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 14: Stepwise summary of factors associated with sports participation

ALL MEN WOMEN
Chi-Squared Score P-value Chi-Squared Score P-value Chi-Squared Score P-value
Qualification 349.23 *** Qualification 175.46 *** Qualification 175.59 ***
Health 152.05 *** Health 86.76 *** Health 66.31 ***
Age 121.75 *** Age 67.64 *** Age 58.27 ***
Smoking 38.65 *** Mental wellbeing 13.23 *** Smoking 36.78 ***
Sex 27.74 *** Deprivation 18.48 *** BMI 20.44 ***
BMI 26.61 *** BMI 5.89 * Mental wellbeing 7.37 **
Mental wellbeing 10.81 *** Life Satisfaction 4.53 * EAS 10.97 NS
Income 13.63 ** Illness 5.65 NS Illness 2.90 NS
Life Satisfaction 4.24 * Smoking 4.63 NS Life Satisfaction 1.27 NS
Deprivation 8.80 NS Income 6.64 NS Income 4.54 NS
EAS 8.19 NS EAS 4.26 NS Marital status 1.90 NS
Illness 2.55 NS Marital status 3.35 NS Deprivation 1.11 NS
Marital status 1.37 NS
P- value: *** <0.0001, ** <0.001, * <0.05

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