Table 1. Univariate associations of sociodemographic and physical and social environmental factors with leisure-time physical activity.
| Leisure-time physical activity at baseline | Leisure-time physical activity at follow-up1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Standardized β (95% CI) | Standardized β (95% CI) | ||
| Sociodemographic factors | ||||
| Age | -0.045 | (-0.094, 0.004) | 0.001 | (-0.053, 0.054) |
| Country of birth | 0.032 | (-0.017, 0.082) | -0.010 | (-0.065, 0.045) |
| Highest education level (ref. = low) | ||||
| Medium | 0.133 | (0.072, 0.195) | -0.041 | (-0.113, 0.032) |
| High | 0.213 | (0.151, 0.274) | -0.037 | (-0.108, 0.034) |
| Marital status (ref. = never married) | ||||
| Married / de facto | -0.049 | (-0.104, 0.006) | -0.048 | (-0.108, 0.013) |
| Previously married | -0.037 | (-0.093, 0.018) | -0.023 | (-0.085, 0.038) |
| Number of dependent children (ref. = none) | ||||
| One | -0.082 | (-0.137, -0.027) | -0.068 | (-0.131, -0.008) |
| Two | -0.084 | (-0.140, -0.028) | -0.019 | (-0.081, 0.043) |
| Three or more | -0.060 | (-0.114, -0.005) | 0.036 | (-0.025, 0.097) |
| Employment status (ref. = not working) | ||||
| Working full time | 0.070 | (0.012, 0.128) | 0.085 | (0.019, 0.148) |
| Working part-time | 0.066 | (0.008, 0.125) | 0.006 | (-0.059, 0.071) |
| Personal income (ref. = low) | ||||
| Medium | 0.040 | (-0.019, 0.099) | 0.020 | (-0.047, 0.088) |
| High | 0.099 | (0.039, 0.157) | 0.081 | (0.014, 0.145) |
| Household income (ref. = low) | ||||
| Medium | 0.114 | (0.037, 0.186) | 0.040 | (-0.047, 0.127) |
| High | 0.156 | (0.077, 0.226) | 0.050 | (-0.036, 0.135) |
| Physical and social environmental factors | ||||
| Neighborhood “personal safety” | 0.045 | (-0.004, 0.094) | -0.022 | (-0.077, 0.033) |
| Neighborhood “walking environment” | 0.163 | (0.115, 0.212) | 0.032 | (-0.023, 0.088) |
Statistical significance is represented in bold type.
1 adjusted for leisure-time physical activity at baseline