Physical and Leisure Activity in Older Community-Dwelling Canadians Who Use Wheelchairs: A Population Study

Table 3

Association of wheelchair use, sociodemographic and health-related variables on physical and leisure activity in older Canadian adults.

Sociodemographic variables	Physical activity index			Participates in leisure activities
	OR	95% CI	𝑃	OR	95% CI	𝑃
Age (years)	1.03	1.02, 1.05	<.001	1.02	1.00, 1.04	.02
Sex
Male	0.72	0.61, 0.84	<.001	1.16	0.93, 1.44	.18
Marital status
Married/common law	0.98	0.83, 1.16	.83	1.08	0.86, 1.36	.52
Education
Graduated from high school	0.62	0.52, 0.73	<.001	0.61	0.49, 0.76	<.001
Income
CAD<14999	1.05	0.81, 1.34	.74	1.14	0.86, 1.51	.37
Health related variables
BMI (m/Kg^2)	1.07	1.05, 1.09	<.001	1.04	1.01, 1.06	<.001
Type of smoker
Regular/occasional	1.95	1.51, 2.52	<.001	1.81	1.33, 2.46	<.001
Alcohol use
Regular/occasional	0.74	0.61, 0.89	<.001	0.54	0.43, 0.69	<.001
Has a chronic condition
Yes	1.12	0.086, 1.46	.41	7.60	3.20, 18.03	<.001
Wheelchair use
No (walks with support)	2.96	2.16, 4.04	<.001	4.24	3.08, 5.84	<.001
Yes	44.71	0.002, 3.3e^6	.51	10.83	5.84, 20.05	<.001