Factors associated with change in objectively measured physical activity in older people – data from the physical activity cohort Scotland study

Clarke, Clare L.; Sniehotta, Falko F.; Vadiveloo, Thenmalar; Argo, Ishbel S.; Donnan, Peter T.; McMurdo, Marion E. T.; Witham, Miles D.

doi:10.1186/s12877-017-0578-1

Table 3 Univariate regression using follow-up activity count adjusted for baseline count and time to follow up as dependent variable

From: Factors associated with change in objectively measured physical activity in older people – data from the physical activity cohort Scotland study

Variables		R²	Unstandardized Coefficient		t	P value
Variables		R²	B	Std Error	t	P value
Female sex		0.022	−12,598	4827	−2.01	0.01
Age (per year)		0.133	−2165	316	−6.85	<0.001
SIMD (per decile; higher decile = more affluent)		0.019	2177	894	2.44	0.015
Extended TPB (high vs low) higher score = stronger beliefs/norms/actions)	Behavioural beliefs	0.039	35,065	10,295	3.41	0.001
	Self-efficacy	0.044	19,046	5067	3.76	<0.001
	Normative belief	0.073	33,672	6956	4.84	<0.001
	Attitude	0.015	20,175	9416	2.14	0.03
	Subjective norm	0.042	7719	2105	3.67	<0.001
	Need for support	0.002	−7003	8667	−0.81	0.42
	Received support	0.005	7410	5833	1.27	0.21
	Coping planning	0.000	2828	10,674	0.27	0.79
	Action planning	0.031	15,259	4889	3.12	0.002
	Intention	0.057	22,318	5364	4.16	<0.001
SF-36 (per point; higher scores = better function)	Physical functioning	0.198	929	107	8.70	<0.001
	Role – Physical	0.037	335	97	3.45	0.001
	Bodily pain	0.031	283	91	3.10	0.002
	General health	0.072	594	121	4.90	<0.001
	Vitality	0.092	669	120	5.58	<0.001
	Social Functioning	0.030	332	108	3.08	0.002
	Role – Emotional	0.011	418	229	1.82	0.07
	Mental Health	0.028	578	196	2.95	0.003
Social Capital Module	Neighbourliness (high vs low)	0.013	12,131	6172	1.97	0.05
	Satisfactory friendship network (y vs n)	0.023	13,281	4980	2.67	0.008
	Satisfactory relative network (y vs n)	0.000	−1183	4862	−0.24	0.81
	Social support (per category)	0.012	7028	3753	1.87	0.06
	No. of people you can turn to who live nearby (per quartile)	0.017	4847	2083	2.33	0.02
	No. of people to turn to during personal crisis (per quartile)	0.019	5590	2325	2.40	0.02
Self-reported Comorbidity	Hospitalised in previous year	0.003	−6183	6958	−0.89	0.38
	Rheumatoid arthritis	0.000	−2992	9683	−0.31	0.76
	Osteoarthritis	0.006	−8398	6259	−1.34	0.18
	Neurological disease	0.002	−17,947	21,508	−0.83	0.41
	Hypertension	0.014	−9936	4845	−2.05	0.04
	Diabetes mellitus	0.027	−27,555	9543	−2.89	0.004
	Heart disease	0.004	−6211	5262	−1.18	0.24
	Active cancer	0.004	12,345	11,682	1.06	0.29
	Fall in last year	0.010	−9166	5332	−1.72	0.09
	Presence of chronic pain	0.025	−13,624	4920	−2.77	0.006
Anxiety (HADS) (per point; higher = more anxiety symptoms)		0.000	−23	751	−0.03	0.98
Depression (HADS) (per point; higher = more depressive symptoms)		0.057	−4018	931	−4.31	<0.001

SIMD: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation. TPB: Theory of Planned Behaviour. HADS: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Score

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