Table 2.
Association between patient characteristics and receiving general practitioner advice on physical activity (logistic regression model; n = 1,627)
| % receiving advice | Crude odds ratio [95% confidence interval] |
Adjusted odds ratio
b
[95% confidence interval] |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Socio-demographic variables | |||
| Sex | |||
| Female | 30.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Male | 36.0 | 1.31 [1.07;1.61]* | 1.34 [1.06;1.70]* |
| Age | |||
| < 80 years | 34.6 | 1 | 1 |
| ≥ 80 years | 29.4 | 0.79 [0.63;0.98]* | 0.78 [0.61;1.00] |
| Birthplace | |||
| Outside Germany | 39.2 | 1 | 1 |
| Germany | 32.2 | 0.74 [0.52;1.04] | 0.81 [0.57;1.17] |
| Education level | |||
| No qualification or basic secondary school qualification | 32.4 | 1 | 1 |
| Higher than basic secondary school qualification | 33.4 | 1.05 [0.85;1.29] | 1.11 [0.89;1.39] |
| Cardio-vascular risk factors | |||
| Currently smoking (baseline) | |||
| No | 33.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Yes | 30.9 | 0.91 [0.60;1.38] | 0.92 [0.59;1.43] |
| Waist circumferencea | |||
| Women < 88 cm; men < 102 cm | 28.9 | 1 | 1 |
| Women ≥ 88 cm; men ≥ 102 cm | 35.2 | 1.34 [1.08;1.66]* | 1.19 [0.94;1.51] |
| Medical conditions and medications | |||
| Hypertension | |||
| No | 28.6 | 1 | 1 |
| Yes | 35.2 | 1.36 [1.09;1.69]* | 1.09 [0.86;1.38] |
| Coronary heart disease and/or myocardial infarction | |||
| No | 29.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Yes | 44.1 | 1.93 [1.53;2.43]* | 1.56 [1.21;2.01]* |
| Chronic heart failure | |||
| No | 31.6 | 1 | 1 |
| Yes | 38.0 | 1.32 [1.02;1.71]* | 1.02 [0.77;1.35] |
| Diabetes mellitus | |||
| No | 28.6 | 1 | 1 |
| Yes | 45.6 | 2.09 [1.66;2.64]* | 1.79 [1.39;2.30]* |
| Peripheral arterial disease | |||
| No | 31.3 | 1 | 1 |
| Yes | 44.2 | 1.74 [1.28;2.36]* | 1.31 [0.94;1.83] |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | |||
| No | 32.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Yes | 39.5 | 1.39 [1.01;1.90]* | 1.23 [0.88;1.72] |
| Arthritis (degenerative or rheumatoid) | |||
| No | 29.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Yes | 40.0 | 1.63 [1.32;2.02]* | 1.37 [1.08;1.73]* |
| Osteoporosis | |||
| No | 32.4 | 1 | 1 |
| Yes | 35.9 | 1.17 [0.86;1.58] | 1.07 [0.77;1.50] |
| Number of medications | |||
| unmedicated or ≤ 5 | 24.8 | 1 | 1 |
| > 5 | 40.2 | 2.03 [1.64;2.52]* | 1.41 [1.11;1.80]* |
| Number of general practitioner visits (preceding 3 months) | |||
| 0-3 visits | 31.0 | 1 | 1 |
| > 3 visits | 40.2 | 1.50 [1.16;1.92]* | 1.28 [0.97;1.67] |
| Need for walking aid | |||
| No | 32.2 | 1 | 1 |
| Yes | 36.2 | 1.20 [0.90;1.59] | 0.83 [0.61;1.15] |
| Falls (preceding 12 months) | |||
| No | 32.6 | 1 | 1 |
| Yes | 33.7 | 1.05 [0.82;1.35] | 1.04 [0.80;1.36] |
| Pain (preceding 3 months) | |||
| No | 26.9 | 1 | 1 |
| Yes | 38.1 | 1.67 [1.36;2.07]* | 1.43 [1.13;1.81]* |
| Sporting activities | |||
| < 2.5 hours per week | 33.0 | 1 | 1 |
| ≥ 2.5 hours per week | 32.7 | 0.99 [0.80;1.23] | 0.96 [0.76;1.22] |
* 95% Confidence interval not including 1
a Waist circumference at 7-year follow-up was used for analysis. If this value was missing, waist circumference at 5-year follow-up was used.
b Adjusted for all other variables in the table