Table 3.
Knowledge of reasons that most contribute for people to not practice regular physical activity, according to sociodemographic characteristics, health literacy and frequency of exercise
| Lack of time | Do not like exercising/lack of motivation | Prefer doing other things | Physical exertion at work/chores | Health problems | Simply do not want to exercise | Others† | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.80 (0.66–0.96) | 1.16 (0.87–1.54) | 1.34 (0.86–2.07) | 1.24 (0.74–2.07) | 1.17 (0.69–1.98) | 0.77 (0.47–1.28) | 0.99 (0.65–1.53) |
| Age (yr) | |||||||
| <30 | (Reference) | (Reference) | (Reference) | (Reference) | (Reference) | (Reference) | (Reference) |
| 30–39 | 1.22 (0.92–1.61) | 1.04 (0.71–1.53) | 0.74 (0.38–1.43) | 1.78 (0.73–4.35) | 0.87 (0.36–2.13) | 1.06 (0.42–2.65) | 0.38 (0.17–0.85) |
| 40–49 | 1.25 (0.92–1.70) | 0.76 (0.47–1.22) | 0.83 (0.41–1.66) | 2.51 (1.13–5.67) | 0.56 (0.22–1.39) | 0.95 (0.41–2.22) | 0.58 (0.30–1.10) |
| 50–59 | 1.24 (0.91–1.70) | 0.66 (0.42–1.05) | 0.65 (0.33–1.28) | 1.50 (0.58–3.90) | 0.97 (0.46–2.06) | 2.06 (1.03–4.12) | 0.86 (0.45–1.64) |
| 60–69 | 1.37 (0.95–1.97) | 0.71 (0.45–1.10) | 0.34 (0.15–0.76) | 1.40 (0.46–4.21) | 0.96 (0.42–2.17) | 2.43 (1.19–4.97) | 1.03 (0.52–2.02) |
| 70–79 | 1.07 (0.66–1.73) | 0.59 (0.33–1.05) | 0.35 (0.15–0.83) | 0.94 (0.27–3.31) | 2.51 (1.22–5.17) | 2.21 (1.04–4.68) | 1.18 (0.51–2.73) |
| Education (yr) | |||||||
| 0–4 | (Reference) | (Reference) | (Reference) | (Reference) | (Reference) | (Reference) | (Reference) |
| 5–9 | 1.22 (0.96–1.57) | 0.77 (0.52–1.16) | 0.79 (0.47–1.34) | 0.51 (0.24–1.09) | 1.51 (0.75–3.04) | 1.22 (0.64–2.32) | 1.05 (0.55–2.01) |
| 10–12 | 0.98 (0.73–1.30) | 0.92 (0.61–1.38) | 0.64 (0.36–1.14) | 1.65 (0.79–3.46) | 1.57 (0.71–3.48) | 0.67 (0.30–1.50) | 1.25 (0.66–2.34) |
| >12 | 1.12 (0.84–1.51) | 1.33 (0.87–2.04) | 0.31 (0.13–0.72) | 0.63 (0.24–1.65) | 0.64 (0.22–1.82) | 0.82 (0.32–2.11) | 1.26 (0.57–2.80) |
| Employment status | |||||||
| Employed | (Reference) | (Reference) | (Reference) | (Reference) | (Reference) | (Reference) | (Reference) |
| Unemployed | 0.53 (0.41–0.68) | 1.70 (1.28–2.24) | 1.92 (1.21–3.03) | 0.75 (0.42–1.33) | 1.19 (0.67–2.12) | 0.82 (0.48–1.41) | 1.48 (0.90–2.43) |
| Health literacy—NVS | |||||||
| HLLL | (Reference) | (Reference) | (Reference) | (Reference) | (Reference) | (Reference) | (Reference) |
| PLL | 0.87 (0.70–1.07) | 1.20 (0.84–1.72) | 1.18 (0.72–1.93) | 1.17 (0.64–2.13) | 0.70 (0.34–1.42) | 1.12 (0.66–1.91) | 1.03 (0.61–1.73) |
| AL | 0.99 (0.80–1.22) | 1.78 (1.21–2.61) | 0.98 (0.54–1.78) | 0.67 (0.35–1.28) | 0.42 (0.19–0.95) | 0.70 (0.30–1.67) | 0.73 (0.40–1.34) |
| Frequency of exercise | |||||||
| Never | (Reference) | (Reference) | (Reference) | (Reference) | (Reference) | (Reference) | (Reference) |
| Less than twice a week | 1.07 (0.86–1.34) | 0.67 (0.42–1.06) | 1.40 (0.74–2.64) | 0.93 (0.46–1.90) | 0.70 (0.29–1.69) | 1.40 (0.77–2.56) | 1.06 (0.56–1.99) |
| Twice or more times a week | 0.83 (0.63–1.09) | 1.29 (0.91–1.82) | 1.12 (0.59–2.14) | 0.92 (0.44–1.93) | 1.16 (0.61–2.21) | 1.37 (0.70–2.66) | 0.72 (0.38–1.36) |
| Daily | 0.85 (0.65–1.13) | 1.13 (0.77–1.66) | 0.95 (0.51–1.78) | 1.31 (0.70–2.42) | 0.87 (0.42–1.78) | 1.46 (0.82–2.60) | 0.89 (0.52–1.52) |
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.
†
Includes excess weight, lack of appropriate spaces, age, no one to go with/lack of company.