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. 2013 Feb 14;13:136. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-136

Table 3.

Adjusted odds ratios (95% confidence interval)$for meeting the different physical activity guidelines by socio-demographic characteristics

  5*30 min/day MVPA 3*20 min/day vigorous PA 150 min/week MVPA 75 min/week vigorous PA 500 MET.min/week MVPA PAL 1.75 7*10000 steps/day
Gender
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Men
1.00
 
1.00
 
1.00
 
1.00
 
1.00
 
1.00
 
1.00
 
Women
0.40
(0.25-0.63)
0.49
(0.23-1.06)
0.27
(0.15-0.49)
0.46
(0.26-0.81)
0.33
(0.17-0.62)
0.50
(0.30-0.83)
1.01
(0.54-1.88)
Age
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
20-34 years
1.00
 
1.00
 
1.00
 
1.00
 
1.00
 
1.00
 
1.00
 
35-49 years
0.59
(0.34-1.02)
1.39
(0.51-3.78)
0.28
(0.13-0.62)
1.89
(0.93-3.87)
0.28
(0.12-0.68)
0.48
(0.27-0.86)
0.66
(0.32-1.34)
50-65 years
0.76
(0.40-1.44)
1.53
(0.49-4.76)
0.25
(0.11-0.60)
1.01
(0.42-2.43)
0.39
(0.14-1.04)
0.28
(0.14-0.60)
0.51
(0.21-1.24)
Educational level
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
College or university
1.00
 
1.00
 
1.00
 
1.00
 
1.00
 
1.00
 
1.00
 
High school or less
0.76
(0.47-1.24)
0.37
(0.14-1.01)
0.66
(0.37-1.19)
0.35
(0.17-0.70)
0.63
(0.34-1.18)
1.64
(0.97-2.80)
3.70
(1.98-6.91)
Smoking status
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-smokers
1.00
 
1.00
 
1.00
 
1.00
 
1.00
 
1.00
 
1.00
 
Smokers
0.85
(0.46-1.58)
0.40
(0.09-1.78)
0.40
(0.20-0.80)
0.43
(0.16-1.15)
0.62
(0.29-1.33)
0.70
(0.34-1.45)
1.01
(0.45-2.27)
Marital status
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Single
1.00
 
1.00
 
1.00
 
1.00
 
1.00
 
1.00
 
1.00
 
Married/cohabiting/with partner
0.75
(0.34-1.68)
0.88
(0.24-3.29)
0.62
(0.19-2.01)
0.84
(0.32-2.20)
0.40
(0.09-1.80)
2.12
(0.80-5.61)
0.89
(0.31-2.58)
Widowed/divorced 0.99 (0.33-3.01) 1.96 (0.35-10.93) 1.51 (0.33-6.95) 1.55 (0.41-5.90) 0.79 (0.13-5.00) 2.00 (0.52-7.71) 0.57 (0.11-2.88)

$ Multivariate models included gender, age, education level, smoking status and marital status.

MVPA: moderate-to-vigorous physical activity accumulated in 10-min bouts, PA: physical activity accumulated in 10-min bouts.