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 19: Odds ratios for physical activity logistic regression model, SHeS 2012

2012 ALL MEN WOMEN
Effect Odds Ratio 95% Wald Odds Ratio 95% Wald Odds Ratio 95% Wald
Confidence Limits Confidence Limits Confidence Limits
Sex (p<0.0001)
Male 1.466 1.241 1.731
Female 1 [ ref ]
Age (p<0.0001) (p<0.0001) (p=0.0011)
16-24 4.067 2.195 7.536 12.659 4.774 33.564 2.081 0.899 4.819
25-34 2.787 1.621 4.792 3.966 1.752 8.978 2.285 1.074 4.859
35-44 3.785 2.231 6.422 5.368 2.412 11.946 2.992 1.437 6.233
45-54 3.217 1.928 5.369 4.762 2.2 10.309 2.57 1.262 5.233
55-64 2.53 1.606 3.986 3.76 1.84 7.686 2.066 1.116 3.824
65-74 2.752 1.882 4.024 2.668 1.525 4.667 3.009 1.777 5.096
75+ 1 [ ref ] 1 [ ref ] 1 [ ref ]
SIMD NS NS NS
5th - least deprived
4th
3rd
2nd
1st
Income NS NS NS
>=£39520
>=£25591< £39520
>=£16918 < £25591
>=£10672< £16918
<£10672
Self-rated Health (p<0.0001) (p<0.0001) (p<0.0001)
very good/good 2.677 1.812 3.953 2.403 1.301 4.436 3.106 1.847 5.223
fair 1.821 1.245 2.664 1.715 0.938 3.136 1.946 1.178 3.214
bad/Very bad 1 [ ref ] 1 [ ref ] 1 [ ref ]
Highest Qualification NS NS NS
Degree or higher
HNC/D or equiv
Higher grade or equiv
Standard grade or equiv
Other school level
None
Disability/illness (p=0.0044) (p=0.0223) NS
Limiting Long Illness 0.715 0.573 0.892 0.692 0.491 0.974
Non limiting Long Illness 1.006 0.794 1.276 1.153 0.798 1.667
No Illness 1 [ ref ] 1 [ ref ]
Marital Status NS NS NS
Married/civil partnership
Living as married
separated
Divorced/dissolved
Widowed/surviving
Single
Cigarette Smoking (p=0.0019) NS (p=0.0109)
Current cigarette smoker 0.705 0.57 0.873 0.671 0.503 0.895
Used to smoke cigarettes 0.953 0.783 1.159 1.014 0.776 1.324
Never smoked 1 [ ref ] 1 [ ref ]
Life Satisfaction
Low (0-7)
High (8-10)
BMI (p<0.0001) (p=0.0016) (p=0.0038)
less than 30 1.482 1.239 1.773 1.615 1.226 2.129 1.423 1.115 1.817
30 and over 1 [ ref ] 1 [ ref ] 1 [ ref ]
wemwbs score (p<0.0001) (p=0.0003) (p=0.0027)
< mean 0.604 0.462 0.79 0.564 0.374 0.85 0.639 0.444 0.922
mean or more 1 [ ref ] 1 [ ref ] 1 [ ref ]
Economic Activity Status (p<0.0001) (p<0.0001) (p<0.0001)
FT Education 0.734 0.501 1.074 0.328 0.185 0.579 1.431 0.81 2.526
Unable to work 0.22 0.133 0.363 0.139 0.063 0.305 0.337 0.173 0.654
Looking for work 0.615 0.413 0.916 0.554 0.311 0.986 0.614 0.34 1.107
retired 0.65 0.451 0.935 1.097 0.623 1.932 0.446 0.269 0.737
Looking after Home/family 0.689 0.438 1.083 0.541 0.118 2.481 0.679 0.417 1.104
other 1.04 0.603 1.793 1.073 0.417 2.766 1.042 0.53 2.047
Paid work 1 [ ref ] 1 [ ref ] 1 [ ref ]

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