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 12: Stepwise summary of factors associated with reaching recommended physical activity levels, SHeS 2012[vi]

ALL MEN WOMEN
Chi-Squared Score P-value Chi-Squared Score P-value Chi-Squared Score P-value
EAS 374.61 *** EAS 228.79 *** Health 159.34 ***
Health 114.13 *** health 43.38 *** EAS 69.45 ***
Age 50.33 *** age 46.18 *** age 22.16 **
Sex 25.35 *** Mental wellbeing 20.52 *** BMI 8.60 **
Mental wellbeing 21.64 *** BMI 10.34 ** Mental wellbeing 8.05 **
BMI 18.04 *** illness 7.59 * smoking 9.21 **
Smoking 12.50 ** marital status 8.39 NS Illness 3.75 NS
Illness 10.87 ** qualification 7.66 NS Income 5.96 NS
Life Satisfaction 0.97 NS smoking 2.07 NS life satisfaction 0.86 NS
Income 3.67 NS Income 4.14 NS marital status 2.23 NS
Qualification 3.95 NS life satisfaction 0.10 NS qualification 2.34 NS
Marital status 1.59 NS deprivation 1.01 NS deprivation 0.99 NS
Deprivation 0.71 NS
P- value: *** <0.0001, ** <0.001, * <0.05

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