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Table 2 Unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios and 95% CIs for pedometer use among Rockhampton residents in 2003

From: Correlates of pedometer use: Results from a community-based physical activity intervention trial (10,000 Steps Rockhampton)

 

Used a pedometer n (%)

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

Model 1 Adjusted OR1 (95% CI)

p-value1

Model 2 Adjusted OR2 (95% CI)

p-value2

Age Group

      

18 – 44 years

110 (16.1)

1.00

1.00

 

1.00

 

45 years and over

112 (20.7)

1.36 (1.01, 1.82)

1.69 (1.16, 2.46)

0.006

1.64 (1.06, 2.52)

0.026

Gender

      

Male

100 (16.4)

1.00

1.00

 

1.00

0.335

Female

122 (19.8)

1.26 (0.94, 1.69)

1.59 (1.13, 2.23)

0.007

1.21 (0.82, 1.78)

 

Employment

      

Full -time

104 (20.4)

1.00

1.00

 

1.00

0.093

Part time/Casual

50 (20.8)

1.03 (0.70, 1.50)

1.07 (0.70, 1.65)

0.752

1.08 (0.66, 1.76)

 

Home Duties

5 (4.6)

0.19 (0.08, 0.48)

0.18 (0.06, 0.53)

0.002

0.21 (0.07, 0.63)

 

Student/unemployed/unable to work

16 (17.8)

0.84 (0.47, 1.51)

0.95 (0.50, 1.84)

0.889

1.04 (0.49, 2.19)

 

Retired

38 (17.0)

0.80 (0.53, 1.20)

0.99 (0.58, 1.67)

0.963

1.03 (0.57, 1.85)

 

Other

6 (14.0)

0.63 (0.26, 1.54)

0.63 (0.25, 1.60)

0.330

0.62 (0.21, 1.81)

 

Education Level

      

Primary School

12 (11.1)

1.00

1.00

 

1.00

0.082

High School to Year 10

46 (14.2)

1.32 (0.67, 2.59)

1.78 (0.81, 3.95)

0.153

1.47 (0.63, 3.42)

 

High School to Year 12

43 (18.1)

1.77 (0.89, 3.52)

2.70 (1.16, 6.28)

0.021

1.92 (0.77, 4.78)

 

Technical Cert/Dip

61 (18.9)

1.86 (0.96, 3.61)

2.52 (1.13, 5.59)

0.023

2.02 (0.87, 4.71)

 

University degree

58 (27.1)

2.97 (1.52, 5.82)

4.23 (1.86, 9.66)

0.001

2.88 (1.19, 6.97)

 

BMI Category

      

18.5 – 24.9 kg/m2

85 (17.2)

1.00

1.00

 

1.00

0.132

< 18.5 kg/m2

2 (7.4)

0.39 (0.09, 1.66)

0.44 (0.10, 1.99)

0.288

0.28 (0.03, 2.27)

 

25 – 29.9 kg/m2

69 (17.7)

1.04 (0.73, 1.47)

1.16 (0.80, 1.69)

0.426

1.30 (0.85, 1.99)

 

≥ 30 kg/m2

54 (22.0)

1.36 (0.93, 1.99)

1.68 (1.11, 2.54)

0.017

1.60 (0.99, 2.58)

 

Physical Activity Level

      

Sedentary

33 (15.3)

1.00

1.00

 

1.00

0.079

Insufficiently active

70 (15.3)

0.99 (0.63, 1.56)

0.90 (0.55, 1.45)

0.653

0.75 (0.43, 1.30)

 

Sufficiently active

114 (22.5)

1.60 (1.05, 2.45)

1.50 (0.95, 2.38)

0.084

1.19 (0.70, 2.02)

 

Number of Chronic Diseases

      

None

156 (18.0)

1.00

1.00

0.398

1.00

0.320

1

51 (20.0)

1.14 (0.80, 1.62)

1.03 (0.69, 1.54)

 

0.93 (0.59, 1.46)

 

2

12 (15.4)

0.83 (0.44, 1.57)

0.79 (0.37, 1.66)

 

0.65 (0.29, 1.44)

 

3 or more

2 (8.7)

0.43 (0.10, 1.87)

0.19 (0.02, 1.49)

 

0.17 (0.02, 1.46)

 

Program Exposure

      

Physical activity advice from GP

      

   No

128 (17.3)

1.00

  

1.00

0.095

   Yes

68 (24.7)

1.57 (1.13, 2.19)

  

1.43 (0.94, 2.17)

 

Awareness of 'Million Steps' milk promotion

      

   No

134 (15.7)

1.00

  

1.00

 

   Yes

86 (28.0)

2.08 (1.53, 2.84)

  

1.51 (1.02, 2.23)

0.038

Visited 10,000 Steps Website

      

   No

202 (17.9)

1.00

  

1.00

 

   Yes

18 (52.9)

5.15 (2.58, 10.28)

  

2.63 (1.15, 6.05)

0.022

Remember receiving materials from 10,000 Steps in the mail

      

   No

148 (16.3)

1.00

  

1.00

 

   Yes

72 (29.0)

2.10 (1.52, 2.91)

  

1.54 (1.03, 2.31)

0.037

Seen 10,000 Steps street signage & walking trails

      

   No

81 (12.7)

1.00

  

1.00

 

   Yes

139 (26.7)

2.51 (1.85, 3.40)

  

2.80 (1.91, 4.10)

< 0.001

  1. Abbreviations: OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; BMI, body mass index; GP, general practitioner.
  2. 1 Adjusted for all demographic variables shown in the table (n = 1107)
  3. 2 Adjusted for all demographic and exposure variables shown in the table (n = 865)