Table 3.

Risk factors for physical inactivity in the Northern Manhattan Study

Risk factor	Univariate OR (95% CI)	Multivariable OR (95% CI)*	Multivariable OR (95% CI) †
Not speaking English as a first language at home	1.75 (1.52–2.04)	1.20 (0.93–1.56)	1.14 (0.87–1.49)
Having fewer than 3 friends	1.49 (1.22–1.79)	1.41 (1.15–1.72)	1.27 (1.03–1.56)
Married (excluding divorced, separated and windowed)	0.99 (0.85–1.15)	1.08 (0.91–1.27)	1.11 (0.94–1.31)
Not completing a high school education	1.79 (1.56–2.04)	1.22 (1.03–1.45)	1.19 (1.00–1.42)
Insurance (Medicaid or being uninsured versus all others)	1.68 (1.46–1.93)	1.20 (1.02–1.42)	1.14 (0.96–1.36)
Depression	1.98 (1.52–2.58)	1.70 (1.29–2.26)	1.63 (1.23–2.16)
Having less than 2 visitors at home	1.24 (1.08–1.43)	1.22 (1.05–1.41)	1.15 (0.99–1.34)
Hispanic (reference White)	2.12 (1.76–2.56)	2.18 (1.78–2.67)	1.69 (1.28–2.23)
African American (reference White)	1.14 (0.92–1.41)	1.08 (0.86–1.35)	1.14 (0.88–1.46)
Female sex	1.33 (1.15–1.54)	1.23 (1.05–1.43)	1.25 (1.06–1.47)

^*Adjusted for age, sex, race-ethnicity, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, peripheral vascular disease, heart disease, BMI greater than 30, diabetes, hypertension,, and light-moderate alcohol intake. Not adjusted for the other socio-demographic variables listed as risk factors.

^†Fully adjusted model including all socio-demographic and medical factors