Evaluation of Personal and Built Environment Attributes to Physical Activity: A Multilevel Analysis on Multiple Population-Based Data Sources
Table 3
Adjusted odds ratio for factors related to conducting leisure time physical activity.
Factors
Categories
Adjusted odds ratio
95% Confidence intervals
P value
Individual level
Sex
Male versus female
1.09
0.94
1.26
0.261
Age
Age 18 to 34 versus age >55 years
1.84**
1.45
2.32
<0.0001
Age 35 to 54 versus age >55 years
1.27**
1.06
1.51
0.0083
Race
White/non-Hispanic versus other
1.22
0.99
1.51
0.064
Black/non-Hispanic versus other
0.87
0.55
1.39
0.555
Hispanic versus other
0.99
0.74
1.32
0.925
Marital
Married or a member of an unmarried couple versus single
1.00
0.86
1.17
0.992
Education
Graduated college versus less than college
1.80**
1.48
2.19
<0.0001
Graduated college versus some college
1.36**
1.13
1.66
0.0017
Income
High income versus low income
1.92**
1.55
2.39
<.0001
High income versus middle income
1.52**
1.27
1.83
<0.0001
Employee
Employed or self-employed versus out of work
0.99
0.84
1.17
0.931
General health
Good versus poor
2.37**
1.98
2.83
<0.0001
Diabetes
No diabetes versus have diabetes
1.21
0.96
1.52
0.114
BMI
Neither overweight nor obese versus obese
1.57**
1.31
1.88
<0.0001
Overweight versus obese
1.41**
1.18
1.67
0.0001
Life satisfaction
Satisfied versus not satisfied
1.95**
1.51
2.52
<0.0001
Asthma
Never has asthma versus yes, current asthma
1.05
0.82
1.34
0.683
Never has asthma versus former asthma
0.89
0.62
1.29
0.547
Health plan
Has insurance versus no insurance
1.32**
1.08
1.62
0.007
Community level
Air quality
Good versus poor
1.13
0.88
1.45
0.353
Fair versus poor
0.87
0.57
1.34
0.518
Commute time
Less commute time versus more commute time
1.28**
1.03
1.59
0.029
Middle commute time versus more commute time
1.13
0.91
1.41
0.266
Violent
Low crime versus high crime
1.43**
1.16
1.75
0.0008
Middle crime versus high crime
1.58**
1.27
1.97
0.0001
Property
Low crime versus high crime
1.25
0.97
1.60
0.082
Middle crime versus high crime
1.44**
1.18
1.76
0.0006
Urbanized
Rural versus urban
1.29**
1.04
1.60
0.022
Suburban versus urban
1.04
0.78
1.40
0.789
Population density
Less population density versus more population density
1.31**
1.06
1.63
0.015
Middle population density versus more population density
1.39**
1.10
1.76
0.007
Land mix level
Low land mix level versus high land mix level
0.91
0.73
1.15
0.444
Middle land mix level versus high land mix level
1.02
0.81
1.30
0.839
Community level odds ratios were adjusted for sex, age, race, marital status, annual household income, education level, and employee status. Significant <0.05 value level.