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Table 3 Associations between achievement of WHO physical activity recommendations and age, and body mass index [adjusted OR (95 % CI)]. Leisure time physical activity survey of the Estonian population in 2015

From: Leisure time physical activity in Estonian population: adherence to physical activity recommendations and relationships with overweight

  

Achievement of WHO physical activity recommendations

 

Men (n = 373)

Women (n = 541)

Total (n = 914)

Age groups (OR adjusted for BMI, education level, occupation and place of residence)

 

15–24 years (reference group)

1.0

1.0

1.0

 

25–34 years

2.37 (1.05–5.36)*

1.59 (0.69–3.66)

2.01(1.14–3.53)*

 

35–49 years

2.49 (1.13–5.50)*

1.29 (0.57–2.91)

1.88 (1.08–3.27)*

 

50–64 years

4.30 (1.12–5.50)*

1.02 (0.45–2.29)

1.92 (1.08–3.43)*

 

65–69 years

5.23 (1.30–21.2)*

1.53 (0.56–4.19)

2.64 (1.21–5.73)*

BMI categories (ORs are adjusted for age, education level, occupation and place of residence)

 

18.5–24.9 (reference group)

1.0

1.0

1.0

 

25.0–29.9

0.71 (0.41–1.20)

1.67 (0.97–2.86)

1.07 (0.74–1.54)

 

>30.0

2.55(1.01–6.46)*

2.20 (1.15–4.21)*

2.14 (1.27–3.61)**

 

<18.5

-

0.91 (0.28–3.00)

-

  1. Note. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01 compared to the reference group
  2. Data for underweight men’s group are not presented (includes one subject)