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Table 3 Correlates of Regular  Leisure-Time Physical Activity Sustained Over 7 Months

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

 

Dependent Variable: LTPA (Jul 2018-Jan 2019)

Men

  

Women

  

Independent Variable

OR

 

CI

OR

 

CI

Age group

 50–54 (ref)

1.00

  

1.00

  

 55–59

1.26

 

(0.69, 2.32)

1.04

 

(0.75, 1.46)

 60–64

1.48

 

(0.81, 2.72)

1.26

 

(0.90, 1.77)

 65–69

2.39

**

(1.26, 4.57)

2.03

**

(1.34, 3.05)

  ≥ 70

2.85

**

(1.45, 5.63)

3.51

***

(2.22, 5.55)

Race/ethnicity

 Chinese (ref)

1.00

  

1.00

  

 Malay

0.43

***

(0.27, 0.68)

0.44

***

(0.28, 0.70)

 Indian

0.65

*

(0.44, 0.97)

0.66

*

(0.44, 0.98)

 Others

1.59

 

(0.98, 2.57)

0.57

 

(0.29, 1.12)

Schooling

 Less than secondary (ref)

1.00

  

1.00

  

 Secondary

1.29

 

(0.99, 1.68)

1.55

***

(1.24, 1.93)

 Tertiary

2.29

***

(1.76, 2.97)

2.18

***

(1.71, 2.79)

Married

0.84

 

(0.64, 1.11)

0.99

 

(0.82, 1.20)

Fully retired

2.41

***

(1.97, 2.95)

1.57

***

(1.27, 1.94)

Lives alone

0.93

 

(0.76, 1.14)

1.19

 

(0.99, 1.43)

Income

1.07

***

(1.04, 1.10)

1.04

**

(1.01, 1.07)

Number of children

0.92

 

(0.83, 1.01)

0.98

 

(0.90, 1.07)

Worse self-rated health

0.74

**

(0.61, 0.89)

0.66

***

(0.54, 0.79)

1+ ADL limitation

0.73

 

(0.48, 1.11)

1.01

 

(0.72, 1.43)

Have chronic condition(s)

1.04

 

(0.87, 1.24)

0.89

 

(0.75, 1.06)

Ever smoke

0.86

 

(0.70, 1.06)

0.82

 

(0.49, 1.38)

Satisfied with social life

1.72

***

(1.42, 2.07)

1.84

***

(1.53, 2.21)

Expect to live past age 75

1.18

 

(0.95, 1.47)

1.07

 

(0.87, 1.32)

Model fit:

      

Pseudo R2

10.5%

  

8.0%

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