Table 2.
Mean values of Vigorous Physical Activity (VPA) by number of categories of low Socio Economic Position (SEP) and city and results of the linear regression model for VPA with interactions between low SEP and city
| Mean VPA (minutes per day) by number of low SEP categories | Coefficients of the linear regression of low SEP on VPAa | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 2 | ≥3 | Intercept (95% CI) | Slope (95% CI) | |||
| Namur (BE) | 55.2 | 53.4 | 49.2 | 41.7 | −11.9 | (−15.5, −8.3) | 0.7 | (−0.6, 2.0) |
| Tampere (FI) | 76.6 | 66.5 | 63.2 | 54.1 | 9.8 | (6.2, 13.5) | −3.3 | (−4.8, −1.9) |
| Hannover (GE) | 69.6 | 63.6 | 55.0 | 57.1 | 2.1 | (−1.6, 5.7) | −0.6 | (−2.1, 1.0) |
| Latina (IT) | 55.9 | 51.6 | 50.6 | 42.4 | −10.2 | (− 13.7, −6.6) | 1.0 | (−0.3, 2.3) |
| Amersfoort (NL) | 83.0 | 81.2 | 80.4 | 70.4 | 17.4 | (13.9, 20.8) | 0.7 | (−0.7, 2.2) |
| Coimbra (PT) | 58.1 | 56.1 | 51.2 | 50.5 | −7.2 | (−11.1, −3.3) | 1.4 | (0.1, 2.8) |
| Total | 67.3 | 61.8 | 57.0 | 50.5 | 59.3 | (57.5, 61.1) | −4.1 | (−4.7, −3.5) |
VPA Vigorous Physical Activity, SEP Socio Economic Position
aDeviation from means coding was used in the regression model, thus the reference group is the mean of all cities