Table 5.
Environmental factors determining the sitting time, odds ratios (OR) and the 95% confidence intervals of those sitting below and above 2545min/week
| Factors | Sitting ≤2545 min/week | Sitting >2545 min/week | P | OR | 95% CI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | ||||
| Number of free sports facilities | NS | ||||||
| High | 197 | 53.7 | 170 | 46.3 | 1 | - | |
| Low/None | 301 | 48.0 | 326 | 52.0 | 1.26 | 0.10–1.62 | |
| State of free sports facilities | NS | ||||||
| Good | 385 | 50.6 | 376 | 49.4 | 1 | - | |
| Poor | 60 | 43.2 | 79 | 56.8 | 1.35 | 0.94–1.94 | |
| Number of paid sports facilities | NS | ||||||
| High | 192 | 50.4 | 189 | 49.6 | 1 | - | |
| Low/None | 298 | 49.5 | 304 | 50.5 | 1.04 | 0.80–1.34 | |
| State of paid sports facilities | NS | ||||||
| Good | 393 | 49.1 | 407 | 50.9 | 1 | - | |
| Poor | 28 | 53.8 | 24 | 46.2 | 0.83 | 0.47–1.45 | |
| Classes cost in paid public sports facilities | NS | ||||||
| High | 167 | 48.3 | 179 | 51.7 | 1 | - | |
| Low | 47 | 51.1 | 45 | 48.9 | 0.89 | 0.56–1.42 | |
| Attractiveness of classes in paid public sports facilities | NS | ||||||
| Very attractive | 209 | 50.6 | 204 | 49.4 | 1 | - | |
| Not attractive | 24 | 57.1 | 18 | 42.9 | 0.77 | 0.40–1.46 | |
| Local authorities’ actions promoting physical activity | NS | ||||||
| Yes | 238 | 49.4 | 244 | 50.6 | 1 | - | |
| No | 184 | 48.9 | 192 | 51.1 | 1.02 | 0.78–1.33 | |
*Significant differences (P<0.05) between those declaring sitting time below and above 2545 min/week; Odds ratios (OR) were computed with reference to those sitting for longer than 2545 min/week.