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. 2016 Jun 16;4(2):e54. doi: 10.2196/mhealth.4926

Table 4.

Multivariate adjusted odds ratios (95% CI) of mobile phone users for meeting physical activity recommendations and sitting 3 or more hours/day.

Variable ORa 95% CI
Meeting PAb recommendations


Age 21-39 years 1.00
Age 40-54 years 0.83 0.65-1.05
Age 55+ years 0.90 0.73-1.11
Female 1.00
Male 1.42 1.16-1.74
Low acculturation 1.00
High acculturation 1.27 1.07-1.52
Never alcohol drinker 1.00
Former drinker 0.71 0.57-0.87
Current drinker 1.27 0.97-1.67
Do not use texting 1.00
Use texting 1.26 1.03-1.56
Sitting 3 or more hours/day

Female 1.00
Male 1.26 1.02-1.56
Less than HSc 1.00
HS graduate and beyond 1.51 1.26-1.82
Mexico-born 1.00
US-born 2.08 1.64-2.62
Not married 1.00
Married 0.99 0.82-1.21
Not obese 1.00
Obese 1.30 1.11-1.54
Low acculturation 1.00
High acculturation 1.07 0.89-1.30
Never drinker 1.00
Former drinker 1.48 1.12-1.95
Current drinker 1.21 0.97-1.51
Never smoker 1.00
Former smoker 1.03 0.82-1.29
Current smoker 1.24 0.95-1.63
Do not use texting 1.00
Use texting 1.15 0.95-1.39

aOR: odds ratio.

aPA: physical activity.

aHS: high school.