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. 2008 May;98(5):897–904. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.123075

TABLE 2—

Ratio of Relative Risk (RRR; With 95% Confidence Intervals [CIs]) for Being in a Stage of Change in Physical Activity Rather Than Maintenance Among an Adult Sample (n= 3454): Rhode Island, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2000

Precontemplation, RRR (95% CI) Contemplation, RRR (95% CI) Preparation, RRR (95% CI) Action, RRR (95% CI)
Gender
    Men 0.61 (0.43, 0.85) 0.74 (0.55, 1.01) 0.71 (0.57, 0.88) 0.62 (0.44, 0.90)
    Women (Ref) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Age category, y
    18–34 0.45 (0.26, 0.78) 0.73 (0.45, 1.20) 1.09 (0.78, 1.53) 1.66 (0.95, 2.91)
    35–54 0.70 (0.48-1.03) 0.88 (0.60, 1.27) 1.28 (0.97, 1.67) 1.09 (0.66, 1.78)
    ≥55 (Ref) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Race/ethnicity
    Non-Hispanic White (Ref) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
    Non-Hispanic Black 1.81 (0.88, 3.72) 1.92 (0.95, 3.88) 1.88 (1.09, 3.24) 1.42 (0.60, 3.39)
    Hispanic 2.02 (1.17, 3.48) 2.14 (1.33, 3.44) 0.58 (0.35, 0.96) 1.35 (0.64, 2.87)
    Other 1.89 (0.60, 5.96) 1.99 (0.67, 5.88) 0.67 (0.33, 1.35) 1.05 (0.35, 3.14)
Marital status
    Married or unmarried couple 1.45 (0.85, 2.46) 1.13 (0.48, 1.80) 1.19 (0.88, 1.60) 0.86 (0.54, 1.38)
    Divorced or separated 0.93 (0.51, 1.72) 1.29 (0.75, 2.19) 1.13 (0.76, 1.67) 0.54 (0.29, 1.00)
    Widowed 1.43 (0.73, 2.80) 0.93 (0.48, 1.80) 1.00 (0.61, 1.63) 0.44 (0.19, 1.02)
    Never been married (Ref) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Highest year of school completed
    Grade 8 or less 1.87 (0.85, 4.15) 2.16 (1.05, 4.47) 0.18 (0.08, 0.42) 1.48 (0.61, 3.59)
    Grades 9–11 2.27 (1.28, 4.00) 1.08 (0.61, 1.93) 0.60 (0.38, 0.94) 1.14 (0.56, 2.35)
    Grade 12 or GED 1.37 (0.86, 2.16) 1.35 (0.91, 2.01) 0.56 (0.42, 0.74) 0.96 (0.59, 1.57)
    1–3 years of college 1.25 (0.77, 2.02) 1.05 (0.67, 1.62) 0.72 (0.55, 0.93) 1.33 (0.85, 2.07)
    4 or more years of college (Ref) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Smoking status
    Current smoker—every day 0.74 (0.46, 1.18) 0.70 (0.47, 1.06) 1.02 (0.75, 1.38) 1.29 (0.81, 2.05)
    Current smoker—some days 0.67 (0.34, 1.32) 0.73 (0.35, 1.53) 0.89 (0.56, 1.42) 0.48 (0.22, 1.04)
    Former smoker 0.66 (0.46, 0.96) 0.89 (0.63, 1.25) 0.87 (0.66, 1.13) 1.00 (0.63, 1.59)
    Never smoked (Ref) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Body mass index,a kg/m2
    < 20 (underweight) 1.31 (0.72, 2.39) 0.33 (0.16, 0.69) 0.58 (0.36, 0.95) 1.04 (0.53, 2.04)
    20–24 (normal weight) 0.81 (0.55, 1.20) 0.72 (0.49, 1.06) 0.83 (0.62, 1.11) 0.80 (0.49, 1.31)
    25–29 (overweight) 0.80 (0.52, 1.21) 0.62 (0.42, 0.89) 1.03 (0.76, 1.38) 1.32 (0.83, 2.10)
    ≤30 (obese) (Ref) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Given diabetes diagnosis 0.93 (0.51, 1.71) 0.95 (0.54, 1.69) 1.18 (0.75, 1.85) 1.27 (0.62, 2.61)
Self-perceived health
    Excellent 0.15 (0.06, 0.35) 0.26 (0.10, 0.66) 0.32 (0.16, 0.61) 0.18 (0.66, 0.50)
    Very good 0.25 (0.12, 0.51) 0.30 (0.12, 0.71) 0.41 (0.22, 0.77) 0.23 (0.09, 0.55)
    Good 0.28 (0.14, 0.56) 0.43 (0.19, 0.98) 0.44 (0.24, 0.80) 0.26 (0.11, 0.63)
    Fair 0.62 (0.32, 1.23) 0.48 (0.21, 1.10) 0.54 (0.28, 1.05) 0.37 (0.15, 0.94)
    Poor (Ref) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Limited in any way by impairment or health problemb 1.76 (1.22, 2.59) 1.42 (0.96, 2.10) 1.23 (0.92, 1.65) 1.79 (1.03, 3.13)
No. of days in past 30 felt very healthy and full of energy
    0–10 1.78 (1.22, 2.61) 1.81 (1.28, 2.56) 1.78 (1.37, 2.32) 1.22 (0.79, 1.86)
    11–20 0.82 (0.49, 1.39) 1.16 (0.78, 1.73) 1.45 (1.12, 1.88) 1.36 (0.89, 2.09)
    21–30 (Ref) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00

Notes. The reference group was the maintenance stage of change.

aBody mass index calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared.

bMissing data.