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Table 3 Prevalence (%) and associations (RRRs (95% CIs)) between health and social factors (33y-to-50y) and physical inactivity 33y-to-50y

From: Change in health and social factors in mid-adulthood and corresponding changes in leisure-time physical inactivity in a prospective cohort

 

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Persistent vs. never inactive

Deteriorating vs. never inactive

Improving vs. persistently inactive

Self-rated health

 Always good/excellent

73.8

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 Improves

6.7

1.57 (1.23,2.01)

1.30 (1.04,1.62)

0.90 (0.67,1.21)

 Worsens

12.6

1.98 (1.61,2.44)

2.20 (1.85,2.62)

0.61 (0.49,0.77)

 Always poor

6.8

3.16 (2.51,3.99)

2.04 (1.58,2.64)

0.55 (0.42,0.71)

Weight change

 Stable (−5% to + 5%)

26.2

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 Decrease (> − 5%)

11.0

1.22 (0.95,1.56)

1.04 (0.83,1.29)

0.91 (0.69,1.21)

 Increase (> 5%)

62.8

1.31 (1.12,1.53)

1.26 (1.09,1.45)

0.82 (0.68,0.98)

Depression

 Never depressed

81.4

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 Improves

7.5

1.12 (0.87,1.44)

0.92 (0.70,1.21)

1.17 (0.90,1.53)

 Worsens

6.4

0.99 (0.76,1.29)

1.02 (0.80,1.30)

1.03 (0.77,1.39)

 Always depressed

4.7

0.99 (0.70,1.38)

1.00 (0.73,1.37)

1.32 (0.95,1.84)

Self-efficacy

 Always high

58.1

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 Became high

14.1

1.17 (0.96,1.42)

1.00 (0.83,1.19)

0.95 (0.76,1.20)

 Worsening

12.4

1.60 (1.30,1.98)

1.22 (1.00,1.48)

0.77 (0.61,0.97)

 Always low

15.4

1.88 (1.54,2.29)

1.39 (1.14,1.69)

0.73 (0.58,0.92)

SEP

 Always non-manual

48.6

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 Upwardly mobile

14.5

1.23 (1.03,1.48)

1.26 (1.05,1.51)

0.95 (0.77,1.17)

 Downwardly mobile

10.0

1.29 (1.03,1.63)

1.16 (0.92,1.47)

0.84 (0.64,1.10)

 Always manual

26.9

1.49 (1.27,1.76)

1.49 (1.29,1.72)

0.86 (0.70,1.04)

Partnership

 Always partnered

68.2

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 Gained partner

10.5

0.88 (0.70,1.10)

1.19 (0.98,1.43)

0.91 (0.68,1.22)

 Lost partner

10.9

0.82 (0.64,1.05)

0.89 (0.74,1.07)

1.27 (0.96,1.66)

 Always no partner

10.3

1.02 (0.82,1.27)

0.96 (0.77,1.20)

0.92 (0.71,1.19)

Parenthood (number of children)

 0/1 at both 33y & 50y

35.1

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 Decreased number

33.5

1.05 (0.89,1.24)

1.03 (0.88,1.21)

1.19 (0.99,1.43)

 Increased number

13.3

0.94 (0.76,1.16)

0.99 (0.81,1.21)

1.02 (0.79,1.30)

 2+ at both 33y & 50y

18.1

1.10 (0.90,1.35)

0.93 (0.78,1.11)

1.16 (0.92,1.46)

  1. Results from two multinomial logistic regression models: comparing (i) persistently vs never inactive and deteriorating to inactivity vs never inactive and (ii) improving from inactivity vs persistent inactivity
  2. Models adjust for gender and for all factors in the table
  3. p for gender interaction (in univariable analysis) ≥ 0.17 for all health and social factors
  4. aAveraged over 20 imputed datasets
  5. SEP Socio-economic position
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