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. 2012 Sep 11;9:110. doi: 10.1186/1479-5868-9-110

Table 3.

Associations between individual-level characteristics and physical activity stratified by sex

 
Men
Women
 
N
OR 95% CI
N
OR 95% CI
    Vigorous Moderate Walking   Vigorous Moderate Walking
Occupation
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
White collara
18,099
1
-
1
-
1
-
16,158
1
-
1
-
1
-
Blue collarb
21,845
1.84
1.76-1.93
1.17
1.12-1.23
0.96
0.92-1.01
10,535
1.37
1.28-1.47
1.26
1.19-1.33
0.98
0.92-1.04
Agriculture
21,198
3.00
2.85-3.15
1.30
1.24-1.36
1.26
1.19-1.33
10,748
2.71
2.53-2.90
1.46
1.37-1.56
1.17
1.09-1.25
Armed forcesc
1,172
1.39
1.22-1.58
1.09
0.96-1.24
1.11
0.97-1.27
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Not working for pay
16,282
1.01
0.96-1.07
0.77
0.73-0.81
0.85
0.80-0.89
60,849
0.97
0.92-1.03
1.10
1.06-1.15
0.74
0.71-0.78
Education
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Higher educationd
19,686
1
-
1
-
1
-
22,266
1
-
1
-
1
-
Secondary school
21,497
1.15
1.10-1.21
1.09
1.04-1.14
1.01
0.96-1.06
25,042
0.95
0.90-1.00
1.23
1.18-1.29
1.02
0.98-1.07
Primary school
16,890
1.42
1.35-1.50
1.03
0.98-1.08
0.97
0.92-1.02
19,042
1.20
1.13-1.28
1.24
1.18-1.30
1.00
0.95-1.05
Less than primary
9,883
1.62
1.51-1.73
0.98
0.92-1.04
0.98
0.93-1.04
11,990
1.43
1.34-1.54
1.20
1.13-1.27
0.99
0.93-1.05
None 10,640 1.79 1.67-1.91 1.08 1.02-1.15 0.91 0.85-0.98 20,099 1.68 1.57-1.80 1.19 1.12-1.26 1.03 0.97-1.09

a White collar (e.g. legislator, clerk or sales worker).

b Blue collar (e.g. craft trades worker, elementary worker or plant operator).

c The group of women working in the armed forces was too small to include in these results.

d Post graduate, university or high school.