Table 1

Educational differences in decreasing physical activity

Educational levelYounger than 45 years45 years and older
Number1-150%OR95% CINumber1-150%OR95% CI
High (1)34818.81.0041117.01.00
243930.11.941.37, 2.7445716.51.010.69, 1.47
342331.02.571.81, 3.65103819.61.360.98, 1.89
Low (4)8741.34.982.91, 8.5359023.62.411.68, 3.46
Total129728.0249620.0
  • 1-150 Number of respondents physically active in 1991. %, Weighted prevalence of decreased physical activity between 1991 and 1997. OR, odds ratio of decreasing physical activity, adjusted for gender, age, and physical activity in 1991. 95% CI, 95% confidence intervals of OR.