Table 3.

Association between primary language spoken at home and leisure-time physical activity levels^* by region

	Southwest		Northern Plains
Language	Active n (%)†	OR (CI)†	Active n (%)†	OR (CI)†
English	346 (31.9%)	1.0	734 (37.2%)	1.0
American Indian/Alaska Native	32 (36.8%)	1.33 (0.81 – 2.17)	120 (40.4%)	1.25 (0.94 – 1.66)
Both	159 (36.1%)	1.62 (1.25 – 2.10)	443 (40.7%)	1.51 (1.26 – 1.81)

^*Defined as physical activity of any intensity reported during leisure-time in minutes/week; further categorized as "Active" vs. "Not sufficiently active" using a threshold of 150 minutes/week or greater.

^†Data presented as number and percent [n (%)], and odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI). The English-only language group was used as the reference category. Estimates are adjusted for sex, age, education, and physical health sub-scale score (using the SF-36 instrument).