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 17: Stepwise summary of factors associated with manual work/gardening/DIY participation

ALL MEN WOMEN
Chi-Squared Score P-value Chi-Squared Score P-value Chi-Squared Score P-value
Age 154.98 *** Marital Status 151.30 *** Age 70.99 ***
Sex 114.09 *** Income 65.17 *** Health 42.60 ***
health 92.77 *** Deprivation 42.79 *** Qualification 23.04 ***
Deprivation 67.37 *** Health 24.88 *** deprivation 10.41 *
Income 39.47 *** Age 22.93 *** Smoking 4.73 NS
Qualification 32.68 *** Qualification 22.44 *** EAS 9.87 NS
Marital Status 18.82 ** EAS 17.12 ** Marital status 7.85 NS
EAS 17.38 ** Illness 6.47 * BMI 1.78 NS
Life Satisfaction 2.26 NS Life Satisfaction 2.92 NS Mental wellbeing 0.99 NS
Illness 2.75 NS Mental wellbeing 1.78 NS Income 4.38 NS
BMI 0.83 NS Smoking 0.45 NS Life Satisfaction 0.56 NS
Smoking 1.52 NS BMI 0.03 NS Illness 0.06 NS
Mental wellbeing 0.06 NS
P- value: *** <0.0001, ** <0.001, * <0.05

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