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Table 2 Associations between sociodemographic variables and meeting physical activity recommendations

From: Psychological, social, and environmental factors to meeting physical activity recommendations among Japanese adults

 

Meeting physical activity recommendations

 

Men (n = 962)

Women (n = 970)

 

%

unadjusted

OR

(95% CI)

%

unadjusted

OR

(95% CI)

Total

31.6

  

24.9

  

Age

      

   20–29

30.7

1.00

(ref)

22.1

1.00

(ref)

   30–39

30.6

0.99

(0.65–1.53)

18.9

0.82

(0.50–1.35)

   40–49

30.5

0.99

(0.64–1.52)

25.5

1.21

(0.76–1.93)

   ≥50

33.2

1.12

(0.77–1.63)

29.1

1.45

(0.97–2.17)

Marital status

      

   Married

32.5

1.00

(ref)

27.0

1.00

(ref)

   Unmarried

30.1

0.89

(0.67–1.18)

19.5

0.65

(0.46–0.92)

Educational status

      

   ≤ high school graduate

34.2

1.00

(ref)

21.6

1.00

(ref)

   2 years of college

40.8

1.33

(0.85–2.07)

28.5

1.45

(1.01–2.08)

   ≥ college graduate

28.7

0.77

(0.56–1.07)

24.1

1.15

(0.79–1.68)

Employment status

      

   Employed

30.6

1.00

(ref)

23.6

1.00

(ref)

   Not employed

36.6

1.31

(0.92–1.87)

26.4

1.16

(0.87–1.55)

Household income

      

   < 3,000,000 yen

33.3

1.00

(ref)

21.9

1.00

(ref)

   3,000,000–yen

29.7

0.84

(0.55–1.29)

21.1

0.96

(0.59–1.54)

   5,000,000–yen

30.3

0.87

(0.55–1.37)

28.2

1.40

(0.86–2.28)

   7,000,000–yen

34.2

1.04

(0.66–1.62)

23.4

1.09

(0.67–1.78)

   10,000,000–yen

29.7

0.93

(0.56–1.54)

28.6

1.83

(1.09–3.06)

  1. Study conducted by Internet research service organization, Tokyo, Japan, in February 2008.
  2. % = the prevalence of meeting physical activity recommendation
  3. *p < .05