Table 4.
Odds of risk of exercise addiction with selected socio-demographics in a Saudi Arabian sample
| Determinant | Adjusted Odds ratio (AOR) |
95% C.I | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower | Upper | |||
| Marital status | p < .001 | |||
| Unmarried | 0.03 | 0.005 | 0.27 | p < .01 |
| Married | 0.003 | 0.001 | 0.04 | p < .001 |
| Divorced | Ref | |||
| Monthly income (Saudi Riyals/month) | p < .001 | |||
| < 5,000 | 0.17 | 0.02 | 1.76 | 0.14 |
| 5,001–10,000 | 0.02 | 0.002 | 0.12 | p < .001 |
| 10,001–15,000 | 1.45 | 0.33 | 6.45 | 0.62 |
| > 15,000 | Ref | |||
| Importance of body image | p < .01 | |||
| Not that important | 0.02 | 0.002 | 0.25 | p < .01 |
| Important | 0.15 | 0.03 | 0.76 | p < .05 |
| Very important | Ref | |||
| Exercise type | p < .05 | |||
| Walking and cycling | 0.08 | 0.009 | 0.68 | p < .05 |
| Walking, running and cycling | 0.21 | 0.03 | 1.32 | 0.10 |
| Walking, running, cycling and cardio | 0.03 | 0.001 | 0.82 | p < .05 |
| Cardio and swimming | 1.18 | 0.10 | 13.43 | 0.89 |
| Swimming | 0.051 | 0.001 | 1.825 | 0.10 |
| Cardio and weight training | Ref | |||
C.I. = Confidence Interval; Variables that were included in the multivariable binary logistic regression model were marital status, monthly income, importance of body image, and type of exercise. Risk of exercise addiction was the outcome variable