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. 2009 Jan;99(1):68–75. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2008.141978

TABLE 2.

Prevalence Odds Ratios (ORs) for Moderate to High Levels of Leisure-Time Physical Activity, by Sociodemographic Characteristics, Levels of Exposure to Intervention, and Self-Reported Health Status: Academia da Cidade Program (ACP), Recife, Brazil, 2007

Moderate to High Leisure-Time Physical Activity, % Moderate to High Leisure-Time Physical Activity, Crude OR (95% CI) Moderate to High Leisure-Time Physical Activity, Adjusted ORa (95% CI)
Sociodemographics
Age, y
    16–34 (Ref) 22.1 1.0 1.0
    35–54 17.3 0.7 (0.6, 0.9) 1.2 (0.8, 1.9)
    ≥55 16.0 0.7 (0.5, 0.9) 1.4 (0.9, 2.2)
Gender
    Male (Ref) 26.1 1.0 1.0
    Female 14.3 0.5 (0.4, 0.6) 0.4 (0.3, 0.5)
Skin color
    White (Ref) 20.1 1.0 1.0
    Other 18.9 0.9 (0.7, 1.2) 1.0 (0.8, 1.4)
Educational level
    Less than high school (Ref) 12.5 1.0 1.0
    High school 23.7 2.1 (1.6, 2.7) 1.9 (1.3, 2.7)
    College degree or higher 28.4 2.7 (2.0, 3.7) 2.2 (1.4, 3.4)
Marital status
    Married (Ref) 16.4 1.0 1.0
    Single 21.7 1.4 (1.1, 1.8) 1.2 (0.7, 2.2)
    Other 21.4 1.4 (1.0, 2.0) 1.3 (0.8, 2.2)
Exposure to ACP
Participation in ACP
    Current 67.6 9.3 (4.1, 21.0) 11.3 (3.5, 35.9)
    Former 29.3 1.8 (1.1, 3.0) 2.0 (1.0, 3.9)
    Never (Ref) 18.3 1.0 1.0
Lives near an ACP site
    Yes 22.8 1.4 (1.1, 1.8) 1.2 (0.9, 1.6)
    No (Ref) 17.2 1.0 1.0
Heard about or seen an ACP activity
    Yes 22.9 1.8 (1.4, 2.3) 1.8 (1.3, 2.5)
    No (Ref) 13.9 1.0 1.0
Health
Self-reported health status
    Excellent or very good (Ref) 32.4 1.0 1.0
    Normal or good 17.3 0.5 (0.3, 0.6) 0.5 (0.3, 0.7)
    Fair or poor 14.5 0.4 (0.3, 0.5) 0.5 (0.3, 0.8)

Note. CI = confidence interval. Leisure-time physical activity were classified based on the International Physical Activity Questionnaire’s guidelines.

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Adjusted for health status, sociodemographic characteristics (age, gender, education, marital status), risk factors (smoking, alcohol use, overweight or obesity), and neighborhood environment variables (traffic interference, safety, aesthetics, walkability).