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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jul 13.
Published in final edited form as: Soc Sci Med. 2015 Dec 12;149:104–113. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.12.011

Table 4.

Logistic regression analyses: Variables predicting meeting of minimum physical activity requirement (≥5 h/wk).

Predictor Variablesa β 95% CIs
Lower Upper
Age (Ref: 60–64)
 65–69 years 1.27 0.63 2.56
 70–74 years 0.94 0.45 1.99
 75–79 years 1.00 0.43 2.34
 80–84 years 0.97 0.42 2.27
 ≥85 years 0.33 0.12 0.89
Marital status (Ref: not married)
 Married/Common Law 0.86 0.45 1.63
Household income (Ref: low - <$30,000)
 Medium $30,000–60,000 1.49 0.82 2.72
 High $60,000+ 1.711 0.76 3.87
Education (Ref: high school or less)
 Some post-secondary 1.23 0.66 2.32
 Completed degree 0.63 0.34 1.20
Self-Rated Health (Ref: Poor) 2.89 1.40 5.98
Physical Functioning Limitations (Ref: None) 0.46 0.27 0.77
Physical environment motivators (Ref: low)
 Medium 0.48 0.26 0.89
 High 0.42 0.23 0.77
Social Environment Motivator – Friends (Ref: Low) 0.72 0.42 1.25
Membership in recreation club (Ref: No) 2.35 1.35 4.11
Participant in physical activity – Spouse (Ref: Never) 1.00 0.54 1.84
Participant in physical activity – Close Family (Ref: Never) 1.52 0.90 2.57
Participant in physical activity – Friend (Ref: Never) 2.25 1.32 3.83

Note.

a

Reference groups are provided in parentheses for each predictor variable. β = Regression coefficient. CI=Confidence interval.