Table 3 Associations between nativity status and physical activity level among participants.

From: Comparison of physical activity as an obesity-related behavior between immigrants and native-born US adults

Participant characteristics

TV/games/web ≥ 6 h per daya

Moderate intensity exercise (at least one day per week)a

Muscle strength training (at least one day per week)a

 

AORb (95% CI)

p-value

AORb (95% CI)

p-value

AORb (95% CI)

p-value

Immigrant status

Native-born

Ref

 

Ref

 

Ref

 

Immigrant

0.64 (0.42–0.97)

0.0350

1.48 (1.07–2.05)

0.0192

1.28 (0.98–1.67)

0.0757

Gender

Male

Ref

 

Ref

 

Ref

 

Female

0.92 (0.72–1.17)

0.4982

0.74 (0.60–0.91)

0.0039

0.75 (0.63–0.89)

0.0009

Age group

18–34

Ref

 

Ref

 

Ref

 

35–49

0.969 (0.64–1.47)

0.8813

0.54 (0.38–0.77)

0.0006

0.85 (0.65–1.11)

0.2348

50–64

1.44 (0.995–2.098)

0.0535

0.58 (0.42–0.82)

0.0016

0.67 (0.52–0.86)

0.0016

65+

1.71 (1.16–2.52)

0.0066

0.37 (0.26–0.52)

<0.0001

0.52 (0.40–0.69)

<0.0001

Ethnicity

Non-Hispanic White

Ref

 

Ref

 

Ref

 

Non-Hispanic black

1.73 (1.28–2.35)

0.0004

0.67 (0.51–0.88)

0.0038

1.09 (0.85–1.40)

0.4813

Hispanic

0.84 (0.57–1.24)

0.3897

0.77 (0.57–1.04)

0.0911

0.97 (0.76–1.28)

0.9155

Non-Hispanic Asian

1.45 (0.72–2.93)

0.2973

0.64 (0.37–1.11)

0.1120

0.75 (0.47–1.19)

0.2247

Others

2.05 (1.21–3.46)

0.0075

0.87 (0.52–1.45)

0.5892

1.48 (0.95–2.29)

0.0817

Level of education

Less than high school

Ref

 

Ref

   

High school graduate or some college

0.89 (0.59–1.33)

0.5568

1.45 (1.02–2.05)

0.0375

0.96 (0.68–1.34)

0.7951

College graduate or more

0.48 (0.30–0.77)

0.0022

2.23 (1.51–3.29)

<0.0001

1.21 (0.84–1.74)

0.3004

Marital status

Not married and not living as married

Ref

 

Ref

   

Married or living as married

0.84 (0.66–1.08)

0.1830

1.00 (0.81–1.24)

0.9969

0.71 (0.59–0.85)

0.0002

Income ranges

<$10,000

Ref

 

Ref

   

$10,000–$49,999

1.03 (0.70–1.52)

0.8701

0.79 (0.56–1.12)

0.1876

0.97 (0.71–1.32)

0.8412

$50,000–$99,999

0.66 (0.42–1.04)

0.0733

1.01 (0.68–1.50)

0.9625

1.72 (1.17–2.53)

0.1979

$100,000 or more

0.45 (0.26–0.80)

0.0061

1.23 (0.78–1.96)

0.3719

1.25 (0.89–1.77)

0.0061

  1. aIndicator of physical activity behavior selected as an outcome variable; AOR adjusted odds ratio.
  2. bAdjusted for gender, age group, race/ethnicity, level of education, marital status and income ranges; 95% CI = 95 percent confidence interval; Ref = Reference category; Missing values were excluded from all analyses.
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