Table 9

Association between significant factors (results from forward stepwise logistic regression) and physical activities engagement

Crude OR (95% CI)P valuesAdjusted OR (95% CI)P values
Predictors of physical activities engagement
Marital status
 Not married (reference)1.0
 Married0.54 (0.40 to 0.71)<0.001*0.68 (0.49 to 0.94)0.021*
Age group
 18–39 (reference)1.01.0
 40 and older0.57 (0.44 to 0.74)<0.001*0.68 (0.51 to 0.91)0.009*
Sex
 Male (reference)1.01.0
 Female0.38 (0.29 to 0.49)<0.001*0.35 (0.27 to 0.46)<0.001*
Education of participant (Wald χ2(5)=11.12)0.049*
≤Primary/intermediate school (reference)1.01.0
 Primary/junior high0.72 (0.20 to 0.26)0.6070.71 (0.19 to 2.65)0.615
 High school1.51 (0.45 to 5.12)0.5081.04 (0.29 to 3.72)0.949
 Trade0.39 (0.90 to 1.65)0.0900.25 (0.06 to 1.13)0.072
 University1.03 (0.31 to 3.47)0.9610.82 (0.23 to 2.89)0.761
 Other1.19 (0.34 to 4.20)0.7920.98 (0.27 to 3.62)0.978
  • Model summary: −2 log likelihood=1333.527; Cox & Snell R2=0.080; Nagelkerke R2=0.113.