Table 6.
Bivariate analysis and logistic regression analysis of predictors of physical inactivity according to physical activity level
| Physically Inactive No (%) n = 14 |
Physically active No (%) n = 159 |
Crude OR (95%CI) |
Adjusted OR (95%CI) |
p-valueb | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 5 (6.3) | 74 (93.7) | Ref | ||
| Female | 9 (9.6) | 85 (90.4) | 1.57 (0.50–4.88) | p = 0.44 | |
| Age | |||||
| 18–30 | 6 (11.8) | 45 (88.2) | Ref | ||
| 31–44 | 6 (7.8) | 71 (92.2) | 0.63 (0.19–2.09) | p = 0.45 | |
| 45–64 | 2 (4.4) | 43 (95.6) | 0.35 (0.07–1.82) | p = 0.21 | |
| Occupation in Jordan | |||||
| Not working | 5 (10.2) | 44 (89.8) | Ref | ||
| Homemaker | 7 (8.4) | 76 (91.6) | 0.81 (0.24–2.71) | p = 0.73 | |
| Working | 2 (4.9) | 39 (95.1) | 0.45 (0.08–2.46) | p = 0.35 | |
| Educational level | |||||
| < Primary school | 11 (8.9) | 113 (91.1) | Ref | ||
| > Secondary school | 3 (6.1) | 36 (93.9) | 0.67 (0.18–2.51) | p = 0.55 | |
| Marital status | |||||
| Single | 2 (11.1) | 16 (88.9) | Ref | ||
| Married/Widow | 12 (7.7) | 143 (92.3) | 0.67 (0.14–3.28) | p = 0.62 | |
| The place before coming to Ammana | |||||
| West | 3 (5.5) | 52 (94.5) | Ref | ||
| North | 1 (5.9) | 16 (94.1) | 1.08 (0.11–11.15) | p = 0.95 | |
| South | 10 (9.9) | 91 (90.1) | 1.90 (0.50–7.23) | p = 0.34 | |
| Duration in Jordan | |||||
| < 4 years | 6 (16.2) | 31 (83.8) | Ref | ||
| 4 years or longer | 8 (5.9) | 128 (94.1) | 3.10 (1.00–9.58) | p < 0.05 | |
| Perceived health condition | |||||
| Not controlled | 6 (7.5) | 74 (92.5) | Ref | ||
| Controlled | 8 (8.6) | 85 (91.4) | 1.16 (0.38–3.50) | p = 0.87 | |
| Perceived level of physical activity | |||||
| Active | 10 (7.0) | 132 (93.0) | Ref | ||
| Inactive | 4 (12.9) | 27 (87.1) | 1.96 (0.57–6.69) | p = 0.28 | |
| Hypertension | |||||
| No | 9 (7.9) | 105 (92.1) | Ref | ||
| Yes | 5 (8.5) | 54 (91.5) | 1.08 (0.34–3.38) | p = 0.85 | |
| Obesity | |||||
| No | 10 (6.9) | 136 (93.1) | Ref | ||
| Yes | 4 (14.8) | 23 (85.2) | 2.37 (0.08–8.18) | p = 0.16 | |
| Smoking | |||||
| Never smoker | 12 (10.7) | 100 (89.3) | Ref | ||
| Current smoker | 2 (3.3) | 59 (96.7) | 0.28 (0.06–1.31) | p = 0.28 | |
| Satisfaction with the current situation in Jordan | |||||
| Yes | 8 (8.3) | 89 (91.7) | Ref | ||
| No | 3 (5.4) | 53 (94.6) | 1.96 (0.47–8.16) | p = 0.35 | |
| Prefer not to answer | 3 (15.0) | 17 (85.0) | 0.63 (0.16–2.48) | p = 0.51 | |
| Feel stress after coming to Joran | |||||
| No | 5 (8.1) | 57 (91.9) | Ref | ||
| Yes | 9 (8.1) | 102 (91.9) | 1.01 (0.32–3.15) | p = 0.99 | |
| The perceived change in the amount of physical activity in Jordan compared to Syria | |||||
| Increased | 2 (3.3) | 58 (96.7) | Ref | Ref | |
| Decreased | 7 (7.7) | 84 (92.3) | 2.40 (0.48–12.05) |
3.00 (1.27–7.26) |
|
| No change/Not sure | 5 (22.7) | 17 (77.3) | 8.53 (1.52–47.9) | p < 0.05 | |
Data presented as no. (%) unless otherwise indicated
OR Odds ratio, CI Confidence interval, Ref Reference group
a West: Homs. North: Aleppo, Hamah, Idlib. South: Damascus, Darra, Other
b Cochran-Armitage, Chi-square test