Table 4 Predictors of physical activity promotion frequency by medical doctors

(2.985, 3.397)

< 0.001

1.903 (0.205)

(1.500, 2.306)

< 0.001

1.804 (0.212)

(1.387, 2.220)

< 0.001

Sociodemogra-phic variables

Age (yrs.)

(− 0.008, 0.003)

0.332

0.096

0.000 (0.003)

(−0.006, 0.005)

0.887

0,002

−0.001 (0.003)

(−0.006, 0.004)

0.788

0.006

Sex

(−0.132, 0.094)

0.743

0.011

0.016 (0.054)

(−0.091, 0.122)

0.773

0,007

0.003 (0.054)

(−0.103, 0.109)

0.955

0.000

Clinical practice setting

(0.043, 0.411)

0.015

0.600

0.185 (0.088)

(0.013, 0.358)

0.035

0,395

0.185 (0.088)

(0.011, 0.359)

0.037

0.386

Medical career position (non-specialists vs. specialists)

(0.059, 0.363)

0.007

0.755

0.144 (0.073)

(0.000, 0.288)

0.050

0,343

0.159 (0.073)

(0.015, 0.302)

0.030

0.415

Specialty (other specialties vs. Family medicine)

(−0.017, 0.363)

0.075

0.324

0.124 (0.091)

(−0.054, 0.303)

0.171

0,167

0.128 (0.090)

(−0.049, 0.306)

0.157

0.177

Physical activity norms, attitudes and knowledge-related variables

Relevance attributed to PA promotion in healthcare

0.187 (0.033)

(0.123, 0.251)

< 0.001

2919

0.181 (0.033)

(0.117, 0.245)

< 0.001

2.708

Patients’ requesting advice on PA

0.213 (0.023)

(0.167, 0.259)

< 0.001

7397

0.206 (0.023)

(0.161, 0.252)

< 0.001

6.907

Perceived knowledge regarding PA guidelines

−0.053 (0.028)

(−0.108, 0.002)

0.057

0,325

−0.051 (0.028)

(−0.106, 0.003)

0.065

0.302

Previous PA training

−0.065 (0.060)

(−0.183, 0.052)

0.275

0,106

−0.061 (0.060)

(−0.178, 0.057)

0.311

0.091

Physical activity levels and sedentary behaviour variables

Total weekly

MET-minutes

4.515E-5 (0.000)

(0.000, 0.000)

0.001

1.004

Total daily hours of sitting time

0.006 (0.007)

(−0.008, 0.020)

0.385

0.067