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Table 3 Logistic regression of factors associated with lack of physical activity

From: Physical activity and telomere length in early stage breast cancer survivors

 

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

OR (95% CI)

P

AOR (95% CI)

P

Demographic characteristics

    

Age, years

    

  <55 (reference)

1

 

1

 

  55 to 65

1.33 (0.61, 2.92)

0.48

0.96 (0.38, 2.41)

0.91

  >65

2.62 (1.21, 5.65)

0.01

1.44 (0.52, 4.00)

0.48

BMI

    

  <25 (reference)

1

 

1

 

  25 to 30

1.47 (0.74, 2.94)

0.27

1.32 (0.59, 2.91)

0.50

  >30

3.03 (1.58, 5.81)

<0.001

1.93 (0.88, 4.23)

0.10

Race/ethnicity

    

  White (reference)

1

 

1

 

  Non-white*

3.81 (2.11, 6.86)

<0.001

2.29 (1.07, 4.90)

0.03

Educational level

    

  High school or less (reference)

1

 

1

 

  College

0.43 (0.23, 0.80)

0.007

0.34 (0.16, 0.70)

0.003

  Graduate or higher

0.18 (0.09, 0.40)

<0.001

0.20 (0.08, 0.47)

<0.001

Marital status

    

  Married/partnered (reference)

1

 

1

 

  Single

2.57 (1.50, 4.40)

<0.001

1.52 (0.77, 3.00)

0.25

Previous chemotherapy

    

  No chemotherapy (reference)

1

 

1

 

  Chemotherapy

0.50 (0.29, 0.86)

0.01

0.81 (0.40, 1.63)

0.55

Current aromatase inhibitor

    

  None (reference)

1

   

  Letrozole

0.98 (0.30, 3.21)

0.97

  

  Anastrozole

1.75 (0.65, 4.71)

0.27

  

  Exemestane

1.14 (0.32, 4.05)

0.84

  

Cormorbid conditions

    

  None (reference)

1

 

1

 

  One

1.14 (0.44, 2.97)

0.78

1.11 (0.34, 3.49)

0.88

  Two or more

2.06 (0.88, 4.83)

0.10

1.71 (0.57, 5.05)

0.34

Anxiety

    

  Normal (reference)

1

   

  Sympomatic

0.92 (0.49, 1.70)

0.79

  

Depression

    

  Normal (reference)

1

 

1

 

  Symptomatic

3.28 (1.53, 7.06)

0.002

4.57 (1.86, 11.25)

<0.001

  1. *Mostly Black; hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS) anxiety and depression categorization: normal = 0 to 7; symptomatic = 8 to 21. Covariates with P-values <0.10 in the univariate analyses were carried forward to the respective multivariate models. P-values in boldface type are statistically significant.