Table 1.

Patient characteristics and assessment of PA level and PAC provided by FPs, nurses, or dietitians during the past 18 mo: Variables in bold were included in the multivariate analysis as independent variables.

CHARACTERISTIC	N	VALUE	PA LEVEL ASSESSMENT		PAC

			OR (95% CI)	P VALUE	OR (95% CI)	P VALUE
Sociodemographic data
• Female sex, %	439	66.1	0.90 (0.61 to 1.34)	.60	1.08 (0.67 to 1.75)	.76
• Median age (IQR), y	439	59.1 (49.3 to 67.2)	1.00 (0.98 to 1.01)	.62	0.99 (0.98 to 1.01)	.38
• Married or in a civil union, %	439	67.2	1.08 (0.72 to 1.60)	.72	0.90 (0.55 to 1.45)	.65
• Postsecondary education, %	437	32.3	1.08 (0.72 to 1.60)	.72	0.74 (0.45 to 1.23)	.25
• Family annual income ≥ $55 000, %	429	40.6	0.98 (0.67 to 1.45)	.93	0.57 (0.35 to 0.93)	.03
• Smoker, %	439	14.4	1.10 (0.64 to 1.88)	.73	0.93 (0.48 to 1.80)	.83
• Private health coverage, %	439	56.0	1.05 (0.72 to 1.53)	.81	0.84 (0.53 to 1.32)	.45
• Employed, %	439	42.1	1.30 (0.89 to 1.90)	.18	1.39 (0.88 to 2.19)	.16
Anthropometric data
• Median BMI (IQR), kg/m²	439	28.7 (25.5 to 32.6)	0.99 (0.96 to 1.02)	.40	1.08 (1.04 to 1.12)	< .01
• Median waist circumference (IQR), cm	424	96.4 (85.3 to 106.0)	0.99 (0.98 to 1.01)	.22	1.03 (1.01 to 1.04)	< .01
• Overweight or obese (BMI ≥ 25 kg/m²), %	439	78.8	0.73 (0.46 to 1.16)	.18	2.39 (1.22 to 4.70)^*	.01
Median no. of health provider encounters in past 18 mo (IQR)
• Nurse	439	0 (0 to 2)	1.17 (1.07 to 1.29)	< .001	1.26 (1.15 to 1.37)	< .01
• FP	439	4 (2 to 6)	1.04 (0.97 to 1.11)	.31	1.07 (0.99 to 1.16)	.08
Comorbidities
• Hypertension	439	35.5	1.27 (0.886 to 1.88)	.23	1.79 (1.13 to 2.84)	.01^†
• Dyslipidemia	439	34.4	0.87 (0.59 to 1.30)	.49	1.53 (0.96 to 2.43)	.08^†
• Hypothyroidism	439	16.4	0.75 (0.45 to 1.24)	.26	0.77 (0.40 to 1.47)	.42
• Sleep apnea	439	3.4	0.80 (0.29 to 2.23)	.68	1.86 (0.62 to 5.57)	.27
• Osteoporosis	439	6.6	1.34 (0.62 to 2.87)	.46	0.74 (0.28 to 2.00)	.55
• Anxiety or depression	439	17.8	1.51 (0.92 to 2.48)	.11^†	1.43 (0.82 to 2.51)	.21
• Asthma or COPD	439	11.8	1.00 (0.56 to 1.78)	.99	0.73 (0.34 to 1.56)	.42
• Arthritis or arthrosis	439	25.3	1.18 (0.76 to 1.81)	.46	1.23 (0.74 to 2.05)	.43
• Heart and vascular disease	439	15.9	1.28 (0.77 to 2.15)	.34	0.99 (0.53 to 1.48)	.96
• Type 2 diabetes or prediabetes	439	20.5	1.51 (0.94 to 2.42)	.09^†	3.50 (2.11 to 5.81)^‡	<.01^†
• Median no. of comorbidities (IQR)	439	2 (1 to 3)	1.08 (0.95 to 1.21)	.24	1.23 (1.06 to 1.42)	< .01
Median health-related quality of life scores (IQR)
• Physical component summary	435	48.8 (41.7 to 55.9)	1.01 (1.00 to 1.03)	.16	1.02 (1.00 to 1.04)	.12
• Mental component summary	435	51.2 (42.3 to 56.6)	1.02 (1.00 to 1.04)	.04	1.00 (0.97 to 1.02)	.77
Physical fitness and activity
• Median recreational PA index score (IQR), kcal/kg/d	439	1.3 (0.5 to 2.5)	1.13 (1.00 to 1.26)	.04	0.94 (0.82 to 1.08)	.38
• Inactive, %	439	55.6	0.75 (0.52 to 1.10)	.14	1.26 (0.79 to 2.00)	.33
• Television viewing > 20 h/wk, %	439	17.5	1.04 (0.94 to 1.12)	.44	1.04 (0.92 to 1.19)	.53
• Median grip strength (IQR), kg	437	29.5 (22.5 to 39.0)	1.00 (0.98 to 1.01)	.66	0.99 (0.97 to 1.01)	.31
• Median isometric quadriceps strength (IQR), kg	436	23.5 (17.6 to 30.5)	1.00 (0.98 to 1.02)	.79	1.02 (0.99 to 1.04)	.15
• Median 6-min walk test distance (IQR), m	351	500.0 (428.5 to 560.0)	1.00 (1.00 to 1.00)	.12	1.00 (1.00 to 1.00)	.43

BMI—body mass index, COPD—chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, IQR—interquartile range, OR—odds ratio, PA—physical activity, PAC—PA counseling.
↵* Significantly more overweight or obese patients received PAC compared with patients who were not overweight or obese (24.3% vs 11.8%, P = .01).
↵† These variables were included in the second multivariate analysis model instead of no. of comorbidities.
↵‡ Significantly more patients with diabetes received PAC compared with patients who did not have diabetes (41.0% v. 16.6%, P < .001).