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. 2011 Nov 10;8:124. doi: 10.1186/1479-5868-8-124

Table 4.

Multiple regression models for odds of spending ≤ 149 minutes and ≥ 150 minutes of cycling to and from work

Model A Model B1 Model B2
1-149 mins cycling OR(95% CI) p > 150 mins cycling OR(95% CI) p 1-149 mins cycling OR(95% CI) p > 150 mins cycling OR(95% CI) p 1-149 mins cycling OR(95% CI) p > 150 mins cycling OR(95% CI) p
Individual and household characteristics
 Gender (reference: male)
 Female 0.52 (0.33-0.82) 0.009 0.44 (0.29-0.66) 0.001 0.52 (0.32-0.82) 0.006 0.44 (0.28-0.67) 0.001 0.51 (0.32-0.81) 0.005 0.44 (0.29-0.66) 0.001
 Highest educational qualification (reference: less than degree)
 Degree or higher 1.28 (0.80-2.04) 0.057 1.77 (1.15-2.72) 0.009 1.22 (0.75-1.97) 0.414 1.74 (1.10-2.75) 0.016 1.35 (0.83-2.20) 0.221 1.80 (1.15-2.80) 0.009
 Weight status (reference: normal weight)
 Overweight 0.55 (0.34-0.90) 0.019 0.57 (0.37-0.89) 0.014 0.57 (0.34-0.94) 0.028 0.59 (0.37-0.93) 0.026 0.54 (0.32-0.89) 0.018 0.57 (0.36-0.90) 0.018
 Obese 0.31 (0.14-0.70) 0.005 0.38 (0.19-0.76) 0.011 0.36 (0.16-0.81) 0.014 0.48 (0.23-1.00) 0.052 0.32 (0.14-0.73) 0.007 0.39 (0.19-0.81) 0.019
 Limiting long term illness (reference: no)
Yes


1.11 (0.57-2.16) 0.752


0.42 (0.19-0.88) 0.022


1.27 (0.64-2.55) 0.485


0.53 (0.24-1.17) 0.122


1.11 (0.55-2.25) 0.756


0.44 (0.20-0.94) 0.036
 Number of children (reference: none)
One or more

2.11 (1.34-3.32) 0.001

1.40 (0.93-2.14) 0.112

2.00 (1.25-3.18) 0.003

1.29 (0.83-2.02) 0.253

2.31 (1.45-3.70) 0.001

1.46 (0.95-2.26) 0.084
 Car access × Distance (reference: access to a car lives ≥ 5 km from work)
 Car, lives < 5 km from work 13.9 (8.33-23.19) 0.001 5.05 (3.07-8.30) 0.001 9.24 (5.38-15.88) 0.001 3.15 (1.85-5.38) 0.001 10.29 (6.07-17.4) 0.001 4.00 (2.41-6.65) 0.001
 No car, lives ≥ 5 km from work 1.19 (0.32-4.42) 0.789 3.28 (1.44-7.47) 0.005 0.73 (0.19-2.82) 0.655 1.99 (0.83-4.79) 0.122 1.06 (0.28-4.08) 0.922 2.93 (1.25-6.88) 0.013
 No car, lives < 5 km from work 4.41 (2.36-8.51) 0.001 2.50 (1.41-4.42) 0.002 2.34(1.18-4.64) 0.015 1.27 (0.67-2.41) 0.449 3.31 (2.88-6.31) 0.001 2.01 (1.12-3.62) 0.019

Psychological measures of car use
 Intention (ref: low intention)
 Mid intention score - - n.i n.i - -
 High intention score
 Attitude (ref: low attitude)
 Mid attitude score - - 0.73 (0.40-1.31) 0.301 1.29 (0.76-2.17) 0.335 - -
 High attitude score 0.28 (0.16-0.49) 0.001 0.19 (0.11-0.33) 0.001
 PBC (ref: low PBC)
 Mid PBC score - - n.i n.i - -
 High PBC score
 Social norm (ref: low social norm)
Mid social norm score
High social norm score
- - n.i n.i - -
 Habit score (reference: low habits)
 High habit score - - n.i n.i

Perceptions of the route environment a
 The roads are dangerous for cyclists - - - - n.i n.i
 There are convenient routes for cycling - - - - 4.60(2.88-7.34) 0.001 3.14 (2.11-4.66) 0.001
 There is little traffic - - - - n.i n.i
 It is safe to cross the road - - - - n.i n.i
Urban-rural Status (reference = urban)
 Rural - - - - n.i n.i

CI confidence intervals; p, p value; PBC Perceived behavioural control; - not entered into the model; n.i, not included in the model; a the reference category is strongly disagree, disagree or neither disagree nor agree