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. 2010 Dec 10;7:89. doi: 10.1186/1479-5868-7-89

Table 2.

Uni- and multivariate associations with cycling to work (OR, 95%CI and p-value)

Univariate Multivariate
OR 95%CI p-value OR 95%CI p-value

Female 1.7 1.3 to 2.3 < 0.001 - - -
Age (years) 1.0 1.0 to 1.0 0.61 - - -
Full timer (< or ≥ 36 hours/week) (%) 0.5 0.3 to 0.6 < 0.001 0.5 0.4 to 0.7 < 0.001
College education 1.2 0.9 to 1.7 0.16 - - -
Income (< or ≥ €35.000 annually) 0.8 0.6 to 1.1 0.25 - - -
Living distance to work (≤ 8 kilometer) 6.0 4.3 to 8.0 < 0.001 5.5 4.0 to 7.8 < 0.001
Recreational cycling 1.1 0.9 to 1.6 0.34 - - -
Engaging in sport activity (≥ 1 time/week) 1.5 1.1 to 1.9 0.009 - - -
Meeting moderate-intensity physical activity guideline 2.7 2.0 to 3.4 < 0.001 3.0 2.1 to 4.0 < 0.001
Meeting vigorous-intensity physical activity guideline 2.3 1.7 to 3.2 < 0.001 1.8 1.3 to 2.8 0.002
Inactive (desk) job 0.8 0.7 to 1.1 0.21 - - -
Television viewing time (≥ 14 hours/week) 0.7 0.5 to 0.9 0.01 0.6 0.4 to 0.8 0.001

OR = odds ratio, CI = confidence interval