Table 2 Demographic, socioeconomic, anthropometric and physical activity characteristics of sample^aok

 25–39 years

(n = 130)

47.1

(40.0,54.4)

49.5

(39.2,59.8)

48.3

(42.3,54.3)

 40–54 years

(n = 224)

52.9

(45.6,60)

50.5

(40.2,60.8)

51.7

(45.7,57.7)

 Less than secondary school

(n = 28)

6.6

(4.3,9.8)

5.5

(2.3,12.6)

6.0

(3.8,9.4)

 Secondary school completed

(n = 174)

52.5

(44.8,60.1)

43.2

(33.5,53.5)

48.0

(41.0,55.2)

 Technical, trade or teacher

(n = 64)

19.7

(13.7,27.5)

26.1

(16.9,38)

22.8

(16.6,30.4)

 University

(n = 88)

21.2

(14.8,29.4)

25.2

(17.1,35.5)

23.2

(17.1,30.6)

 Routine/manual

(n = 83)

9.6

(6.3,14.5)

40.3

(30.6,50.8)

24.5

(19.3,30.4)

 Intermediate

(n = 114)

41.6

(35.4,48)

21.0

(13.1,31.9)

31.6

(27.3,36.2)

 Professional

(n = 58)

14.7

(10.3,20.5)

16.5

(10.1,25.8)

15.6

(11.4,21)

 Not in employment

(n = 76)

29.6

(22.9,37.2)

11.5

(7,18.3)

20.8

(16.0,26.7)

 Missing^b

(n = 23)

4.5

(2.0,10.2)

10.8

(6.4,17.6)

7.5

(4.7,11.8)

 Normal

(n = 113)

24.9

(19.3,31.4)

46.5

(35.6,57.7)

35.3

(29.0,42.2)

 Overweight

(n = 113)

25.6

(19.6,32.7)

33.0

(25.0,42.2)

29.2

(23.8,35.3)

 Obese

(n = 128)

49.5

(42.8,56.3)

20.5

(14.0,29)

35.5

(29.7,41.8)

 Objective inactive

(n = 177)

90.5

(83.3,94.7)

58.9

(48.4,68.7)

75.2

(68.7,80.8)

 Objective sedentary

(n = 181)

57.1

(50.1,63.8)

43.9

(33,55.3)

50.7

(43.3,58.1)

 Overestimator

(n = 211)

66.8

(57.1,75.3)

52.7

(43.6,61.7)

60.1

(52.8,66.9)