The Engagement in Physical Activity for Middle-Aged and Older Adults with Multiple Chronic Conditions: Findings from a Community Health Assessment

Table 3

Logistic regression to identify relationships between PA level and disease combinations, adjusted by covariates.

(Met standard versus not met)	O.R. (95% C.I.)	𝑃 value
Independent variable
0 or 1 chronic disease (reference group)	1.00
Cardiovascular + endocrine	0.721 (0.536, 0.970)	0.031
Cardiovascular + musculoskeletal	0.664 (0.444, 0.993)	0.046
Cardiovascular + endocrine + musculoskeletal	0.515 (0.368, 0.721)	0.000
Covariates
(1) Age (65 years or older)	1.820 (1.408, 2.352)	0.000
(2) Gender (female)	0.524 (0.409, 0.673)	0.000
(3) Education
High school	1.652 (0.842, 3.240)	0.145
More than high school	1.462 (0.747, 2.861)	0.267
(4) Race
Non-Hispanic White	0.987 (0.651, 1.496)	0.951
African American	1.448 (0.865, 2.423)	0.159
Hispanic	0.952 (0.441, 2.056)	0.901
(5) Residence (rural)	1.377 (1.047, 1.811)	0.022
(6) Accessibility of PA location (accessible)	1.274 (0.973, 1.669)	0.078
(7) Safety of PA environment (safe)	1.296 (0.963, 1.744)	0.087