Table 4.
Individual, social and physical environmental correlates of sufficient PA among Canadians, by education level, 2002
| Variable | Secondary or lower | Tech school or college | University | |||
| Crude | Adjusted | Crude | Adjusted | Crude | Adjusted | |
| OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) † | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) † | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) † | |
| Self-rated health | ||||||
| Excellent | 1.00 (reference) | 1.00 (reference) | 1.00 (reference) | 1.00 (reference) | 1.00 (reference) | 1.00 (reference) |
| Good | 1.02 (0.77–1.34) | 1.14 (0.84–1.52) | 0.66 (0.43–1.01) | 0.77 (0.49–1.21) | 0.67 (0.48–0.93) | 0.89 (0.62–1.28) |
| Fair | 0.51 (0.37–0.70) | 0.84 (0.60–1.19) | 0.42 (0.25–0.72) | 0.76 (0.42–1.37) | 0.48 (0.29–0.79) | 0.94 (0.54–1.66) |
| Poor | 0.24 (0.16–0.37 | 0.49 (0.30–0.79) | 0.16 (0.08–0.33) | 0.39 (0.17–0.89) | 0.14 (0.07–0.29) | 0.24 (0.11–0.53) |
| Intention | ||||||
| Low intention | 1.00 (reference) | 1.00 (reference) | 1.00 (reference) | 1.00 (reference) | 1.00 (reference) | 1.00 (reference) |
| Moderate intention | 2.13 (1.68–2.72) | 1.63 (1.25–2.13) | 2.84 (1.93–4.18) | 2.22 (1.47–3.35) | 1.97 (1.37–2.84) | 1.35 (0.90–2.03) |
| Fully intentional | 3.99 (2.81–5.66) | 2.42 (1.65–3.55) | 4.71 (2.81–7.89) | 2.64 (1.52–4.59) | 3.57 (2.24–5.68) | 1.71 (1.02–2.86) |
| Intention as continuous | 1.61 (1.46–1.77) | 1.39 (1.25–1.55) | 1.78 (1.52–2.09) | 1.49 (1.26–1.78) | 1.66 (1.42–1.94) | 1.27 (1.07–1.52) |
| Self-efficacy (mean score) | 1.61 (1.49–1.73) | 1.40 (1.29–1.52) | 1.75 (1.54–1.98) | 1.54 (1.35–1.76) | 1.81 (1.63–2.01) | 1.68 (1.50–1.88) |
| Perceived barriers to PA (mean score) | 0.92 (0.85–0.98) | 0.96 (0.88–1.04) | 0.76 (0.69–0.88) | 0.88 (0.76–1.01) | 0.86 (0.77–0.96) | 0.96 (0.84–1.09) |
| Perceived health benefit (mean score) | 1.35 (1.20–1.53) | 1.17 (1.02–1.35) | 1.25 (0.98–1.58) | 1.10 (0.85–1.42) | 1.63 (1.31–2.04) | 1.39 (1.09–1.77) |
| Social support (mean score) | 1.11 (1.01–1.22) | 1.05 (0.95–1.17) | 0.86 (0.73–1.01) | 0.89 (0.74–1.07) | 1.13 (0.98–1.29) | 1.08 (0.93–1.27) |
| Facility availability (mean score) | 1.42 (1.14–1.76) | 1.05 (0.83–1.33) | 1.21 (0.83–1.76) | 1.01 (0.67–1.52) | 1.84 (1.32–2.55) | 1.50 (1.05–2.14) |
† OR adjusted for age, gender, self-rated health, intention, self-efficacy, perceived health benefit, perceived barriers and facility availability.