Table 6.
Internet access and physical activity
| Positive outcome (%) | OR (95% CI) unadjusted | OR (95% CI) adjusted for covariatesa | |
| Low activity (versus moderate or high) (n = 3782) | |||
| No internet | 67.5 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Only mobile access | 39.6 | 0.32 (0.26, 0.39) | 0.66 (0.52, 0.85) |
| Mobile & other access | 33.9 | 0.25 (0.21, 0.29) | 0.67 (0.54, 0.82) |
| No mobile access | 49.2 | 0.47 (0.39, 0.57) | 0.73 (0.59, 0.90) |
| Mean (SD) | Difference (95% CI) unadjusted | Difference (95% CI) adjusted for covariatesa | |
| IPAQ score (total activity MET-min per week) (n = 3782) | |||
| No internet | 890 (1769) | 0 | 0 |
| Only mobile access | 2329 (3059) | 1439 (1176, 1701) | 478 (201, 755) |
| Mobile & other access | 2468 (3096) | 1578 (1374, 1782) | 264 (22, 506) |
| No mobile access | 1692 (2551) | 803 (553, 1053) | 182 (−66, 430) |
| Minutes sitting per day (n = 3607) | |||
| No internet | 407 (230) | 0 | 0 |
| Only mobile access | 311 (210) | −96 (−117, −76) | −39 (−61, −17) |
| Mobile & other access | 290 (172) | −117 (− 133, −101) | −38 (−58, −19) |
| No mobile access | 334 (199) | −73 (−93, −53) | −36 (−56, −17) |
aGender, age group, household type, employment status, educational qualification, migrant status, housing tenure, long standing illness or disability