Table 3.
Multilevel regression models of factors associated with PA levels, and compliance with WHO recommendations
| Variable | Model 1 | Model 1a | Model 2 | Model 2a | Model 3 | Model 3a |
| OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | |
| Sex (male/female) | 1.32 (1.16 to 1.50) | 1.43 (1.21 to 1.68) | 0.58 (0.43 to 0.79) | 0.50 (0.34 to 0.73) | ||
| Age group, years (45–55/56–65) | 0.46 (0.34 to 0.61) | 0.42 (0.29 to 0.62) | ||||
| Education (lower level/upper level) | 1.29 (1.09 to 1.54) | 0.78 (0.66 to 0.93) | 2.22 (1.27 to 4.28) | 2.35 (1.09 to 6.13) | ||
| Marital status (single/in a relationship) | 1.86 (1.64 to 2.11) | 0.54 (0.38 to 0.77) | 0.51 (0.32 to 0.81) | |||
| Professional activity (inactive/active) | 0.54 (0.48 to 0.62) | 1.86 (1.58 to 2.19) | ||||
| Net income per household | ||||||
| From €450 to €679 vs <€450 | ||||||
| From €680 to €1.139 vs <€450 | 1.25 (1.00 to 1.56) | 1.31 (1.05 to 1.64) | 2.03 (1.05 to 4.21) | 2.00 (1.01 to 4.23) | ||
| Over €1.140 vs <€450 | 1.54 (1.21 to 1.97) | 1.68 (1.31 to 2.17) | 0.69 (0.54 to 0.88) | 0.66 (0.51 to 0.84) | 3.73 (1.95 to 7.67) | 3.56 (1.80 to 7.56) |
| Not specified vs <€450 | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | |||
| Null model AIC | 6402.9 | 4041.6 | 6358.0 | 3993.0 | 1611.7 | 1058.5 |
| Final model AIC | 6284.0 | 3969.3 | 6263.1 | 3942.6 | 1526.3 | 983.0 |
Model 1 and 1a, moderate-level PA; model 2 and 2a, high-level PA; model 3 and 3a, WHO recommendations on physical activity during leisure.
AIC, Akaike information criterion; PA, physical activity.