Table 2.
Physical activity (PA), healthy lifestyle behaviors, neighborhood characteristics and social support among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal participants of the 2010 SEEF study, New South Wales, Australia.
| Aboriginal N = 314% | Non-Aboriginal N = 59,175% | Odds Ratios for Aboriginal vs non-Aboriginal participants (reference group) |
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| Model 1 adjusted for age, sex | Model 2 adjusted for age, sex and remoteness of residence | Model 3 adjusted for age, sex and education | |||
| PA, healthy lifestyle behaviors | |||||
| Meets PA recommendations > 300 min/week (no) | 36.9 | 34.6 | 1.15 (0.89–1.47) | 1.18 (0.92–1.51) | 1.14 (0.89–1.47) |
| 8 + hours per day spent sitting | 36.4 | 36.0 | 1.06 (0.79–1.40) | 1.13 (0.85–1.51) | 1.08 (0.81–1.43) |
| 2 + hours per day spent watching TV | 57.2 | 56.3 | 1.07 (0.80–1.44) | 1.04 (0.77–1.40) | 0.99 (0.73–1.34) |
| 5–7/9 + hours per day spent sleeping | 34.7 | 20.8 | 2.10* (1.66–2.68) | 2.11* (1.66–2.69) | 2.03* (1.60–2.59) |
| Told by GP to be more active, past 12 months | 35.6 | 22.3 | 1.90* (1.50–2.40) | 1.95* (1.54–2.48) | 1.81* (1.43–2.30) |
| Neighborhood built environment | |||||
| Local shops within easy walking distance of home (disagree) | 59.0 | 53.5 | 1.26* (1.01–1.59) | 1.12 (0.89–1.42) | 1.28* (1.01–1.61) |
| Public transport within 10-15 min walk from home (disagree) | 38.2 | 26.7 | 1.67* (1.32–2.10) | 1.33* (1.03–1.71) | 1.63* (1.29–2.06) |
| Footpaths on most streets in neighborhood (disagree) | 54.2 | 43.9 | 1.51* (1.21–1.89) | 1.24 (0.97–1.58) | 1.49* (1.19–1.87) |
| Neighborhood has free/low cost recreation facilities (disagree) | 35.4 | 26.2 | 1.49* (1.18–1.88) | 1.25 (0.98–1.60) | 1.40* (1.10–1.78) |
| Crime rate makes it unsafe to walk: NIGHT (agree) | 33.7 | 26.6 | 1.53* (1.20–1.95) | 1.58* (1.24–2.01) | 1.44* (1.13–1.84) |
| Crime rate makes it unsafe to walk: DAY (agree) | 13.0 | 4.6 | 3.31* (2.36–4.63) | 3.41* (2.43–4.77) | 3.09* (2.20–4.33) |
| Neighborhood connections | |||||
| Go outside local area to visit family (no) | 20.5 | 15.0 | 1.53* (1.16–2.03) | 1.59* (1.21–2.11) | 1.45* (1.10–1.93) |
| Can get help from friends when need it (no) | 11.1 | 6.0 | 1.88* (1.31–2.69) | 1.92* (1.34–2.75) | 1.77* (1.23–2.56) |
| Can ask neighbor to help care for someone (no) | 49.8 | 42.8 | 1.23 (0.98–1.54) | 1.26* (1.00–1.58) | 1.23 (0.98–1.55) |
| Visited neighbor in past week (no) | 47.7 | 45.2 | 1.00 (0.80–1.26) | 1.04 (0.83–1.31) | 1.02 (0.81–1.23) |
| Likely to run into friends and acquaintances locally (no) | 12.3 | 13.7 | 0.85 (0.60–1.19) | 0.97 (0.69–1.37) | 0.89 (0.63–1.26) |
| Done favor for sick neighbor in past 6 months (no) | 50.6 | 54.7 | 0.80 (0.63–1.00) | 0.83 (0.66–1.04) | 0.82 (0.65–1.02) |
| Agree most people in neighborhood can be trusted (no) | 22.0 | 12.1 | 1.89* (1.43–2.49) | 1.99* (1.51–2.62) | 1.84* (1.39–2.43) |
| Area has reputation for being a safe place (no) | 16.3 | 8.4 | 2.02* (1.48–2.74) | 2.18* (1.60–2.97) | 1.96* (1.44–2.68) |
| Social support | |||||
| 0–3 vs 4 + Times last week with friends, family (do not live with) | 59.0 | 59.0 | 0.96 (0.76–1.21) | 0.97 (0.77–1.22) | 0.94 (0.75–1.19) |
| 0 vs 1 Times last week at social clubs, other groups meetings | 55.4 | 44.7 | 1.40* (1.11–1.78) | 1.41* (1.11–1.78) | 1.36* (1.07–1.72) |
| 0–3 vs 4 + People outside home, within 1 h travel can depend on | 44.1 | 36.5 | 1.35* (1.08–1.70) | 1.35* (1.08–1.70) | 1.31* (1.04–1.64) |
Model 1: adjusted for age, sex.
Model 2: adjusted for age, sex and ARIA where appropriate.
Model 3: adjusted for age, sex and education where appropriate
* Statistical significance p < 0.05.