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. 2013 Nov 11;13:1063. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-1063

Table 4.

Association between sociodemographic characteristics and being physically inactive (<150 min/week of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity) in 20–69 year old Mexican adults based on unadjusted and adjusted physical activity levels, ENSANUT 2012

 
Unadjusted moderate-to-vigorous physical activity levels
Adjusted moderate-to-vigorous physical activity levels
 
Bivariate model
Multivariate model
Bivariate model
Multivariate model
  OR (CI 95%)* OR (CI 95%)♯ OR (CI 95%)* OR (CI 95%)♯
Gender
 
 
 
 
Men
1
1
1
1
Women
1.31 (1.02,1.66)
1.24 (0.96,1.60)
1.18 (1.00,1.40)
1.14 (0.95,1.37)
Age group
 
 
 
 
20-29
1
1
1
1
30-39
0.83 (0.59,1.15)
0.73 (0.51,1.04)
0.93 (0.72,1.22)
0.88 (0.68,1.16)
40-49
0.96 (0.69,1.33)
0.80 (0.56,1.15)
1.11 (0.86,1.43)
1.05 (0.80,1.38)
50-59
0.95 (0.66,1.38)
0.79 (0.53,1.18)
1.04 (0.80,1.35)
0.96 (0.72,1.27)
60-69
1.35 (0.83,2.21)
1.20 (0.71,2.03)
1.59 (1.20,2.11)
1.58 (1.15,2.17)
BMI Classification
 
 
 
 
Normal weight
1
1
1
1
Overweight
1.20 (0.88,1.65)
1.22 (0.90,1.65)
1.14 (0.89,1.44)
1.10 (0.86,1.39)
Obese
1.46 (1.08,2.00)
1.43 (1.05,1.96)
1.38 (1.08,1.75)
1.30 (1.01,1.65)
Region of country
 
 
 
 
South
1
1
1
1
Central
1.58 (1.23,2.03)
1.56 (1.19, 2.03)
1.29 (1.07,1.54)
1.19 (0.97,1.46)
North
1.29 (1.02, 1.65)
1.19 (0.91,1.54)
1.31 (1.10,1.56)
1.14 (0.94, 1.39)
D.F. and metropolitan area
1.32 (0.87,2.03)
1.09 (0.70,1.71)
0.99 (0.70,1.39)
0.83 (0.57,1.20)
Rural/urban areas
 
 
 
 
Rural
1
1
1
1
Urban
1.66 (1.32,2.09)
1.59 (1.21,2.09)
1.26 (1.05,1.50)
1.07 (0.88,1.31)
Socioeconomic status
 
 
 
 
Low
1
1
1
1
Medium
1.44 (1.07,1.93)
1.28 (0.92,1.77)
1.31 (1.04,1.65)
1.30 (1.01,1.67)
High
1.47 (1.12,1.94)
1.18 (0.83,1.69)
1.61 (1.31,1.99)
1.60 (1.21,2.09)
Education level
 
 
 
 
Primary or less
1
1
1
1
Secondary
0.92 (0.67,1.27)
0.88 (0.62,1.26)
1.09 (0.88,1.36)
1.14 (0.90, 1.46)
High school or higher 0.94 (0.66,1.35) 0.83 (0.55,1.24) 1.12 (0.88,1.43) 1.07 (0.79, 1.45)

*Odds ratios (95% confidence interval) for being inactive. Odds ratios are not adjusted.

♯Odds ratios (95% confidence interval) for being physically inactive. Odds ratios are adjusted for all of the other sociodemographic variables listed in the first column of the table.