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 18: Stepwise summary of factors associated with occupational physical activity

ALL MEN WOMEN
Chi-Squared Score P-value Chi-Squared Score P-value Chi-Squared Score P-value
Qualification 201.85 *** Qualification 184.63 *** Income 69.2893 ***
Income 55.22 *** Income 23.56 *** Qualification 42.3382 ***
Age 41.82 *** Age 20.01 *** Deprivation 20.0871 ***
Deprivation 21.62 *** BMI 4.36 * Age 19.6639 ***
BMI 3.81 NS Deprivation 8.09 NS Smoking 7.1151 *
Sex 3.41 NS Mental wellbeing 1.88 NS Illness 5.0003 NS
Marital Status 6.14 NS Marital Status 7.42 NS Marital Status 8.1503 NS
Smoking 2.61 NS Illness 3.10 NS Life Satisfaction 0.9941 NS
Mental wellbeing 0.58 NS Life Satisfaction 2.16 NS BMI 0.8823 NS
Illness 1.10 NS Health 2.27 NS Mental wellbeing 0.113 NS
Health 0.46 NS Smoking 0.71 NS Health 0.1316 NS
Life Satisfaction 0.00 NS
P- value: *** <0.0001, ** <0.001, * <0.05

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