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. 2008 Oct 22;8:367. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-367

Table 4.

Gender specific analyses of physical activity categories

Moderate High


Adjusted OR 95% CI Adjusted OR 95% CI
WOMENa
Body Mass Index (kg/m2)
 < 25 1.45 0.75–2.80 6.40 1.46–28.10
 25.0–29.9 1.65 0.82–3.30 5.95 1.31–26.93
 ≥ 30 1.00 1.00
Marital status
 Single 1.32 0.88–1.99 2.00 1.24–3.25
 Married/Partner 1.00 1.00
Self-perceived health
 Excellent 2.81 1.50–5.25 3.72 1.82–7.61
 Very good 2.18 1.31–3.66 1.51 0.79–2.89
 Good 1.53 0.95–2.46 0.91 0.49–1.71
 Satisfactory or poor 1.00 1.00
MENa
Self-perceived health
 Excellent 2.88 1.48–5.62 5.23 2.67–10.26
 Very good 2.31 1.25–4.25 3.57 1.91–6.68
 Good 1.92 1.09-3.39 1.82 0.99–3.08
 Satisfactory or poor 1.00 1.00
Education
 College/University 1.22 0.69–2.17 0.51 0.27–0.94
 High school 1.69 1.01–2.84 1.74 1.05–2.87
 Other 1.51 0.51–4.47 1.59 0.55–4.56
 Basic school 1.00 1.00
Residential community size
 Village 1.44 0.82–2.51 2.68 1.51–4.74
 Small town 1.51 0.88–2.60 1.58 0.88–2.85
 Medium-size town 0.73 0.40–1.32 1.26 0.69–2.31
 Large town 1.00 1.00

aOnly variables significantly associated with the outcome are presented. Variables are listed by as selected as a result of the backward elimination procedure in multinominal logistic regression analysis.