Research Article

Sociodemographic Determinants of Physical Inactivity of People Aged 60 Years and Older: A Cross-Sectional Study in Poland

Table 3

Odds ratio of no TPA and LTPA (with the 95% confidence interval) by respondents.

VariablesTotal physical inactivityNo LTPANo TPA
(%)OR (95% CI) (%)OR (95% CI) (%)OR (95% CI)

SexMale163 (19.5)296 (35.4)308 (36.8)
Female258 (22.3)0.84 (0.68-1.05)0.132449 (38.7)0.87 (0.72-1.04)0.124436 (37.6)0.97 (0.8-1.16)0.708

Level of educationPrimary133 (26.7)216 (43.3)209 (41.9)-
Basic vocational165 (21.6)1.32 (1.02-1.72)0.022301 (39.3)1.18 (0.94-1.48)0.091295 (38.6)1.45 (0.91-1.45)0.131
Secondary100 (17.5)1.72 (1.28-2.23)0.001190 (33.2)1.54 (1.12-1.97)0.001191 (33.4)1.44 (1.12-1.84)0.003
Higher23 (14.4)2.17 (1.33-3.51)0.00138 (23.8)2.45 (1.64-3.67)0.00149 (30.6)1.63 (1.12-2.39)0.007

Place of residenceVillage188 (26.8)327 (46.6)302 (43.1)
Towns up to 500 000 inhabitants197 (18.9)1.57 (1.25-1.97)0.001354 (34.0)1.7 (1.4-2.07)0.001360 (34.5)1.43 (1.18-1.75)0.001
Towns with 500 000 inhabitants36 (14.2)2.21 (1.49-3.26)0.00164 (32.4)2.58 (1.88-3.56)0.00182 (32.4)1.58 (1.17-2.14)0.002

Total421 (21.1)745 (37.3)744 (37.3)

Abbreviations: LTPA: leisure-time physical activity; TPA: transport-related physical activity; OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; value: level of significance.