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Table 1 Sedentarism in the Female Population

From: Leisure-time versus full-day energy expenditure: a cross-sectional study of sedentarism in a Portuguese urban population

 

Characteristics

Leisure-time Energy Expenditure *

Full-day Energy Expenditure **

 

N (%)

% (95% CI)

OR† (95% CI)

% (95% CI)

OR† (95% CI)

 

1226 (61.2)

84.4 (82.2–86.3)

 

86.1 (84.0–88.0)

 

Age (years)

     

   18–29

88 (7.2)

68.2 (57.4–77.7)

 

75.0 (64.6–83.6)

 

   30–39

125 (10.2)

71.4 (62.4–79.3)

1.2 (0.6–2.1)

77.6 (69.3–84.6)

1.2 (0.6–2.2)

   40–49

294 (24.0)

84.6 (80.0–88.6)

2.6 (1.5–4.5)

83.3 (78.6–87.4)

1.7 (0.9–3.0)

   50–59

311 (25.4)

85.1 (80.5–88.8)

2.7 (1.5–4.6)

85.2 (80.7–88.9)

1.9 (1.1–3.4)

   60–69

238 (19.4)

91.5 (87.2–94.7)

5.0 (2.7–9.6)

90.8 (86.3–94.1)

3.3 (1.7–6.3)

   70+

170 (13.9)

90.0 (84.5–94.1)

4.2 (2.1–8.2)

98.2 (94.9–99.6)

18.6 (5.4–64.1)

Marital Status

     

   Married

751 (61.3)

85.3 (82.5–87.7)

 

86.4 (83.7–88.7)

 

   Not married

475 (38.7)

82.9 (79.1–86.1)

0.8 (0.6–1.2)

85.7 (82.1–88.6)

0.8 (0.6–1.2)

Education (years)

     

   <5 years

530 (43.2)

93.7 (91.2–95.6)

 

87.0 (83.7–89.7)

 

   5–11 years

330 (26.9)

84.5 (80.0–88.1)

0.4 (0.2–0.6)

83.9 (79.4–87.6)

1.2 (0.8–1.8)

   >11 years

366 (29.9)

70.6 (65.6–75.2)

0.2 (0.1–0.3)

86.9 (82.9–90.1)

2.2 (1.4–3.6)

BMI (kg/m2)

     

   <25

455 (37.1)

77.5 (73.2–81.2)

 

85.3 (81.6–88.3)

 

   25–30

452 (36.9)

85.1 (81.4–88.2)

1.3 (0.9–1.9)

85.2 (81.5–88.3)

0.7 (0.5–1.0)

   >30

319 (26.0)

93.1 (89.6–95.5)

2.9 (1.8–4.9)

88.7 (84.6–91.9)

0.9 (0.6–1.4)

Physician visits in last year (n)

     

   0–1

422 (34.4)

84.4 (80.5–87.7)

 

84.4 (80.5–87.6)

 

   2–3 visits

381 (31.1)

79.1 (74.6–83.0)

0.6 (0.4–0.8)

84.8 (80.7–88.2)

0.8 (0.6–1.2)

   >3

423 (34.5)

89.0 (85.6–91.8)

1.2 (0.8–1.8)

89.1 (85.7–91.9)

1.1 (0.7–1.7)

Occupation

     

   White collar worker

425 (34.7)

77.1 (72.7–81.0)

 

88.2 (84.7–91.1)

 

   Blue collar worker

193 (15.7)

92.1 (87.3–95.5)

3.0 (1.7–5.4)

61.7 (54.4–68.5)

0.2 (0.1–0.3)

   Unemployed or retired

608 (49.6)

87.0 (84.0–89.5)

1.4 (0.9–2.1)

92.4 (90.0–94.4)

1.0 (0.6–1.6)

Energy Intake (kcal/day)

     

   <1800

400 (32.7)

83.3 (79.3–86.9)

1.0 (0.7–1.5)

86.8 (83.0–89.9)

1.0 (0.7–1.5)

   1800–2300

461 (37.7)

82.7 (78.8–86.0)

 

85.7 (82.1–88.7)

 

   >2300

362 (29.6)

87.5 (83.6–90.7)

1.8 (1.2–2.7)

85.9 (81.9–89.3)

1.3 (0.9–1.9)

Alcohol Use

     

   Non/Occasional-drinkers

576 (47.0)

80.7 (77.2–83.8)

 

83.7 (80.3–86.6)

 

   Ex-drinkers

103 (8.4)

94.2 (87.8–97.8)

2.6 (1.1–6.2)

93.2 (86.5–97.2)

1.7 (0.8–4.0)

   Drinkers

547 (44.6)

86.3 (83.1–89.0)

1.3 (0.9–1.3)

87.4 (84.2–90.0)

1.2 (0.9–1.8)

Tobacco Use

     

   Non-smokers

893 (72.8)

84.9 (82.3–87.2)

 

86.6 (84.1–88.7)

 

   Ex-smokers

119 (9.7)

81.7 (73.5–88.3)

0.9 (0.6–1.6)

89.1 (82.0–94.1)

1.6 (0.9–3.0)

   Smokers

214 (17.5)

83.6 (77.9–88.3)

1.5 (0.9–2.3)

82.7 (77.0–87.5)

1.2 (0.8–1.8)

  1. * Leisure time energy expenditure encompasses the energy expended in all leisure activities (not including sleep, work and household chores) where being sedentary is defined as spending less than 10% of their time in activities requiring ≥ 4 metabolic equivalents (MET).
  2. ** Full-day energy expenditure encompasses the energy expended in all activities in a day where being sedentary is defined as above.
  3. † Age-adjusted Odds ratios
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