Table 7

The risk (Odds ratio) of less than 2 hours of leisure time physical activity per week according to gender, anthropometric measures, tobacco and alcohol consumption. A logistic regression analysis of 1771 adults

Variable
Odds ratio
95% Confidence interval
p-value

Sex (male vs. female)
0.77
0.61; 0.98
0.032
BMI (kg/m2)
1.04*
1.01; 1.07
0.005
smoking former vs. none
1.02
0.80; 1.31
0.007
smoking current vs. none
1.43
1.13; 1.80
0.007
≤ 20 g alcohol per day vs. no alcohol per day vs. 0
0.65
0.52; 0.81
< 0.001
>20 g alcohol ≤ 40 g per day vs. no alcohol per day
0.57
0.42; 0.79
< 0.001
>40 g alcohol per day vs. no alcohol per day
0.70
0.46; 1.08
< 0.001

* per unit

Haenle et al. BMC Public Health 2006 6:233   doi:10.1186/1471-2458-6-233