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Table 4 Variables entered on step 2: gender, age, BMI, education (2 categories), participation in sports/outdoor activities earlier in life (2 categories), ACE I/D polymorphism (3 categories), ACTN3 R577X (3 categories) and MAOA uVNTR (3 categories)

From: Distribution of allele frequencies for genes associated with physical activity and/or physical capacity in a homogenous Norwegian cohort- a cross-sectional study

Variables included in the equation

B

S.E.

Wald

df

Sig.

Exp(B)

95% C.I.for EXP(B)

Lower

Upper

Gender (Male/Femaler.c.)

−0.769

0.253

9.218

1

0.002

0.464

0.315

0.704

Age

−0.029

0.027

1.134

1

0.287

0.971

0.915

1.018

BMI

−0.071

0.026

7.252

1

0.007

0.932

0.889

0.983

Education (Higher/Secondary$r.c.)

0.843

0.267

9.944

1

0.002

2.324

1.335

3.745

Sports earlier in life (Yes/Nor.c.)

0.643

0.207

9.635

1

0.002

1.902

1.223

2.711

ACE (all genotypes)

  

0.611

2

0.737

   

ACE (ID/DDr.c.)

0.183

0.248

0.545

1

0.461

1.201

0.738

1.953

ACE (II/DDr.c.)

0.188

0.297

0.402

1

0.526

1.207

0.675

2.16

ACTN3 (all genotypes)

  

11.473

2

0.003

   

ACTN3 (XX/RRr.c.)

−0.491

0.322

2.325

1

0.127

0.612

0.326

1.15

ACTN3 (RX/RRr.c.)

−0.843

0.251

11.268

1

0.001

0.430

0.263

0.704

MAOA (all genotypes)

  

0.777

2

0.678

   

MAOA (Low TA/High TAr.c.)

0.211

0.242

0.758

1

0.384

1.235

0.768

1.987

MAOA (Heterozygotes/High TAr.c.)

0.089

0.317

0.079

1

0.778

1.093

0.588

2.035

Constant

4.816

1.719

7.852

1

0.005

123.475

  
  1. Significant values (p < 0.05) are indicated in bold; r.c.- reference category; $ - Secondary education or lower