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Table 4 Odds ratios for being physically inactive in young males and females

From: Physical activity levels and determinants of change in young adults: a longitudinal panel study

 

Men

Women

 

"no sport"

inactive

"no sport"

inactive

 

unadjusted

adjusted1

unadjusted

adjusted1

unadjusted

adjusted1

unadjusted

adjusted1

Age category

        

14-16 years

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

17-19 years

1.7 (1.3-2.2)

1.7 (1.2-2.3)

1.2 (0.9-1.5)

1.2 (0.8-1.6)

1.5 (1.3-1.8)

1.5 (1.1-2.1)

1.3 (1.1-1.5)

1.6 (1.1-2.2)

p-value

<0.001

0.007

0.07

0.3

<0.001

0.03

0.004

0.02

20-22 years

2.3 (1.8-2.9)

1.9 (1.4-2.8)

1.8 (1.5-2.3)

1.8 (1.2-2.4)

1.9 (1.5-2.4)

1.8 (1.3-2.6)

1.5 (1.2-1.9)

1.8 (1.2-2.5)

p-value

<0.001

0.002

<0.001

0.003

<0.001

0.001

<0.001

0.006

23-26 years

2.2 (1.7-2.9)

2.3 (1.5-3.5)

1.4 (1.1-1.8)

1.3 (0.9-2.0)

1.8 (1.4-2.3)

1.5 (1.1-2.2)

1.7 (1.3-2.1)

1.7 (1.2-2.6)

p-value

<0.001

<0.001

0.02

0.2

<0.001

0.04

<0.001

0.009

Sport club membership

        

member

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

non-member

6.6 (5.4-8.1)

6.7 (4.9-8.9)

4.2 (3.5-5.0)

4.6 (3.5-6.0)

7.3 (6.0-8.9)

8.1 (5.7-11.4)

5.3 (4.4-6.5)

4.6 (3.3-6.4)

p-value

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

Education

        

compulsory school

1.0

 

1.0

 

1.0

 

1.0

 

high school

1.1 (0.8-1.5)

 

0.7 (0.5-1.0)

 

1.2 (0.9-1.6)

 

1.0 (0.8-1.3)

 

p-value

0.8

 

0.04

 

0.2

 

0.9

 

apprenticeship, vocational low

2.1 (1.6-2.7)

 

1.5 (1.2-1.9)

 

2.2 (1.8-2.7)

 

1.9 (1.6-2.3)

 

p-value

<0.001

 

<0.001

 

<0.001

 

<0.001

 

vocational high

2.0 (1.5-2.8)

 

1.6 (1.2-2.3)

 

1.2 (0.8-1.7)

 

1.0 (0.7-1.5)

 

p-value

<0.001

 

0.003

 

0.4

 

0.8

 

University

2.1 (1.6-3.0)

 

1.5 (1.1-2.0)

 

1.3 (1.0-1.8)

 

1.3 (0.9-1.6)

 

p-value

<0.001

 

0.01

 

0.04

 

0.08

 

Household Income

        

Four higher quintiles

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

Lowest quintile

1.3 (0.9-1.7)

1.3 (0.9-1.9)

1.6 (1.2-2.0)

1.4 (1.0-2.1)

1.4 (1.1-1.8)

1.0 (0.7-1.4)

1.5 (1.2-2.0)

1.0 (0.7-1.4)

p-value

0.1

0.1

<0.001

0.03

0.007

0.5

0.002

0.9

Nationality

        

Swiss

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

Non-Swiss

1.2 (0.8-1.6)

0.9 (0.5-1.5)

1.5 (1.1-2.0)

1.2 (0.8-2.0)

2.6 (1.9-3.4)

1.7 (1.1-2.7)

2.8 (2.1-3.6)

2.1 (1.3-3.2)

p-value

0.3

0.6

0.007

0.4

<0.001

0.02

<0.001

0.0009

Language region

        

German-speaking

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

French-speaking

1.1 (0.9-1.4)

1.1 (0.8-1.6)

1.7 (1.4-2.2)

1.6 (1.2-2.3)

1.5 (1.2-1.9)

1.4 (1.0-1.9)

2.4 (2.0-3.0)

2.2 (1.6-2.9)

p-value

0.3

0.6

<0.001

0.004

<0.001

0.04

<0.001

<0.001

Italian-speaking

1.9 (1.1-3.5)

1.7 (0.7-3.8)

3.5 (2.1-5.8)

3.2 (1.6-6.2)

2.6 (1.5-4.3)

1.8 (0.9-3.7)

3.1 (2.0-4.8)

2.1 (1.1-3.8)

p-value

0.03

0.2

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

0.2

<0.001

0.03

Internet use

        

Rarely-never

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

Every day

0.7 (0.6-0.9)

0.7 (0.5-0.9)

0.8 (0.7-1.1)

0.8 (0.6-1.0)

0.6 (0.5-0.8)

0.6 (0.5-0.8)

0.8 (0.7-1.1)

0.8 (0.6-1.1)

p-value

0.04

0.02

0.08

0.07

<0.001

<0.001

0.1

0.1

Reading

        

Rarely-never

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

Every day

1.0 (0.8-1.1)

1.0 (0.8-1.3)

1.0 (0.9-1.2)

1.0 (0.8-1.3)

0.9 (0.8-1.0)

0.7 (0.6-0.9)

0.9 (0.8-1.0)

0.8 (0.6-0.9)

p-value

0.7

0.9

0.9

0.9

0.06

0.02

0.05

0.02

  1. 1 adjusted for all variables displayed in the table except education
  2. All estimates and 95% CI are based on the pooled data using the GEE model with pair-wise log odds ratios for the within-subject correlation, nmale participants = 1,534; nfemale participants = 1,534)