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

Table 3.

Interrelations between walking and cycling domains and relations with other types of physical activity

Walking Cycling
Commutinga Leisure Errands Commutinga Leisure Errands
OR (95 % CI) OR (95 % CI) OR (95 % CI) OR (95 % CI) OR (95 % CI) OR (95 % CI)
Individual and socio-demographic
 Leisure-time physical activity
  <1 h per week Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
  1 h–2 h30 per week 0.96 (0.89–1.03) 1.23 (1.16–1.30) 1.11 (1.05–1.17) 1.26 (1.10–1.45) 1.54 (1.39–1.71) 1.51 (1.34–1.70)
  >2 h30 per week 0.89 (0.82–0.96) 1.53 (1.44–1.62) 1.14 (1.08–1.21) 1.49 (1.28–1.72) 1.80 (1.62–2.00) 1.88 (1.66–2.12)
 Domestic activities
  <7 h per week Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
  ≥7 h per week 0.98 (0.92–1.05) 1.29 (1.23–1.35) 1.15 (1.09–1.20) 0.88 (0.79–0.99) 1.07 (0.99–1.16) 0.93 (0.85–1.02)
Walking
  Commuting
  No NR Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
  Yes NR 1.12 (1.06–1.20) 2.37 (2.23–2.53) 1.02 (0.89–1.17) 0.82 (0.73–0.93) 0.72 (0.64–0.82)
 Leisure
  No Ref NR Ref Ref Ref Ref
  Yes 1.15 (1.08–1.23) NR 2.02 (1.93–2.12) 0.81 (0.71–0.91) 1.98 (1.83–2.14) 0.66 (0.60–0.73)
 Errands
  No Ref Ref NR Ref Ref Ref
  Yes 2.41 (2.26–2.57) 2.02 (1.96–2.12) NR 0.72 (0.64–0.81) 0.77 (0.71–0.84) 3.12 (2.85–3.43)
 Cycling
  Commuting
  No Ref Ref Ref NR Ref Ref
  Yes 1.01 (0.88–1.16) 0.83 (0.74–0.93) 0.65 (0.61–0.76) NR 1.58 (1.38–1.80) 16.09 (14.23–18.19)
 Leisure
  No Ref Ref Ref Ref NR Ref
  Yes 0.81 (0.72–0.91) 1.94 (1.80–2.10) 0.78 (0.72–0.84) 2.06 (1.79–2.37) NR 10.89 (9.89–11.98)
 Errands
  No Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref NR
  Yes 0.76 (0.66–0.86) 0.65 (0.59–0.71) 2.97 (2.71–3.25) 14.77 (13.09–16.68) 10.69 (9.71–11.77) 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