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 25: Odds ratios for occupational physical activity participation logistic regression model

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AT WORK ALL MEN WOMEN
Effect Odds Ratio 95% Wald Odds Ratio 95% Wald Odds Ratio 95% Wald
Confidence Limits Confidence Limits Confidence Limits
Sex NS
Male
Female
Age (p<0.0001) (p=0.0028) (p=0.0014)
16-24 75.597 1.364 >999.999 102.438 1.664 >999.999 5.797 1.309 25.67
25-34 32.61 0.6 >999.999 36.39 0.623 >999.999 2.875 0.707 11.687
35-44 28.972 0.535 >999.999 34.97 0.602 >999.999 2.161 0.539 8.658
45-54 31.014 0.574 >999.999 40.939 0.707 >999.999 2.268 0.574 8.968
55-64 44.208 0.817 >999.999 48.422 0.839 >999.999 3.682 0.932 14.541
65-74 21.452 0.378 >999.999 43.983 0.694 >999.999 1 [ ref ]
75+ 1 [ ref ] 1 [ ref ] - - -
SIMD (p=0.0002) NS (p=0.0005)
5th - least deprived 0.422 0.286 0.623 0.316 0.18 0.556
4th 0.566 0.383 0.837 0.427 0.243 0.751
3rd 0.473 0.32 0.699 0.386 0.219 0.682
2nd 0.532 0.359 0.789 0.576 0.321 1.032
1st 1 [ ref ]
Income (p<0.0001) (p<0.0001) (p<0.0001)
>=£39520 0.531 0.323 0.871 0.349 0.161 0.756 0.555 0.277 1.114
>=£25591< £39520 0.837 0.514 1.364 0.607 0.283 1.301 0.851 0.432 1.678
>=£16918 < £25591 1.078 0.65 1.787 0.631 0.29 1.376 1.483 0.727 3.024
>=£10672< £16918 1.344 0.784 2.304 1.022 0.44 2.376 1.474 0.7 3.103
<£10672 1 [ ref ] 1 [ ref ]
Self-rated Health NS NS NS
very good/good
fair
bad/Very bad
Highest Qualification (p<0.0001) (p<0.0001) (p<0.0001)
Degree or higher 0.229 0.14 0.373 0.213 0.117 0.389 0.142 0.052 0.39
HNC/D or equiv 0.347 0.206 0.584 0.52 0.271 0.998 0.132 0.046 0.374
Higher grade or equiv 0.366 0.219 0.611 0.981 0.507 1.899 0.089 0.032 0.25
Standard grade or equiv 0.95 0.561 1.609 1.883 0.958 3.7 0.274 0.097 0.78
Other school level 0.436 0.191 0.996 0.546 0.186 1.608 0.206 0.048 0.875
None 1 [ ref ] 1 [ ref ]
Disability/illness NS NS NS
Limiting Long Illness
Non limiting Long Illness
No Illness
Marital Status NS NS NS
Married/civil partnership
Living as married
separated
Divorced/dissolved
Widowed/surviving
Single
Cigarette Smoking NS NS (p=0.0285)
Current cigarette smoker 1.791 1.181 2.717
Used to smoke cigarettes 1.169 0.816 1.676
Never smoked 1 [ ref ]
Life Satisfaction NS NS NS
Low (0-7)
High (8-10)
BMI NS (p=0.0367) NS
less than 30 1.402 0.992 1.98
30 and over 1 [ ref ]
wemwbs score NS NS NS
< mean
mean or more

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