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 16: Stepwise summary of factors associated with heavy housework participation

ALL MEN WOMEN
Chi-Squared Score P-value Chi-Squared Score P-value Chi-Squared Score P-value
Sex 136.15 *** age 58.91 *** age 51.73 ***
age 88.43 *** Health 38.90 *** Health 40.95 ***
Health 64.66 *** BMI 10.97 *** Smoking 16.47 ***
BMI 11.39 *** Income 8.76 NS Deprivation 12.61 *
Income 12.05 * EAS 12.99 * Qualification 15.07 *
Smoking 6.34 * Life Satisfaction 2.11 NS Marital Status 11.19 *
EAS 12.54 * Marital Status 7.61 NS EAS 11.68 NS
Qualification 10.74 NS Qualification 5.90 NS BMI 2.50 NS
Marital Status 5.14 NS Smoking 1.29 NS Life Satisfaction 2.78 NS
Life Satisfaction 0.40 NS Illness 1.09 NS Income 0.26 NS
Deprivation 2.71 NS Mental wellbeing 0.17 NS Mental wellbeing 0.15 NS
Mental wellbeing 0.29 NS Deprivation 0.62 NS Illness 0.36 NS
Illness 0.60 NS
P- value: *** <0.0001, ** <0.001, * <0.05

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