(1.01, 1.39)

Income

1.05

***

(1.03, 1.08)

1.04

***

(1.02, 1.06)

Number of children

0.95

 

(0.88, 1.04)

1.04

 

(0.97, 1.13)

Worse self-rated health

0.73

***

(0.62, 0.86)

0.68

***

(0.59, 0.8)

1+ ADL limitation

0.56

**

(0.40, 0.79)

0.93

 

(0.70, 1.22)

Have chronic condition(s)

0.90

 

(0.77, 1.05)

0.93

 

(0.80, 1.07)

Ever smoke

0.91

 

(0.76, 1.08)

1.87

 

(0.58, 1.27)

Satisfied with social life

1.44

***

(1.23, 1.69)

1.75

***

(1.51, 2.03)

Expect to live past age 75

1.10

 

(0.91, 1.33)

1.12

 

(0.94, 1.32)

Model fit:

      

Pseudo R2

8.0%

  

6.1%

  
  1. Note: OR Odds ratio, CI Confidence interval
  2. *P < .05; **P < .01; ***P < .001