Table 2.
Knowledge of benefits of regular physical activity, according to sociodemographic characteristics, health literacy and frequency of exercise
| Reduces abdominal fat accumulation | Reduces myocardial infarction risk | Improves bone health | Reduces depression symptoms | Reduces diabetes risk | Decreases hip fracture risk | Decreases lung cancer risk | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PR (95% CI)∗ | PR (95% CI)∗ | PR (95% CI)∗ | PR (95% CI)∗ | PR (95% CI)∗ | PR (95% CI)∗ | PR (95% CI)∗ | |
| Sex | |||||||
| Females | (Reference) | (Reference) | (Reference) | (Reference) | (Reference) | (Reference) | (Reference) |
| Males | 0.99 (0.97–1.02) | 0.98 (0.95–1.02) | 1.02 (0.97–1.07) | 0.96 (0.91–1.01) | 0.96 (0.90–1.03) | 0.95 (0.87–1.05) | 1.03 (0.94–1.14) |
| Age (yr) | |||||||
| <30 | (Reference) | (Reference) | (Reference) | (Reference) | (Reference) | (Reference) | (Reference) |
| 30–39 | 0.96 (0.91–1.01) | 1.03 (0.96–1.09) | 1.04 (0.98–1.11) | 0.94 (0.87–1.02) | 1.08 (0.98–1.19) | 1.12 (0.97–1.30) | 1.05 (0.88–1.25) |
| 40–49 | 0.96 (0.91–1.00) | 1.04 (0.98–1.11) | 1.03 (0.95–1.12) | 1.03 (0.95–1.12) | 1.03 (0.92–1.16) | 1.15 (0.98–1.35) | 0.99 (0.84–1.17) |
| 50–59 | 0.99 (0.96–1.03) | 1.02 (0.95–1.08) | 1.05 (0.98–1.13) | 1.01 (0.93–1.09) | 1.03 (0.93–1.16) | 1.11 (0.94–1.32) | 0.99 (0.84–1.17) |
| 60–69 | 0.97 (0.94–1.01) | 1.02 (0.95–1.08) | 1.06 (0.98–1.15) | 1.05 (0.97–1.15) | 1.01 (0.90–1.14) | 1.13 (0.93–1.38) | 1.07 (0.86–1.33) |
| 70–79 | 0.87 (0.78–0.97) | 0.89 (0.78–1.03) | 0.91 (0.78–1.06) | 0.84 (0.72–0.98) | 0.84 (0.70–1.01) | 0.87 (0.69–1.09) | 0.84 (0.62–1.15) |
| Education (yr) | |||||||
| 0–4 | (Reference) | (Reference) | (Reference) | (Reference) | (Reference) | (Reference) | (Reference) |
| 5–9 | 0.99 (0.95–1.02) | 1.01 (0.95–1.07) | 1.03 (0.96–1.10) | 1.04 (0.95–1.14) | 0.99 (0.89–1.09) | 0.94 (0.82–1.08) | 1.02 (0.87–1.02) |
| 10–12 | 1.00 (0.97–1.04) | 1.04 (0.98–1.11) | 1.05 (0.98–1.11) | 1.11 (1.03–1.20) | 1.08 (0.97–1.19) | 1.12 (0.98–1.28) | 1.15 (0.98–1.36) |
| >12 | 0.97 (0.91–1.03) | 1.01 (0.93–1.09) | 1.00 (0.92–1.09) | 1.09 (1.00–1.20) | 1.04 (0.91–1.18) | 0.99 (0.83–1.19) | 1.07 (0.89–1.29) |
| Employment status | |||||||
| Employed | (Reference) | (Reference) | (Reference) | (Reference) | (Reference) | (Reference) | (Reference) |
| Unemployed | 1.00 (0.98–1.03) | 1.04 (1.01–1.08) | 1.01 (0.95–1.07) | 1.02 (0.96–1.08) | 1.07 (0.99–1.16) | 0.95 (0.84–1.07) | 0.98 (0.87–1.11) |
| Health literacy—NVS | |||||||
| HLLL | (Reference) | (Reference) | (Reference) | (Reference) | (Reference) | (Reference) | (Reference) |
| PLL | 1.01 (0.98–1.03) | 1.01 (0.97–1.06) | 1.00 (0.95–1.06) | 1.04 (0.98–1.10) | 1.05 (0.97–1.13) | 0.88 (0.79–0.99) | 1.09 (0.97–1.23) |
| AL | 1.02 (0.99–1.05) | 1.02 (0.98–1.06) | 0.99 (0.95–1.05) | 1.05 (0.97–1.12) | 1.01 (0.92–1.10) | 0.82 (0.72–0.93) | 0.93 (0.80–1.07) |
| Frequency of exercise | |||||||
| Never | (Reference) | (Reference) | (Reference) | (Reference) | (Reference) | (Reference) | (Reference) |
| Less than twice a week | 1.01 (0.97–1.05) | 1.08 (1.03–1.13) | 1.06 (1.00–1.13) | 1.11 (1.04–1.19) | 1.09 (1.00–1.19) | 1.08 (0.96–1.22) | 1.22 (1.06–1.41) |
| Twice or more times a week | 1.00 (0.96–1.05) | 1.03 (0.97–1.09) | 1.06 (0.99–1.13) | 1.05 (0.97–1.14) | 0.97 (0.87–1.09) | 1.06 (0.93–1.21) | 1.07 (0.91–1.25) |
| Daily | 1.00 (0.95–1.04) | 1.06 (1.01–1.12) | 1.06 (1.01–1.12) | 1.06 (0.98–1.13) | 1.14 (1.06–1.23) | 1.03 (0.91–1.17) | 1.20 (1.05–1.38) |
AL = Adequate Health Literacy, CI = confidence interval, HLLL = High Likelihood of Limited Health Literacy, NVS = Newest Vital Sign, PLL = Possibility of Limited Health Literacy, PR = prevalence ratio.
∗
Adjusted for all variables in the table.