Table 2.
Weekly green exercise in relation with socio-demographic characteristics in adult Norwegians (n = 2168).
| Population Sub-Group | Total Sample (%) | Weekly Green Exercise | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No a (Row %) | Yes b (Row %) | Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | ||
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 50.4 | 39.6 | 60.4 | - |
| Female | 49.6 | 37.3 | 62.7 | n.s. |
| Age | ||||
| Young adults (18–44 years) | 30.3 | 48.0 | 52.0 | - |
| Mid-age adults (45–64 years) | 48.7 | 39.1 | 60.9 | 1.44 (1.18–1.75) *** |
| Older adults (>65 years) | 21.0 | 23.0 | 77.0 | 3.09 (2.37–4.03) *** |
| Education level | ||||
| Below upper secondary education (≤10 years ) | 8.4 | 39.3 | 60.7 | - |
| Upper secondary education (11–13 years) | 28.1 | 39.9 | 60.1 | n.s. |
| Higher education (>13 years) | 46.1 | 36.9 | 63.1 | n.s. |
| Currently studying | 17.4 | 39.5 | 60.5 | n.s. |
| Household income (6 NOK ≈ 1 USD) | ||||
| <399,000 | 27.2 | 40.7 | 59.3 | - |
| 400,000–799,000 | 29.3 | 37.3 | 62.7 | n.s. |
| >800,000 | 33.7 | 35.9 | 64.1 | n.s. |
| Missing | 9.8 | 44.1 | 55.9 | - |
| Living situation (living with…) | 0.0 | |||
| Spouse or partner | 69.3 | 35.9 | 64.1 | - |
| Alone | 26.1 | 42.4 | 57.6 | 0.76 (0.62–0.93) ** |
| Parents or friends | 4.6 | 54.5 | 45.5 | 0.47 (0.31–0.70) *** |
| Small children at home | ||||
| Yes | 28.9 | 40.1 | 59.9 | - |
| No | 71.1 | 37.7 | 62.3 | n.s. |
| Centrality | ||||
| Large city | 36.0 | 39.8 | 60.2 | - |
| Small city | 24.1 | 36.4 | 63.6 | n.s. |
| Small town/Village | 24.2 | 40.0 | 60.0 | n.s. |
| Countryside | 15.7 | 35.9 | 64.1 | n.s. |
| Region | ||||
| Oslo and Akershus | 30.6 | 41.0 | 59.0 | - |
| Hedmark and Oppland | 8.1 | 41.7 | 58.3 | n.s. |
| South Eastern Norway | 13.8 | 41.0 | 59.0 | n.s. |
| Agder and Rogaland | 11.7 | 33.2 | 66.8 | 1.40 (1.03–1.90) * |
| Western Norway | 17.8 | 34.5 | 65.5 | 1.32 (1.02–1.71) * |
| Trøndelag | 8.4 | 33.5 | 66.5 | n.s. |
| Northern Norway | 9.7 | 41.4 | 58.6 | n.s. |
a Reporting not to engage in green exercise (0 min/week). b Reporting to engage in green exercise for ≥1 min/week. Statistics refer to odd ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) with respect with the first category. n.s. = Non-significant, i.e., p ≥ 0.005; * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001.