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. 2021 Sep 12;7(3):e001135. doi: 10.1136/bmjsem-2021-001135

Table 1.

List of the outcome and explanatory variables included in the analysis

Variables Category
Outcome variable:
Insufficient physical activity No=0 (≥150 of moderate-intensity or ≥75 min of vigorous-intensity physical activity or a combination of both in a week);
Yes=1 (<150 of moderate-intensity or ≥75 min of vigorous-intensity physical activity or a combination of both in a week)
Explanatory variables:
Age in years 60–69 years/70–79 years/≥80 years
Sex Male/female
Place of residence Rural/non-slum urban/slum
Divisions (regions) Mymensingh/Barishal/Chattogram/Dhaka/Khulna/Rajshahi/Rangpur/Sylhet
Educational status No formal education/1–5 years/ 6–10 years/>10 years
Occupation Working/unemployed or homemaker
Household income Below median/median or above
Marital status Currently married/others (never married, divorced, separated, widowed)
Religion Muslim/others (Buddhists, Christians, Hindu and all others)
Sedentary time ≤7 hours in a typical day/>7 hour in a typical day
Fruits and vegetable consumption ≥5 servings per day/<5 servings per day
Self-reported hypertension* No/yes
Self-reported diabetes* No/yes
Self-reported heart diseases* No/yes
Self-reported asthma* No/yes
Waist circumference Male: <90 cm or female: <80 cm/male: ≥90 cm or female: ≥80 cm

*‘Yes’, if any trained healthcare provider ever told the study participant that they have the disease(s) and ‘no’ if otherwise.