Table 5

Individual, social and physical environmental correlates of sufficient PA among Canadians, by family income, 2002

Variable

< $40 K

$40 K – <$80 K

≥ $80 K




Crude

Adjusted

Crude

Adjusted

Crude

Adjusted

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI) †

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI) †

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI) †


Self-rated health

Excellent

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

Good

0.81 (0.59–1.11)

0.99 (0.70–1.38)

1.00 (0.71–1.42)

1.24 (0.86–1.78)

0.62 (0.38–1.00)

0.68 (0.41–1.14)

Fair

0.44 (0.31–0.62)

0.82 (0.55–1.21)

0.72 (0.45–1.16)

1.40 (0.82–2.39)

0.22 (0.12–0.43)

0.30 (0.15–0.61)

Poor

0.19 (0.12–0.30)

0.51 (0.30–0.86)

0.18 (0.09–0.33)

0.31 (0.15–0.62)

0.21 (0.08–0.58)

0.22 (0.07–0.68)

Intention

Low intention

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

Moderate intention

2.15 (1.64–2.82)

1.67 (1.23–2.27)

1.86 (1.31–2.62)

1.31 (0.90–1.90)

2.86 (1.76–4.64)

2.38 (1.42–3.99)

Fully intentional

3.30 (2.27–4.80)

1.86 (1.23–2.82)

4.99 (2.97–8.39)

2.76 (1.59–4.80)

6.69 (3.40–13.17)

4.09 (2.00–8.38)

Intention as continuous

1.60 (1.44–1.78)

1.34 (1.19–1.51)

1.62 (1.39–1.88)

1.31 (1.11–1.54)

1.93 (1.57–2.37)

1.72 (1.38–2.15)

Self-efficacy (mean score)

1.74 (1.60–1.90)

1.55 (1.41–1.71)

1.76 (1.58–1.97)

1.60 (1.42–1.80)

1.61 (1.40–1.85)

1.43 (1.23–1.66)

Perceived barriers to PA (mean score)

0.89 (0.82–0.96)

0.95 (0.87–1.04)

0.88 (0.79–0.98)

0.96 (0.85–1.08)

0.97 (0.83–1.13)

1.12 (0.93–1.35)

Perceived health benefit (mean score)

1.37 (1.19–1.57)

1.18 (1.00–1.39)

1.44 (1.20–1.72)

1.19 (0.97–1.45)

1.46 (1.05–2.03)

1.52 (1.05–2.20)

Social support (mean score)

1.01 (0.92–1.12)

0.90 (0.81–1.04)

1.09 (0.94–1.26)

1.06 (0.90–1.24)

1.17 (0.97–1.40)

1.16 (0.94–1.43)

Facility availability (mean score)

1.38 (1.08–1.77)

1.08 (0.81–1.42)

1.56 (1.12–2.18)

1.21 (0.85–1.72)

1.26 (0.82–1.93)

1.07 (0.67–1.70)


† OR adjusted for age, gender, self-rated health, intention, self-efficacy, perceived health benefit, perceived barriers and facility availability.

Pan et al. BMC Public Health 2009 9:21   doi:10.1186/1471-2458-9-21

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