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Table 3 Health and physical activity predictors of past-week distance travelled by active modes, motorised modes and overall (n = 3463)

From: Associations of health, physical activity and weight status with motorised travel and transport carbon dioxide emissions: a cross-sectional, observational study

  

Active travel distance

Motorised travel distance

Total travel distance

Median km/week

Multivariable regression coefficient (95%CI)

Median km/week

Multivariable regression coefficient (95%CI)

Median km/week

Multivariable regression coefficient (95%CI)

Total sample

 

4.8

 

128.1

 

132.9

 

Weight status

Normal

6.4

0***

117.5

0***

131.9

0**

Overweight

3.2

-.17 (-.25, -.08)

148.8

.15 (.07, .24)

160.9

.12 (.04, .19)

Obese

1.7

-.16 (-.27, -.06)

133.6

.16 (.04, .27)

149.6

.12 (.01, .23)

General health

Excellent/good

4.8

0*

141.0

0

154.5

0*

Fair

3.2

-.10 (-.20, -.01)

95.9

-.06 (-.16, .04)

106.2

-.09 (-.19, .01)

Poor

0.8

-.18 (-.36, .00)

42.9

-.15 (-.35, .05)

54.6

-.28 (-.49, -.06)

Long-term illness

No

5.8

0*

143.2

0

155.0

0

Yes

1.6

-.13 (-.24, -.02)

9.1

.03 (-.08, .13)

96.5

-.02 (-.13, .09)

Walking for recreation in past week

None

3.0

0***

103.3

0***

115.4

0***

1-149 min

6.4

.17 (.08, .25)

141.6

.17 (.08, .25)

153.9

.17 (.09, .25)

150-419 min

6.4

.25 (.15, .35)

144.7

.19 (.10, .29)

157.7

.24 (.16, .33)

≥420 min

7.8

.32 (.18, .46)

15.8

.17 (.00, .33)

173.0

.31 (.19, .43)

Cycling for recreation in past week

None

3.7

0***

123.1

0*

133.9

0

1-149 min

14.5

.29 (.15, .42)

157.7

-.14 (-.30, .02)

175.4

-.05 (-.19, .09)

≥150 min

24.9

.56 (.38, .75)

148.8

-.21 (-.44, .02)

210.1

.09 (-.08, .25)

Other leisure-time MVPA in past week

None

3.2

0

94.9

0***

103.7

0***

 

1-149 min

5.5

.09 (.00, .18)

149.6

.16 (.06, .25)

161.7

.20 (.11, .29)

 

150-419 min

6.4

.09 (-.01, .18)

148.0

.23 (.14, .32)

164.1

.22 (.14, .31)

 

≥420 min

5.6

.01 (-.13, .14)

177.0

.18 (.03, .33)

191.5

.23 (.11, .35)

  1. *p < 0.05,**p < 0.01,***p < 0.001 for heterogeneity. CI = confidence interval, MVPA = moderate-to-vigorous physical activity. Analyses conducted using linear regression, adjusting for all variables in columns and in Table 1 (equivalent to multivariable model 2 in Table 2). Outcomes for regression analyses are standardised log-transformed distances.