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Published in final edited form as: J Behav Med. 2007 Jul 7;30(5):411–421. doi: 10.1007/s10865-007-9117-4

Table III.

Multinomial Logistic Regression of Correlates of Exercise Maintainers, Irregular Exercisers and Inactive Participants

Group	Variables	OR	95% Confidence Interval
Exercise Maintainers
	Exercise Barriers	0.183	(0.079–0.426)^***
	Illness Perceptions (acute vs. chronic)	0.961	(0.900–1.026)
	Functional Status	1.010	(0.990–1.030)
	Illness Perception: Cause (my own behavior)	0.505	(0.343–0.742)^***
	Sex (male)	4.060	(1.691–9.748)^**
	CR Attendance (Yes)	5.964	(2.865–12.416)^***
	Family Income (>$50,000CAD/year)	0.828	(0.418–1.638)
	Diabetes (yes)	0.448	(0.190–1.056)
	Previous Exercise Behavior (Yes)	3.054	(1.432–6.515)^**
	Current Smoker	0.209	(0.069–0.632)^**
	Past Smoker	0.349	(0.158–0.769)^**
	Obesity (BMI > 30 yes)	0.909	(0.414–1.998)

Irregular Exercisers
	Exercise Barriers	0.217	(0.090–0.528)^**
	Illness Perceptions (acute vs. chronic)	0.979	(0.915–1.047)
	Functional Status	1.013	(0.992–1.034)
	Illness Perception: Cause (my own behavior)	0.725	(0.484–1.085)
	Sex (male)	1.863	(0.811–4.282)
	CR Attendance (Yes)	3.030	(1.413–6.497)^**
	Family Income (>$50,000CAD/year)	1.240	(0.611–2.517)
	Diabetes (yes)	1.088	(0.484–2.445)
	Previous Exercise Behavior (Yes)	1.901	(0.854–4.234)
	Current Smoker	0.908	(0.330–2.498)
	Past Smoker	0.479	(0.207–1.108)
	Obesity (BMI > 30 yes)	1.074	(0.486–2.374)

Reference Group: Inactive Participants;

OR, Odds Ratio; CR, Cardiac Rehabilitation

p<0.05;

^**

p<0.01,

^***

p<0.001