Table 2

Individual level odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) of leisure time physical inactivity, and neighbourhood effect on individual leisure time physical inactivity in 3377 people from 74 neighbourhoods in the city of Malmö, in function of different individual characteristics. The 1994 public health survey in Malmö

Neighbourhood effect
OR (95% CI)Neighbourhood level variance (standard error)Intra-neighbourhood correlation
Empty model 0.171 (0.053)5.0%
Age and sex adjusted models
Age
    OldReference
    Young0.90 (0.87 to 0.94)
Sex0.175 (0.054)5.2%
    MenReference
    Women1.55 (1.31 to 1.84)
Country of origin
    SwedenReference0.098 (0.040)2.9%
    Not Sweden2.35 (1.95 to 2.84)
Educational level
    HighReference
    Medium1.28 (0.99 to 1.67)
    Low2.20 (1.83 to 2.75)0.153 (0.050)4.4%
    Other1.34 (0.91 to 1.88)
Social participation
    HighReference0.114 (0.044)3.3%
    Low3.59 (2.95 to 4.35)
Mobility1.01 (0.99 to 1.03)0.171 (0.053)4.9%