Research Article

Active Transport and Health Outcomes: Findings from a Population Study in Jiangsu, China

Table 4

Logistic regression results with AT and prevalence of health outcomes.

CategoryOR95% CI
 LowerUpper

Obesity
AT or Non-AT1.04 0.90 1.21
Frequency (days/week)$1-20.98 0.73 1.30
3–6 0.88 0.71 1.10
7
Daily duration (minutes/day)#<30*0.63 0.48 0.83
30–60 0.92 0.75 1.14
>60

Central obesity
AT or Non-AT0.98 0.88 1.09
Frequency (days/week)1-2*0.81 0.66 1.00
3–6 0.87 0.74 1.01
7
Daily duration (minutes/day)<30*0.82 0.68 0.99
30–60 0.91 0.78 1.06
>60

Hypertension
AT or Non-AT0.98 0.88 1.10
Frequency (days/week)1-2 0.86 0.70 1.07
3–6 0.91 0.78 1.07
7
Daily duration (minutes/day)<30 0.87 0.72 1.06
30–60 0.93 0.79 1.10
>60

Diabetes
AT or Non-AT1.04 0.86 1.25
Frequency (days/week)1-20.72 0.50 1.04
3–6*0.70 0.53 0.92
7
Daily duration (minutes/day)<30 0.93 0.67 1.30
30–60 1.11 0.85 1.45
>60

Cholesterol disorder
AT or Non-AT1.26 1.13 1.41
Frequency (days/week)1-2 0.81 0.66 1.00
3–6 0.91 0.78 1.06
7
Daily duration (minutes/day)
 
<30*0.68 0.56 0.82
30–60 0.91 0.78 1.06
>60    

All adjusted by age, gender, educational level, household income level, and overall physical activity level.
Probability for entry 0.05, for removal 0.10.
0 for non-AT or nodisease, 1 for AT or disease.
  $Taking “7 days/week” as control; #taking “>60 min/day” as control.
  *P < 0.05.