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

Table 5.

Associations between country-level environmental characteristics and physical activity, stratified by occupational classa

Environmental factor
Type of activity
OR 95% CI
    White Collarb Blue Collarc Agriculture Not Working
Temperature
Vigorous
0.97
0.94-0.99
0.96
0.93-1.00
0.99
0.94-1.03
0.96
0.93-1.00
 
Moderate
0.98
0.95-1.01
0.97
0.93-1.00
0.96
0.93-0.99
0.97
0.94-1.01
 
Walking
0.93
0.90-0.96
0.93
0.90-0.97
0.94
0.90-0.98
0.94
0.90-0.97
Motor vehicle density
Vigorous
1.33
1.03-1.71
1.37
0.97-1.92
1.26
0.83-1.92
1.46
1.09-1.97
 
Moderate
1.20
0.89-1.62
1.15
0.84-1.59
1.10
0.81-1.48
1.36
0.96-1.94
 
Walking
1.24
0.91-1.69
1.27
0.93-1.73
1.21
0.85-1.73
1.43
1.02-2.00
Rural population
Vigorous
1.02
0.95-1.10
1.06
0.96-1.16
1.06
0.95-1.19
1.06
0.97-1.15
 
Moderate
1.07
0.99-1.16
1.08
1.00-1.18
1.04
0.96-1.13
1.05
0.95-1.15
 
Walking
0.98
0.90-1.07
0.99
0.91-1.08
0.99
0.89-1.09
0.98
0.89-1.08
GDP
Vigorous
0.96
0.82-1.12
0.92
0.76-1.12
0.89
0.70-1.14
0.81
0.68-0.98
 
Moderate
0.81
0.69-0.96
0.87
0.72-1.04
0.91
0.76-1.09
0.82
0.67-1.00
 
Walking
0.92
0.75-1.12
0,90
0.74-1.10
0.98
0.79-1.22
0.98
0.79-1.21
Governance indicator
Vigorous
1.31
0.90-1.91
1.16
0.70-1.91
1.26
0.68-2.34
1.11
0.70-1.24
 
Moderate
1.04
0.67-1.60
0.94
0.59-1.49
1.03
0.66-1.61
1.07
0.64-1.80
 
Walking
0.77
0.50-1.20
0.81
0.51-1.27
0.77
0.46-1.29
0.88
0.53-1.47
Literacy rate
Vigorous
1.03
0.96-1.10
1.06
0.97-1.15
1.06
0.95-1.17
1.02
0.94-1.10
 
Moderate
1.03
0.96-1.11
1.03
0.95-1.12
1.02
0.95-1.10
1.04
0.95-1.14
 
Walking
0.99
0.91-1.07
0.99
0.91-1.07
0.99
0.90-1.08
0.98
0.90-1.07
SIGI
Vigorous
1.12
0.90-1.39
1.18
0.89-1.57
1.09
0.76-1.57
1.10
0.85-1.43
 
Moderate
1.08
0.84-1.38
1.05
0.81-1.37
1.03
0.79-1.34
1.28
0.96-1.71
  Walking 1.10 0.85-1.42 1.12 0.86-1.45 1.12 0.82-1.51 1.23 0.93-1.63

a All models are corrected for age, educational attainment and occupational class on the individual level and average yearly temperature and GDP on the country-level (except in the model where these were included as determinant).

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

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