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Table 1 Characteristics of the participants according to gender and physical activity level

From: Self-reported leisure time physical activity: a useful assessment tool in everyday health care

 

MVPA mean ± SD or % (N)

LPA mean ± SD or % (N)

Inactive mean ± SD or % (N)

All mean ± SD or % (N)

Values missing N

Men

29 (486)

59 (999)

12 (200)

(1685)

 

Marital status a

79 (385)

80 (797)

72 (143)

79 (1325)

4

University education

40 (196)

22 (222)

21 (41)

27 (459)

8

Stress b

11 (54)

11 (113)

29 (58)

14 (225)

18

Current smoker

8 (38)

16 (162)

31 (61)

16 (261)

8

Age (years)

48.3 ± 13.5

53.7 ± 12.4

49.2 ± 12.4

51.6 ± 12.9

 

Weight (kg)

83 ± 10

85 ± 13

88 ± 15

85 ± 12

 

Triglycerides (mmol/l)

1.34 ± 1.15

1.61 ± 0.97

1.97 ± 1.32

1.57 ± 1.09

177

High density lipoprotein (mmol/l)

1.52 ± 0.37

1.45 ± 0.38

1.32 ± 0.34

1.46 ± 0.38

184

Waist circumference (cm)

91 ± 9

96 ± 10

99 ± 12

95 ± 10

52

Resting heart rate (bpm)

61 ± 10

66 ± 11

68 ± 12

65 ± 11

5

BMI (kg/m2)

25.8 ± 2.8

26.8 ± 3.5

28.1 ± 4.3

26.7 ± 3.5

 

Plasma-glucose (mmol/l)

5.16 ± 0.86

5.43 ± 1.20

5.46 ± 1.27

5.35 ± 1.13

177

Low density lipoprotein (mmol/l)

3.27 ± 0.97

3.39 ± 0.95

3.47 ± 0.88

3.37 ± 0.95

230

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

133 ± 18

136 ± 21

132 ± 21

135 ± 20

3

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

81 ± 10

84 ± 11

84 ± 10

83 ± 10

3

Women

25 (469)

66 (1264)

9 (170)

(1903)

 

Marital status a

74 (348)

73 (918)

64 (108)

73 (1374)

10

University education

43 (200)

32 (398)

28 (47)

34 (645)

10

Stress b

18 (84)

19 (241)

20 (33)

19 (358)

26

Current smoker

13 (61)

20 (252)

37 (62)

20 (375)

6

Age (years)

46.9 ± 12.7

52.9 ± 13.2

50.0 ± 13.2

51.2 ± 13.3

 

Weight (kg)

67 ± 10

70 ± 12

75 ± 15

70 ± 12

1

Triglycerides (mmol/l)

1.05 ± 0.56

1.26 ± 0.68

1.47 ± 0.85

1.22 ± 0.68

207

High density lipoprotein (mmol/l)

1.84 ± 0.44

1.77 ± 0.45

1.62 ± 0.46

1.78 ± 0.45

207

Waist circumference (cm)

79 ± 9

84 ± 11

89 ± 14

83 ± 11

96

Resting heart rate (bpm)

65 ± 11

69 ± 10

70 ± 11

68 ± 11

12

BMI (kg/m2)

24.3 ± 3.5

25.9 ± 4.3

27.5 ± 5.6

25.6 ± 4.4

1

Plasma-glucose (mmol/l)

4.91 ± 0.86

5.05 ± 0.89

5.03 ± 0.99

5.01 ± 0.90

207

Low density lipoprotein (mmol/l)

2.94 ± 0.89

3.25 ± 1.01

3.25 ± 0.93

3.18 ± 0.98

222

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

124 ± 19

129 ± 23

127 ± 24

128 ± 22

2

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

80 ± 10

82 ± 10

82 ± 11

81 ± 10

2

  1. Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation, or percentage with (N). MVPA, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, LPA, light physical activity. a Living together with someone or married. b Perceiving stress during the last year or more at either work or home. bpm, beats per minute. BMI, body mass index.