Table 2.
Results of the multivariate logistic regression analyses for physical health status in relation to the frequency, intensity, time, and duration of exercise in adolescents, adults, and the elderly Koreans (N = 9,000)
| Physical health state | So-so and below Vs. Quite and very healthy | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adolescents (under 18 years) | Adults (19–64 years) | Elderly (over 65 years) | ||||||||
| OR | 95% CI | p | OR | 95% CI | p | OR | 95% CI | p | ||
| Exercise frequency | None | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | ||||||
| Two or three times per month | 0.657 | 0.221–1.955 | 0.450 | 1.079 | 0.819–1.422 | 0.589 | 2.242 | 0.888–5.661 | 0.087 | |
| Once per week | 1.694 | 0.705–4.071 | 0.238 | 1.692 | 1.310–2.187 | <0.001*** | 1.473 | 0.855–2.538 | 0.163 | |
| Two times per week | 1.173 | 0.541–2.547 | 0.686 | 1.306 | 1.017–1.679 | 0.037* | 2.688 | 1.588–4.550 | <0.001*** | |
| Three times per week | 1.830 | 0.641–5.230 | 0.259 | 1.279 | 1.035–1.580 | 0.023* | 1.772 | 1.173–2.675 | 0.007** | |
| 4 times per week | <0.001 | <0.001–<0.001 | 0.998 | 1.727 | 1.244–2.397 | 0.001** | 1.746 | 1.043–2.922 | 0.034* | |
| 5 times per week | 2.976 | 0.701–12.633 | 0.139 | 1.445 | 1.107–1.887 | 0.007** | 2.588 | 1.649–4.062 | <0.001*** | |
| 6 times per week | <0.001 | <0.001–<0.001 | 0.998 | 2.086 | 1.292–3.370 | 0.003** | 3.212 | 1.837–5.617 | <0.001*** | |
| Every day | 1.813 | 0.236–13.910 | 0.567 | 1.456 | 1.068–1.986 | 0.017* | 2.331 | 1.619–3.357 | <0.001*** | |
| Exercise Time (min) | None | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | ||||||
| <59 | 4.157 | 0.994–17.386 | 0.051 | 0.833 | 0.650–1.067 | 0.149 | 1.518 | 1.036–2.224 | 0.032* | |
| 60–119 | 1.862 | 0.950–3.650 | 0.070 | 1.488 | 1.277–1.733 | <0.001*** | 2.173 | 1.670–2.827 | <0.001*** | |
| 120–179 | 0.863 | 0.415–1.793 | 0.692 | 1.523 | 1.207–1.922 | <0.001*** | 2.427 | 1.512–3.895 | <0.001*** | |
| Over 180 | 1.106 | 0.252–4.860 | 0.894 | 1.969 | 1.448–2.678 | <0.001*** | 6.054 | 2.972–12.332 | <0.001*** | |
| Exercise Duration (month) | None | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | ||||||
| <23 | 2.384 | 1.154–4.926 | 0.019* | 1.092 | 0.888–1.343 | 0.404 | 1.161 | 0.682–1.977 | 0.582 | |
| 24–47 | 1.192 | 0.599–2.374 | 0.617 | 1.436 | 1.199–1.721 | <0.001*** | 1.813 | 1.282–2.565 | 0.001** | |
| 48–71 | 0.789 | 0.267–2.336 | 0.669 | 1.359 | 1.095–1.686 | 0.005** | 2.427 | 1.680–3.506 | <0.001*** | |
| 72–95 | 1.582 | 0.205–12.208 | 0.660 | 2.385 | 1.440–3.952 | 0.001** | 2.263 | 1.165–4.394 | 0.016* | |
| >96 | <0.001 | <0.001–<0.001 | 0.999 | 1.862 | 1.456–2.382 | <0.001*** | 2.887 | 2.079–4.007 | <0.001*** | |
| Exercise intensity | None | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | ||||||
| Low | 1.381 | 0.320–5.954 | 0.665 | 1.083 | 0.867–1.352 | 0.482 | 1.635 | 1.206–2.217 | 0.002** | |
| Medium | 1.312 | 0.764–2.252 | 0.325 | 1.418 | 1.231–1.634 | <0.001*** | 2.638 | 2.027–3.434 | <0.001*** | |
| Vigorous | 3.885 | 1.181–12.773 | 0.025* | 2.240 | 1.632–3.074 | <0.001*** | 2.214 | 0.833–5.884 | 0.111 | |
OR: Odds Ratio; CI: Confidence Interval
*
p < 0.05,
**
p < 0.01,
***
p < 0.001; tested by multivariable logistic regression analysis after adjusting for covariate variables such as sex and age