Table 3. Multivariable Logistic regression for the frequency of WD use and physical activity levels among older adults in the US.
The primary predictor for each model is the frequency of wearable device use (never user, infrequent user, or frequent user; never user is the reference category). Models were *adjusted for sex, age category, educational level, insurance status, marital status, race, income level, health care provider status, confidence in one's own ability to take care of one's own health, self-health, and presence of comorbidities.
WD: wearable device; PA: physical activity; OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence intervals
Variables | Unadjusted OR OR (95% C.I.) | p-value | Adjusted OR* OR (95% C.I.) | p-value |
Outcome: weekly PA level ("reference group" is "never user") | ||||
Infrequent user | 1.32 (0.76, 2.31) | 0.320 | 0.92 (0.49, 1.71) | 0.786 |
Frequent user | 2.87 (2.09, 3.98) | <0.001 | 2.05 (1.35, 3.09) | 0.001 |
Outcome: strength training (reference category for primary predictor is ‘never user’) | ||||
Infrequent user | 1.39 (0.89, 2.17) | 0.144 | 1.21 (0.64, 2.48) | 0.556 |
Frequent user | 2.45 (1.78, 3.38) | <0.001 | 1.75 (1.25, 2.45) | 0.001 |
Outcome: sedentary Level (reference category for primary predictor is ‘never user’) | ||||
Infrequent user | 1.26 (0.76, 2.07) | 0.363 | 1.28 (0.66, 1.71) | 0.467 |
Frequent user | 0.64 (0.47, 0.88) | 0.006 | 0.83 (0.54, 1.27) | 0.390 |