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. 2021 Feb 18;21:379. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-10431-6

Table 3.

Correlates of Regular  Leisure-Time Physical Activity Sustained Over 7 Months

Dependent Variable: LTPA (Jul 2018-Jan 2019)
Men Women
Independent Variable OR CI OR CI
Age group
 50–54 (ref) 1.00 1.00
 55–59 1.26 (0.69, 2.32) 1.04 (0.75, 1.46)
 60–64 1.48 (0.81, 2.72) 1.26 (0.90, 1.77)
 65–69 2.39 ** (1.26, 4.57) 2.03 ** (1.34, 3.05)
  ≥ 70 2.85 ** (1.45, 5.63) 3.51 *** (2.22, 5.55)
Race/ethnicity
 Chinese (ref) 1.00 1.00
 Malay 0.43 *** (0.27, 0.68) 0.44 *** (0.28, 0.70)
 Indian 0.65 * (0.44, 0.97) 0.66 * (0.44, 0.98)
 Others 1.59 (0.98, 2.57) 0.57 (0.29, 1.12)
Schooling
 Less than secondary (ref) 1.00 1.00
 Secondary 1.29 (0.99, 1.68) 1.55 *** (1.24, 1.93)
 Tertiary 2.29 *** (1.76, 2.97) 2.18 *** (1.71, 2.79)
Married 0.84 (0.64, 1.11) 0.99 (0.82, 1.20)
Fully retired 2.41 *** (1.97, 2.95) 1.57 *** (1.27, 1.94)
Lives alone 0.93 (0.76, 1.14) 1.19 (0.99, 1.43)
Income 1.07 *** (1.04, 1.10) 1.04 ** (1.01, 1.07)
Number of children 0.92 (0.83, 1.01) 0.98 (0.90, 1.07)
Worse self-rated health 0.74 ** (0.61, 0.89) 0.66 *** (0.54, 0.79)
1+ ADL limitation 0.73 (0.48, 1.11) 1.01 (0.72, 1.43)
Have chronic condition(s) 1.04 (0.87, 1.24) 0.89 (0.75, 1.06)
Ever smoke 0.86 (0.70, 1.06) 0.82 (0.49, 1.38)
Satisfied with social life 1.72 *** (1.42, 2.07) 1.84 *** (1.53, 2.21)
Expect to live past age 75 1.18 (0.95, 1.47) 1.07 (0.87, 1.32)
Model fit:
Pseudo R2 10.5% 8.0%

Note: OR Odds ratio, CI Confidence interval

*P < .05; **P < .01; ***P < .001