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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Apr 21.
Published in final edited form as: Rev Saude Publica. 2008 Dec;42(Suppl 2):70–77. doi: 10.1590/s0034-89102008000900010

Table 4.

Crude and adjusted analyses of the association between independent variables and leisure-time sedentary lifestyle among women. Pelotas, Southern Brazil, 1982 to 2004-2005

Variable Crude analysis Adjusted analysis*
PR 95% CI p-value PR 95% CI p-value
Skin color 0.23** 0.64**
  White 1 - 1 -
  Black or Mixed 1.03 0.98;1.08 0.99 0.94;1.04
Family income in 1982 (MW) <0.001*** <0.001***
  <1.0 1.41 1.22;1.63 1.41 1.22;1.64
  1.1-3.0 1.37 1.18;1.58 1.37 1.19;1.58
  3.1-6.0 1.25 1.07;1.45 1.25 1.07;1.45
  6.1-10.0 1.11 0.92; 1.34 1.11 0.92; 1.34
  >10.0 1 - 1 -
Income change (1982 → 2004-5) <0.001** <0.001**
  Always poor 1.17 1.12;1.23 1.18 1.12;1.24
  Not poor → poor 1.14 1.08;1.20 1.14 1.08;1.20
  Poor → not poor 1.06 0.99;1.13 1.06 0.99;1.13
  Never poor 1 - 1 -
Birth weight (grams) 0.01*** 0.04***
  <2500 1.12 0.97;1.29 1.09 0.95;1.26
  2500-2999 1.08 0.95;1.25 1.06 0.93;1.20
  3000-3499 1.06 0.93;1.21 1.06 0.93;1.20
  3500-3999 1.01 0.88;1.15 1.01 0.89;1.16
  ≥4000 1 - 1 -

MW: Monthly minimum wages

*

Variables at the first level (skin color and family income in 1982) were adjusted for and included in the analysis if p<0.2. Income change was adjusted for skin color. Birth weight was adjusted for skin color and family income in 1982

**

Wald test for heterogeneity

***

Wald test for linear trend