Table 2.
Multivariable analysis of physical activity by socio-demographic factors in women. The Fenland Study 2005 to 2015
| Women | ||||||
| n = 6428 | ||||||
| PAEE (kJ/day/kg) | MVPA in bouts > 1 min (mins/day) | MVPA in bouts > 10 min (mins/day) | ||||
| Mean | 95% C.I. | Mean | 95% C.I. | Mean | 95% C.I. | |
| Age | ||||||
| 29–34 | Reference | – | Reference | – | Reference | – |
| 35–39 | − 0.5 | −3.5; − 2.4 | 1.6 | −8.7; − 11.9 | 0.6 | −5.6; − 6.8 |
| 40–44 | −4.0*** | − 6.8; − 1.1 | −5.4 | −15.4; 4.6 | − 3.2 | − 9.2; 2.8 |
| 45–49 | −6.0*** | −8.8; − 3.1 | −8.8* | − 18.7; 1.2 | −4.0 | − 10.0; 2.0 |
| 50–54 | − 8.1*** | − 10.9; − 5.2 | − 13.3*** | − 23.2; − 3.3 | − 4.6 | − 10.6; 1.4 |
| 55–59 | − 11.0*** | − 13.9; − 8.1 | − 21.1*** | − 31.3; − 10.9 | − 8.2*** | − 14.3; − 2.0 |
| 60–64 | − 13.8*** | − 17.2; − 10.4 | − 23.7*** | − 35.6; − 11.7 | − 10.9*** | − 18.1; − 3.7 |
| BMI | ||||||
| < 25 | Reference | – | Reference | – | Reference | – |
| 25–30 | − 6.2*** | −7.2; − 5.2 | − 20.7*** | − 24.2; − 17.1 | − 12.0*** | −14.1; − 9.8 |
| > 30 | − 14.6*** | − 15.8; − 13.4 | − 45.9*** | − 50.0; − 41.9 | − 24.1*** | − 26.5; − 21.6 |
| Ethnicity | ||||||
| White | Reference | – | Reference | – | Reference | – |
| South Asian | − 6.4*** | − 10.5; − 2.3 | − 18.8** | − 33.2; − 4.5 | − 9.9** | − 18.5; − 1.3 |
| Black | 0.7 | − 5.7; 7.1 | −1.3 | − 23.6; 21.0 | − 0.6 | − 14.0; 12.8 |
| East Asian | −7.0*** | −12.3; − 1.7 | − 22.6** | − 41.1; − 4.1 | − 11.5** | −22.6; − 0.4 |
| Others or unknown | − 4.2*** | − 6.3; − 2.0 | −13.4*** | − 21.0; − 5.8 | − 8.8*** | − 13.3; − 4.2 |
| Education level | ||||||
| Basic | Reference | – | Reference | – | Reference | – |
| Further | 0.5 | −0.6; 1.7 | 0.0 | −4.0; 4.1 | −0.5 | −2.9; 1.9 |
| Higher | 1.2* | −0.2; 2.6 | 6.1** | 1.3; 10.9 | 4.3*** | 1.4; 7.2 |
| Work type | ||||||
| Sedentary | Reference | – | Reference | – | Reference | – |
| Standing | 6.4*** | 5.4; 7.5 | 13.4*** | 9.8; 17.0 | 3.7*** | 1.5; 5.8 |
| Manual work | 13.0*** | 11.3; 14.8 | 38.2*** | 32.1; 44.3 | 17.8*** | 14.2; 21.5 |
| Retired | 3.5*** | 0.9; 6.2 | 11.3** | 2.1; 20.6 | 6.3** | 0.7; 11.8 |
| Unemployed | 0.2 | −3.9; 4.3 | 2.0 | −12.4; 16.4 | 1.8 | −6.8; 10.5 |
| Unknown | 5.0*** | 3.4; 6.6 | 11.3*** | 5.7; 16.8 | 5.3*** | 2.0; 8.6 |
| Income | ||||||
| < £20,000 | Reference | – | Reference | – | Reference | – |
| £20,000 - £40,000 | 2.8*** | 1.4; 4.2 | 6.7*** | 1.9; 11.5 | 3.1** | 0.3; 6.0 |
| > £40,000 | 4.5*** | 3.0; 5.9 | 13.0*** | 7.9; 18.1 | 4.2*** | 1.1; 7.3 |
| Marital Status | ||||||
| Single | Reference | – | Reference | – | Reference | – |
| Married/living as married | −1.4 | −3.3; 0.5 | −10.2*** | −16.8; − 3.6 | −6.4*** | − 10.3; − 2.5 |
| Widowed/separated/divorced | −0.4 | −2.6; 1.9 | −5.3 | −13.2; 2.6 | −6.0** | − 10.8; − 1.3 |
| Unknown | −0.7 | −2.7; 1.4 | − 17.6*** | −24.9; − 10.3 | − 6.9*** | −11.3; − 2.6 |
| Smoker Status | ||||||
| Never smoked | Reference | – | Reference | – | Reference | – |
| Ex smoker | 2.6*** | 1.6; 3.6 | 8.7*** | 5.3; 12.1 | 3.2*** | 1.1; 5.2 |
| Current smoker | 7.9*** | 6.4; 9.3 | 33.5*** | 28.4; 38.7 | 15.8*** | 12.7; 18.9 |
| Site | ||||||
| Cambridge | Reference | – | Reference | – | Reference | – |
| Ely | −1.1** | −2.2; − 0.0 | −5.2*** | −9.1; − 1.3 | −4.7*** | −7.0; − 2.4 |
| Wisbech | −0.5 | −1.7; 0.8 | −4.6** | −9.0; − 0.3 | −6.6*** | −9.2; − 4.0 |
| Seasonality | ||||||
| Spring | −0.1 | − 0.7; 0.5 | 1.8* | −0.3; 3.9 | 1.5** | 0.2; 2.8 |
| Winter | −1.7*** | −2.3; − 1.1 | −4.8*** | −7.0; − 2.6 | −1.9*** | −3.2; − 0.6 |
| Constant | 54.3*** | 50.7; 57.8 | 99.9*** | 87.5; 112.4 | 46.2*** | 38.8; 53.7 |
| Men | ||||||
| n = 5574 | ||||||
| PAEE (kJ/day/kg) | MVPA in bouts > 1 min (mins/day) | MVPA in bouts > 10 min (mins/day) | ||||
| Mean | 95% C.I. | Mean | 95% C.I. | Mean | 95% C.I. | |
| Age | ||||||
| 29–34 | Reference | – | Reference | – | Reference | – |
| 35–39 | 1.1 | −2.6; 4.7 | 4.6 | −9.2; 18.5 | 3.2 | −6.7; 13.1 |
| 40–44 | −1.9 | −5.5; 1.7 | 1.3 | −12.3; 14.9 | 0.9 | −8.8; 10.6 |
| 45–49 | −5.9*** | − 9.5; − 2.3 | −9.1 | −22.6; 4.4 | −3.7 | −13.3; 6.0 |
| 50–54 | −9.4*** | −13.0; − 5.8 | −14.6** | −28.2; − 1.1 | − 5.3 | −14.9; 4.4 |
| 55–59 | −13.6*** | − 17.3; − 10.0 | −26.8*** | −40.6; − 13.0 | −12.6** | − 22.5; − 2.8 |
| 60–64 | − 19.1*** | −23.3; − 15.0 | − 37.1*** | −52.8; − 21.4 | −18.3*** | −29.5; − 7.1 |
| BMI | ||||||
| < 25 | Reference | – | Reference | – | Reference | – |
| 25–30 | − 3.4*** | −4.7; − 2.1 | −13.9*** | −18.8; − 9.1 | − 12.2*** | −15.7; − 8.8 |
| > 30 | −10.1*** | − 11.6; − 8.5 | −41.0*** | − 46.9; − 35.1 | − 28.6*** | − 32.8; − 24.4 |
| Ethnicity | ||||||
| White | Reference | – | Reference | – | Reference | – |
| South Asian | −7.6*** | −12.3; − 2.9 | − 30.3*** | −48.1; − 12.6 | −19.2*** | − 31.8; − 6.5 |
| Black | −8.9** | − 16.1; − 1.6 | − 27.0* | −54.4; 0.3 | − 11.5 | − 30.9; 8.0 |
| East Asian | − 4.7 | − 13.7; 4.3 | − 14.0 | − 48.0; 20.0 | −8.4 | − 32.6; 15.9 |
| Others or unknown | −3.9*** | − 6.7; − 1.2 | − 12.2** | − 22.5; − 1.9 | − 8.3** | − 15.6; − 0.9 |
| Education level | ||||||
| Basic | Reference | – | Reference | – | Reference | – |
| Further | − 1.3 | −2.8; 0.3 | −6.1** | − 11.8; − 0.3 | −4.9** | − 9.0; − 0.8 |
| Higher | −1.7* | −3.5; 0.2 | −5.3 | − 12.3; 1.7 | − 1.2 | − 6.2; 3.8 |
| Work type | ||||||
| Sedentary | Reference | – | Reference | – | Reference | – |
| Standing | 8.5*** | 6.8; 10.2 | 28.2*** | 21.8; 34.6 | 11.1*** | 6.5; 15.6 |
| Manual work | 16.2*** | 14.7; 17.6 | 56.5*** | 51.0; 62.0 | 29.4*** | 25.5; 33.3 |
| Retired | 6.2*** | 2.5; 10.0 | 23.9*** | 9.7; 38.0 | 16.3*** | 6.2; 26.4 |
| Unemployed | 2.9 | −2.0; 7.7 | 11.7 | −6.8; 30.1 | 5.7 | −7.4; 18.9 |
| Unknown | −2.1 | −6.1; 1.9 | −8.0 | −23.0; 7.0 | −4.5 | −15.2; 6.2 |
| Income | ||||||
| < £20,000 | Reference | – | Reference | – | Reference | – |
| £20,000 - £40,000 | 5.3*** | 3.3; 7.4 | 12.5*** | 4.8; 20.2 | 2.7 | −2.8; 8.2 |
| > £40,000 | 7.3*** | 5.2; 9.4 | 21.4*** | 13.4; 29.3 | 8.4*** | 2.7; 14.0 |
| Marital Status | ||||||
| Single | Reference | – | Reference | – | Reference | – |
| Married/living as married | 2.6** | 0.4; 4.8 | 5.3 | −2.9; 13.5 | −0.5 | −6.3; 5.4 |
| Widowed/separated/divorced | 4.1*** | 1.1; 7.1 | 10.7* | −0.8; 22.2 | 0.5 | −7.7; 8.7 |
| Unknown | 2.0 | −0.5; 4.4 | −7.6 | −16.9; 1.7 | −3.9 | −10.5; 2.8 |
| Smoker Status | ||||||
| Never smoked | Reference | – | Reference | – | Reference | – |
| Ex smoker | 2.2*** | 1.0; 3.4 | 8.0*** | 3.4; 12.5 | 5.0*** | 1.8; 8.2 |
| Current smoker | 8.7*** | 6.9; 10.4 | 42.3*** | 35.9; 48.8 | 26.2*** | 21.6; 30.8 |
| Site | ||||||
| Cambridge | Reference | – | Reference | – | Reference | – |
| Ely | 0.1 | −1.3; 1.5 | −0.9 | −6.2; 4.4 | −1.8 | −5.6; 1.9 |
| Wisbech | 2.4*** | 0.9; 4.0 | 8.1*** | 2.1; 14.0 | 1.8 | −2.4; 6.1 |
| Seasonality | ||||||
| Spring | −0.8* | −1.5; 0.0 | −2.4 | −5.2; 0.5 | −1.3 | −3.3; 0.7 |
| Winter | −2.8*** | −3.5; − 2.0 | −9.8*** | −12.7; − 6.9 | −6.2*** | −8.3; − 4.1 |
| Constant | 54.4*** | 49.9; 59.0 | 107.5*** | 90.2; 124.8 | 60.9*** | 48.6; 73.3 |
*** p < 0.01, ** p < 0.05, * p < 0.1