Barriers associated with meeting physical activity guidelines
| Unadjusted | Adjusted (BIC=241.2)* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95% CI) | p Value | OR (95% CI) | p Value | |
| Barrier to exercise† | ||||
| I haven't got time | 1.25 (0.66 to 2.36) | 0.50 | ||
| My health isn't good enough | 0.16 (0.07 to 0.37) | <0.001* | 0.18 (0.08 to 0.41) | 0.01* |
| I have an injury/disability | 0.46 (0.24 to 0.89) | 0.02* | ||
| Need to rest and relax | 0.53 (0.22 to 1.29) | 0.16 | ||
| Young children to look after | 3.20 (1.17 to 8.74) | 0.02* | ||
| Too lazy/unmotivated | 0.69 (0.34 to 1.39) | 0.30 | ||
| I haven't got the energy | 0.52 (0.26 to 1.05) | 0.07 | ||
| Pain interferes | 0.61 (0.33 to 1.13) | 0.12 | ||
| Advised not to exercise | 0.49 (0.21 to 1.15) | 0.10 | ||
*p<0.05.
*Adjusted for age.
†Variables not included (n<5 in a cell)=‘There's no one to do it with’, ‘I can't afford it’, ‘I'm too old’, ‘I'm too shy/embarrassed’, ‘I'm not the sporty type’, ‘There are no suitable facilities nearby’, ‘I might get injured or damage my health’, ‘I don't enjoy physical activity’, ‘I haven't got the right clothes/equipment’, ‘I'd never keep it up’, ‘I'm too fat’, ‘other’, ‘I feel unsafe when active outdoors’, ‘I don't know how or what to do’, ‘I don't know why I should exercise’.
BIC, Bayesian Information Criterion.