Table 3. Binary logistic regression predicting the attainment of the physical activity recommended level by European people.

	Attaining the PA recommended level OR (95% CI)
	Men	Women
Age
18–24	1.00 ref.	1.00 ref.
25–34	0.98 (0.83–1.14)	1.14 (0.97–1.34)
35–44	1.03 (0.87–1.21)	1.26 (1.06–1.50)**
45–54	1.09 (0.92–1.29)	1.41 (1.19–1.67)***
55–64	1.22 (1.02–1.45)*	1.66 (1.39–1.99)***
Education level
Primary	1.00 ref.	1.00 ref.
Secondary	1.28 (1.08–1.51)**	1.26 (1.04–1.52)*
Tertiary	0.76 (0.63–0.91)**	0.90 (0.74–1.10)
Occupation
Employed	1.00 ref	1.00 ref
Unemployed	0.70 (0.62–0.79)***	0.87 (0.78–0.98)*
Students	0.56 (0.47–0.66)***	0.64 (0.55–0.75)**
Retired	0.86 (0.73–1.00)*	1.08 (0.92–1.25)
Living place
Urban area	1.00 ref.	1.00 ref.
Town or small city	0.93 (0.85–1.02)	0.93 (0.85–1.01)
Rural areas	1.20 (1.10–1.30)***	1.11 (1.02–1.22)*
Partnership status
Live without partner	1.00 ref.	1.00 ref.
Live with partner	1.12 (0.99-1.27)	1.08 (0.98–1.18)
Children living at home
No	1.00 ref.	1.00 ref.
Yes	0.76 (0.66–0.87)	1.12 (1.00–1.25)
Members of household
1 person	1.00 ref.	1.00 ref.
2 people	0.97 (0.83–1.13)	1.00 (0.87–1.15)
3–4 people	1.28 (1.10–1.50)**	1.05 (0.89–1.24)
≥5 people	1.40 (1.17–1.67)***	1.43 (1.18–1.73)***
Citizenship status
National	1.00 ref.	1.00 ref.
Immigrant	1.00 (0.85–1.02)	1.05 (0.88–1.25)
Household income	1.00 ref.	1.00 ref.
1st to 3rd decile	1.00 ref.	1.00 ref.
4th to 7th decile	0.93 (0.84–1.02)	0.94 (0.86–1.04)
8th to 10th decile	0.80 (0.72–0.89)***	0.81 (0.72–0.90)***

Notes.

PA

physical activity

OR

odds ratio

CI

confidence interval

Attaining the physical activity recommended level means ≥30 min of at least moderate physical activity, five or more times per week. Analyses were adjusted for country and age.

^*p < 0.05.

^**p < 0.01.

^***p < 0.001.