Self-reported physical activity correlates in Swedish adults with multiple sclerosis: a cross-sectional study

BMC Neurology

Table 2 Physical activity regression models for all persons

All persons, multiple regression, physical activity (PA) dependent variable^a
	All factors (n = 250)		Factors with p < 0.20 (n = 267)
Independent variables	β	P-value	β	P-value
Age	- 0.05	0.320	n.a.	n.a.
Gender	0.00	0.987	n.a.	n.a.
Employment	0.25	0.000*	0.26	0.000*
Children at home	- 0.03	0.473	n.a.	n.a.
Education	0.01	0.870	n.a.	n.a.
Progressive MS	- 0.03	0.541	n.a.	n.a.
MSIS-29 physical	- 0.30	0.002*	- 0.30	0.001*
MSIS-29 psychological	0.00	0.948	n.a.	n.a.
Fatigue	0.09	0.112	0.07	0.148
Self-efficacy for PA	0.13	0.035*	0.17	0.002*
Falls self-efficacy	0.21	0.011*	0.20	0.012*
Social support, family	0.02	0.585	n.a.	n.a.
Enjoyment of PA	0.08	0.120	0.11	0.021*
	R² = 0.58, F(13,2) = 27.0, p = 0.000		R² = 0.59, F(6,3) = 64.9, p = 0.000

β = Standardized beta coefficient. * = p < 0.05. R ² adjusted R square, MSIS-29 Multiple Sclerosis Impact Scale
^aPhysical activity was measured using the Physical Activity Disability Survey – Revised

ISSN: 1471-2377