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Table 3 Physical activity in the transportation and household domain according to sociodemographic characteristics.

From: Patterns of physical activity in different domains and implications for intervention in a multi-ethnic Asian population: a cross-sectional study

 

Transportation activity

Household activity

 

Any activity

Median†

Any activity

Median†

 

N (%)

(Kcal/week)

N (%)

(Kcal/week)

 

3912 (82)

431 (242-905)

4346 (92)

1710 (696-3474)

Age group

    

18-39 years

729 (79)

421 (246-864)

846 (92)

1322 (571-2983)

40-60 years

2434 (83)

438 (240-917)

2714 (92)

1771 (717-3630)

>60 years

749 (85)

410 (240-876)

786 (89)

1892 (772-3481)

p value

0.003

0.6

0.01

<0.0001

Gender

    

Male

1807 (79)

507 (291-1061)

1932 (85)

892 (431-1786)

Female

2104 (85)

364 (210-749)

2413 (98)

2765 (1364-4483)

p value

<0.0001

<0.0001

<0.0001

<0.0001

Ethnicity

    

Chinese

2615 (81)

414 (234-887)

2929 (91)

1507 (619-3095)

Malay

674 (84)

448 (265-958)

744 (93)

2191 (942-4220)

Asian Indian

621 (85)

457 (257-931)

670 (92)

2345 (862-4445)

p value

0.04

0.02

0.5

<0.0001

Highest level of education

    

None/primary

1066 (86.)

420 (242-945)

1121 (90)

2384 (1058-4039)

Secondary

1542 (85)

445 (253-925)

1686 (92)

1899 (754-3718)

Technical school/diploma

774 (80)

419 (226-890)

883 (92)

1374 (625-2879)

University

529 (73)

418 (219-785)

656 (91)

1038 (418-2183)

p value

<0.0001

0.02

0.3

<0.0001

Work status

    

Working

2647 (81)

441 (250-318)

2930 (90)

1226 (536-2498)

Student

16 (80)

421 (254-595)

18 (90)

914 (433-1516)

Homemaker/housewife

762 (86)

385 (210-827)

876 (99)

4018 (2777-5806)

Retired

364 (84)

406 (243-871)

386 (89)

1716 (745-3259)

Unemployed(able to work)

76 (86)

531 (316-1164)

83 (94)

1831 (886-3556)

Unemployed(unable to work)

22 (69)

424 (169-1544)

22 (69)

1213 (597-2154)

#Others

22 (7)

650 (357-837)

29 (91)

1537 (830-3782)

p value

0.004

0.01

<0.0001

<0.0001

Household income(S$/month)

    

Less than $2000

765 (88)

457 (262-1082)

805 (93)

1892 (779-3606)

$2000 to $3999

828 (88)

475 (253-1023)

877 (93)

1621 (704-3474)

$4000 to $5999

413 (82)

477 (238-958)

464 (92)

1489 (661-3267)

$6000 to $9999

318 (77)

426 (234-865)

393 (95)

1284 (583-2591)

More than $ 10 000

149 (66)

388 (204-864)

212 (94)

1023 (389-2285)

Decline to answer

1438 (80)

379 (232-769)

1594 (89)

2009 (754-3775)

p value

<0.0001

0.02

<0.0001

0.001

Type of housing

    

1-2 room flat

57 (79)

510 (324-869)

66 (92)

2191 (793-3481)

3 room flat

611 (87)

388 (219-837)

645 (92)

1784 (699-3459)

4 room flat

1408 (85)

449 (261-940)

1505 (91)

1848 (771-3606)

5 room or executive flat

1210 (83)

445 (246-903)

1354 (92)

1666 (706-3488)

Private condominium

332 (74)

374 (215-860)

413 (92)

1354 (494-2860)

Private house(landed property)

294 (73)

387 (210-903)

363 (90)

1392 (554-3505)

p value

<0.0001

0.003

0.5

<0.0001

  1. Both the proportion of participants participating in an activity and the level of activity among those that engage in that activity is provided.
  2. #Others: disabled persons, persons with large private financial means, prisoners, patients of mental hospitals, inhabitants of homes for the aged and men awaiting call-up for military service are included in this category.
  3. †Median among those with any amount of activity (inter-quartile range).