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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Prev Med. 2021 Jul 18;153:106730. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2021.106730

Table 2.

Bivariate and Multivariate Associations Between Characteristics of Adults and Receipt of Physical Activity Recommendation, NHIS 2016.

Bivariable Models Multivariate Model
OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
Age group, years
 18–35 Ref --- Ref ---
 35–45 1.92 1.67, 2.20 1.46 1.26, 1.70
 45–55 2.59 2.26, 2.97 1.64 1.40, 1.91
 55–65 2.74 2.44, 3.07 1.61 1.41, 1.85
 65–75 2.76 2.42, 3.15 1.56 1.34, 1.82
 75+ 1.99 1.75, 2.28 1.29 1.09, 1.52
Sex
 Male Ref --- Ref ---
 Female 1.05 0.98, 1.14 1.10 1.01, 1.20
Race/Ethnicity
 Hispanic 1.16 1.04, 1.30 1.45 1.25, 1.68
 Non-Hispanic White Ref --- Ref ---
 Non-Hispanic Black 1.26 1.12, 1.41 1.20 1.04, 1.37
 Other 1.26 1.09, 1.47 1.95 1.64, 2.31
Education
 Less than HS 1.19 1.05, 1.36 0.76 0.66, 0.89
 HS graduate/GED 1.07 0.97, 1.18 0.79 0.71, 0.89
 Some college 1.12 1.02, 1.23 0.93 0.84, 1.03
 Bachelor’s degree Ref --- Ref ---
Any chronic disease
 No Ref --- Ref ---
 Yes 3.34 3.05, 3.65 2.34 2.10, 2,61
Body Mass Index
 BMI <18.5 0.94 0.64, 1.37 1.00 0.67, 1.49
 18.5≤BMI<25 Ref --- Ref ---
 25≤BMI<30 2.14 1.93, 2.37 1.96 1.77, 2.18
 BMI≥30 5.44 4.93, 5.99 4.57 4.11, 5.08
Smoking status
 Never Ref --- Ref ---
 Former 0.25 1.15, 1.35 −0.01 0.90, 1.08
 Current 1.09 0.99, 1.21 0.99 0.88, 1,12
Physical Activity
 Inactive 1.48 1.35, 1.61 1.08 0.97, 1.20
 Insufficiently active 2.03 1.85, 2.23 1.70 1.53, 1.90
 Sufficiently active Ref --- Ref ---
Any limitation
 No Ref --- Ref ---
 Yes 2.33 2.14, 2.53 1.48 1.33, 1.65
Model c statistic 0.739

Data Source: NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2016.

Notes: Physical activity was self-reported. Total exercise minutes per week were used to classify participants as inactive (0 minutes per week), insufficiently active (1–149 minutes per week) or sufficiently activity (≥150 minutes per week).