Table 3

- Linear regression analysis of the association between the number of non-communicable diseases and physical activity.

CharacteristicsModel 1Model 2Model 3
BetaSEP-valueBetaSEP-valueBetaSEP-value
Constant76.347.280.00160.8035.570.00175.8138.310.00
Number of NCDs-12.103.560.00-8.453.470.01-8.083.640.02
Age (continuous)   -1.390.480.00-1.560.50.00
Gender (female vs. male)   -11.576.960.10-7.897.620.30
Nationality (non-Saudi vs. Saudi)   2.027.990.800.918.00.91
Marital status (unmarried vs. married)   4.2710.250.675.8710.390.57
Educational level (Illiterate or primary vs. high school or above)   4.107.350.573.37.440.65
Employment status (unemployed vs. retired or employed)   12.168.200.1410.778.40.20
Residence (rural or urban)   -4.219.390.65-3.79.570.69
Smoking (no vs. yes)      -7.456.780.27
BMI, (underweight-normal, overweight-obese)      -2.173.990.58
R2   0.11  0.31  0.32
  • vs.: versus, SE: standard error, NCDs: non-communicable diseases, BMI: body mass index, R2: R-squared