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. 2015 Dec 9;12:150. doi: 10.1186/s12966-015-0310-5

Table 2.

Relations of walking and cycling domains with individual and socio-demographic characteristics

Walking Cycling
Commutinga (R2 = 0.20) Leisure (R2 = 0.12) Errands (R2 = 0.14) Commutinga (R2 = 0.13) Leisure (R2 = 0.11) Errands (R2 = 0.16)
OR (95 % CI) OR (95 % CI) OR (95 % CI) OR (95 % CI) OR (95 % CI) OR (95 % CI)
Individual and socio-demographic
 Gender
  Male Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
  Female 1.06 (0.98–1.15) 1.12 (1.07–1.19) 1.08 (1.03–1.15) 0.62 (0.55–0.71) 0.47 (0.43–0.51) 0.77 (0.69–0.85)
 BMI (kg/m2) 0.99 (0.98–1.00) 0.98 (0.97–0.98) 0.99 (0.98–0.99) 0.96 (0.95–0.98) 0.98 (0.97–0.99) 0.96 (0.95–0.97)
 Education
  <2y of university Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
  ≥2y of university 0.86 (0.80–0.93) 0.96 (0.91–1.01) 1.16 (1.11–1.22) 1.08 (0.94–1.25) 0.87 (0.80–0.94) 1.4 (1.27–1.56)
 Living with a partner
  No Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
  Yes 0.89 (0.83–0.97) 1.14 (1.08–1.21) 0.93 (0.88–0.99) 1.26 (1.09–1.45) 1.09 (0.99–1.21) 1.04 (0.93–1.16)
 Have a child at home under 14y
  No Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
  Yes 0.76 (0.70–0.82) 0.68 (0.64–0.72) 1.13 (1.06–1.19) 0.91 (0.80–1.04) 1.22 (1.10–1.34) 0.94 (0.84–1.05)
 Have a child at home between 14y and 18y
  No Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
  Yes 1.04 (0.95–1.14) 0.98 (0.92–1.05) 0.79 (0.74–0.85) 1.05 (0.89–1.23) 0.95 (0.85–1.07) 1.15 (1.01–1.31)
 Transit pass
  No Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
  Yes 4.06 (3.78–4.35) 0.96 (0.90–1.02) 1.32 (1.25–1.40) 0.90 (0.78–1.04) 1.02 (0.91–1.13) 0.94 (0.84–1.05)
 Work
  No NR Ref Ref NR Ref Ref
  Yes NR 1.12 (0.77–1.64) 1.34 (0.92–1.95) NR 0.42 (0.27–0.67) 2.61 (1.60–4.25)
 Parking at work
  No Ref NR NR Ref NR NR
  Yes 0.53 (0.50–0.57) NR NR 0.77 (0.68–0.86) NR NR
 Strenuous job
  No Ref NR NR Ref NR NR
  Yes 0.82 (0.73–0.92) NR NR 1.01 (0.82–1.23) NR NR

Models were adjusted for age, income, health perception, smoking status, leisure screen-time, city density population. Models with commuting as outcome were additionally adjusted on distance to work and time spent at work. Models with leisure and errands as outcome were additionally adjusted on working status

NR not relevant

aAnalyses were performed among workers only