Scottish Health Survey - topic report: physical activity

This report presents findings from a study into the demographic, socioeconomic and health and lifestyle factors associated with meeting the adult physical activity guidelines in the Scottish population and whether the change in physical activity guidelines in 2011 affected the factors associated with meeting the guidelines. It also presents results from an investigation in to the factors associated with taking part in activity in the different domains that make up total physical activity.


Appendix B: Logistic Regression Results

Table 15: Stepwise summary of factors associated with walking participation

ALL MEN WOMEN
Chi-Squared Score P-value Chi-Squared Score P-value Chi-Squared Score P-value
Health 106.72 *** EAS 75.01 *** Health 70.10 ***
EAS 28.73 *** Qualification 16.61 ** Age 21.78 **
Sex 8.95 ** Smoking 7.69 * Marital status 19.55 **
Qualification 17.88 ** Marital status 13.43 * Illness 10.15 **
Marital status 17.35 ** Illness 4.56 NS Life Satisfaction 4.84 *
Illness 8.88 * Income 6.73 NS Smoking 4.69 NS
Smoking 6.26 * BMI 1.62 NS EAS 10.13 NS
Life Satisfaction 2.99 NS Deprivation 5.31 NS BMI 1.16 NS
Age 8.41 NS Health 1.69 NS Qualification 4.85 NS
Deprivation 4.73 NS Age 6.51 NS Mental wellbeing 0.13 NS
Mental wellbeing 0.79 NS Life Satisfaction 0.10 NS Deprivation 1.84 NS
Income 2.26 NS Mental wellbeing 0.00 NS Income 0.96 NS
BMI 0.01 NS
P- value: *** <0.0001, ** <0.001, * <0.05

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