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

Table 4.

Crude prevalence ratios (CPR) of the factors of insufficient physical activity for men and women*

Variables Male Female
CPR (95% CI) P value CPR (95% CI) P value
Age group (in years)
 60–69 years Ref. Ref.
 70–79 years 1.48 (1.34 to 1.64) <0.001 1.55 (1.40 to 1.71) <0.001
 80+ years 2.21 (2.00 to 2.44) <0.001 1.95 (1.77 to 2.16) <0.001
Place of residence
 Rural Ref. Ref.
 Non-slum urban 1.84 (1.67 to 2.02) <0.001 1.55 (1.41 to 1.7) <0.001
 Slum 1.58 (1.40 to 1.80) <0.001 1.10 (0.95 to 1.26) 0.198
Educational status
 No formal education Ref. Ref.
 1–5 years 1.05 (0.90 to 1.22) 0.536 0.93 (0.79 to 1.10) 0.395
 6–10 years 1.22 (1.08 to 1.37) 0.001 1.13 (1.00 to 1.29) 0.055
 >10 years 1.58 (1.41 to 1.77) <0.001 1.30 (1.00 to 1.68) 0.048
Occupation
 Working Ref. Ref.
 Not working/homemaker 2.45 (2.26 to 2.66) <0.001 1.35 (1.14 to 1.60) 0.001
Household income
 Lower income Ref. Ref.
 Higher income 1.06 (0.96 to 1.16) 0.238 1.27 (1.16 to 1.39) <0.001
Marital status
 Currently married Ref. Ref.
 Others† 1.71 (1.54 to 1.90) <0.001 1.71 (1.50 to 1.96) <0.001
Religion
 Others‡ Ref. Ref.
 Muslim 1.02 (0.90 to 1.17) 0.737 1.11 (0.98 to 1.26) 0.110
Sedentary time
 ≤7 hours/day Ref. Ref.
 >7 hours/day 1.73 (1.59 to 1.89) <0.001 1.54 (1.42 to 1.68) <0.001
Fruits and vegetables consumption
 ≥5 servings/day Ref. Ref.
 <5 servings/day 1.54 (1.29 to 1.84) <0.001 1.43 (1.11 to 1.84) 0.006
Self-reported hypertension
 No Ref. Ref.
 Yes 1.46 (1.34 to 1.60) <0.001 1.27 (1.16 to 1.39) <0.001
Self-reported diabetes
 No Ref. Ref.
 Yes 1.41 (1.26 to 1.58) <0.001 1.36 (1.22 to 1.51) <0.001
Self-reported heart disease
 No Ref. Ref.
 Yes 1.35 (1.22 to 1.50) <0.001 1.25 (1.13 to 1.38) <0.001
Self-reported asthma
 No Ref. Ref.
 Yes 1.39 (1.26 to 1.54) <0.001 1.20 (1.07 to 1.34) 0.002
Waist circumference
 Male: <90 cm/female: <80 cm Ref. Ref.
 Male: ≥90 cm/female: ≥80 cm 1.48 (1.35 to 1.63) <0.001 1.20 (1.10 to 1.32) <0.001

*The outcome variable of Poisson regression analysis was insufficient physical activity (≥150 of physical activity per week=0, <150 min of physical activity per week=1).

†Never married, widows, divorced and separated.

‡Hindu, Christian, Buddhist and others.

NA, not applicable; Ref, reference category.