Barriers Are Not the Limiting Factor to Participation in Physical Activity in Canadian Seniors

Table 3

Odds of nonparticipation as a function of type of barrier.

Barrier	Males		Females
	Odds ratios	95% CI	Odds ratios	95% CI
Cost	2.05	0.73, 5.74	1.07	0.67, 1.71
Transportation	0.89	0.16, 5.04	1.03	0.56, 1.88
Not available in area	𝟒.𝟓𝟎^∗	1.09, 18.68	1.50	0.81, 2.78
Location not physically accessible	0.33	0.05, 2.31	1.53	0.39, 5.94
Location is too far	11.96	0.46, 313.09	1.70	0.76, 3.80
Fear of injury	2.29	0.25, 21.50	1.59	0.58, 4.34
Lack of time	0.79	0.56, 1.13	𝟏.𝟒𝟓^∗	1.09, 1.92
Lack of energy	0.91	0.56, 1.48	𝟎.𝟓𝟒^∗	0.39, 0.76
Lack of motivation	𝟎.𝟔𝟗^∗	0.48, 0.98	1.18	0.88, 1.58
Lack of skills/knowledge	0.75	0.07, 8.09	0.78	0.25, 2.40

^*𝑃<0.05.