Factors Influencing Regular Exercise Habits of Women in Taiwan
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Method
2.1. Participants
2.2. Instruments
2.3. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Variable Name | Variable Description |
---|---|
Age | 1 = 18–29; 2 = 30–39; 3 = 40–49; 4 = 50–59; 5 = ≥60 |
Degree of urbanization | 1 = high (core urban region/general urban region); 2 = medium (emerging cities and townships/traditional industrial sector cities and townships); 3 = low (general townships and villages/rural areas) |
Educational level | 1 = junior high school or below; 2 = senior high school; 3 = junior college or above |
Marital status | 1 = married; 2 = others (single/divorced/widowed) |
Occupational status | 1 = full-time job; 2 = others (students/no job/part-time job) |
What is the level of air pollution within a 1 km radius of your home? | 1 = very serious; 2 = serious; 3 = not serious; 4 = not serious at all |
Can you run or walk within a 1 km radius of your home? | 1 = strongly disagree; 2 = disagree; 3 = neutral; 4 = agree; 5 = strongly agree |
How do you feel about your health? | 1 = bad; 2 = fair; 3 = good |
BMI | 1 = too light; 2 = standard range; 3 = too heavy |
Is the current income enough to meet the needs of life? | 1 = not enough; 2 = neutral; 3 = enough |
Variables | Exercise Habits | Total | p-Value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (n = 497) n (%) = 48.3% | No (n = 531) n (%) = 51.7% | |||
Age group | <0.001 *** | |||
18–29 | 83 (16.7) | 125 (23.5) | 208 (20.2) | |
30–39 | 73 (14.7) | 106 (20.0) | 179 (17.4) | |
40–49 | 97 (19.5) | 114 (21.5) | 211 (20.5) | |
50–59 | 97 (19.5) | 74 (13.9) | 171 (16.6) | |
≥60 | 147 (29.6) | 112 (21.1) | 259 (25.2) | |
Degree of urbanization | 0.031 * | |||
High (core urban region/general urban region) | 231 (46.5) | 287 (54.0) | 518 (50.4) | |
Medium (emerging cities and townships/traditional industrial sector cities and townships) | 175 (35.2) | 171 (32.2) | 346 (33.7) | |
Low (general townships and villages/rural areas) | 91 (13.7) | 73 (13.7) | 164 (16.0) | |
Educational level a | 0.339 | |||
Junior high school or below | 192 (38.8) | 185 (34.9) | 377 (36.8) | |
Senior high school | 118 (23.8) | 125 (23.6) | 243 (23.7) | |
Junior college or above | 185 (37.4) | 220 (41.5) | 405 (39.5) | |
Marital status a | 0.045 * | |||
Married | 306 (61.8) | 299 (56.4) | 605 (59.0) | |
Single/divorced/widowed | 189 (38.2) | 231 (43.6) | 420 (41.0) | |
Occupational status | <0.001 *** | |||
Full-time job | 178 (35.9) | 265 (49.9) | 443 (43.1) | |
Others (students/no job/part-time job) | 318 (64.1) | 266 (50.1) | 584 (56.9) |
Variables | Exercise Habits | p-Value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (n = 497) n (%) = 48.3% | No (n = 531) n (%) = 51.7% | |||
Air pollution | 0.540 | |||
Very serious | 31 (6.2) | 23 (4.3) | 54 (5.3) | |
Serious | 121 (24.3) | 139 (26.3) | 260 (25.3) | |
Not serious | 267 (53.7) | 288 (54.2) | 555 (54.0) | |
Not serious at all | 78 (15.7) | 81 (15.3) | 78 (15.7) | |
Feel about your health | <0.001 *** | |||
Bad | 88 (17.7) | 47 (8.8) | 135 (13.1) | |
Fair | 203 (40.8) | 232 (43.8) | 203 (40.8) | |
Good | 206 (41.5) | 251 (47.4) | 457 (44.5) | |
Income | <0.001 *** | |||
Enough | 203 (41.2) | 158 (30.0) | 361 (35.4) | |
Neutral | 126 (25.6) | 157 (29.8) | 283 (27.8) | |
Not enough | 164 (33.4) | 211 (40.1) | 375 (36.8) | |
BMI | 0.016 * | |||
Too light | 29 (5.8) | 55 (10.4) | 84 (8.2) | |
Standard range | 300 (60.4) | 288 (54.2) | 588 (57.2) | |
Too heavy | 168 (33.8) | 188 (35.4) | 356 (34.6) |
Variables | Odd | (95% CI) | p-Value | Cohen’s f2 | |
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Age group | 0.009 | ||||
18–29 | 1.00 | - | - | - | |
30–39 | 1.12 | 0.70 | 1.80 | 0.644 | |
40–49 | 1.50 | 0.91 | 2.47 | 0.114 | |
50–59 | 2.35 | 1.35 | 4.08 | 0.003 ** | |
≥60 | 2.63 | 1.53 | 4.54 | <0.001 *** | |
Degree of urbanization | 0.003 | ||||
Low | 1.00 | - | - | - | |
Medium | 1.33 | 0.99 | 1.79 | 0.055 | |
High | 1.78 | 1.21 | 2.62 | 0.003 ** | |
Education level | 0.001 | ||||
Junior high school or below | 1.00 | - | - | - | |
Senior high school | 0.72 | 0.46 | 1.12 | 0.143 | |
Junior college or above | 0.93 | 0.64 | 1.36 | 0.714 | |
Marital status | 0.001 | ||||
Single/divorced/widowed | 1.00 | - | - | - | |
Married | 1.03 | 0.74 | 1.42 | 0.881 | |
Air pollution | 0.001 | ||||
Very serious | 1.00 | - | - | - | |
Serious | 1.65 | 0.84 | 3.23 | 0.145 | |
Not serious | 1.10 | 0.72 | 1.69 | 0.658 | |
Not serious at all | 1.07 | 0.73 | 1.57 | 0.740 | |
Occupational status | 0.006 | ||||
Others (students/no job/part-time job) | 1.00 | ||||
Full-time job | 1.53 | 1.13 | 1.06 | 0.006 ** | |
Feel about your health | 0.020 | ||||
Bad | 1.00 | - | - | - | |
Fair | 1.07 | 0.80 | 1.42 | 0.653 | |
Good | 2.29 | 1.49 | 3.52 | <0.001 *** | |
Income | 0.013 | ||||
Not enough | 1.00 | - | - | - | |
Neutral | 1.11 | 0.80 | 1.55 | 0.533 | |
Enough | 1.82 | 1.31 | 2.52 | <0.001 *** | |
BMI | 0.001 | ||||
Too light | 1.00 | - | - | - | |
Standard range | 1.57 | 0.95 | 2.62 | 0.082 | |
Too heavy | 1.16 | 0.67 | 2.01 | 0.587 | |
Cox and Snell R2 | 0.085 | ||||
Nagelkerke R2 | 0.113 |
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Liu, C.-C.; Tsai, L.-T. Factors Influencing Regular Exercise Habits of Women in Taiwan. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 11960. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182211960
Liu C-C, Tsai L-T. Factors Influencing Regular Exercise Habits of Women in Taiwan. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(22):11960. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182211960
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiu, Chia-Che, and Liang-Ting Tsai. 2021. "Factors Influencing Regular Exercise Habits of Women in Taiwan" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 22: 11960. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182211960