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Table 2 Characteristics of the 2081 participants included in the analyses, by gender and neighborhood socioeconomic class

From: Association between neighborhood deprivation and fruits and vegetables consumption and leisure-time physical activity: a cross-sectional multilevel analysis

 

Women

Men

 

Class 1*

Class 2*

Class 3*

Class 1*

Class 2*

Class 3*

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Age

      

   18-34 years

53 (16.4)

83 (11.0)

25 (11.5)

24 (12.4)

47 (10.7)

21 (13.7)

   35-54 years

152 (47.1)

281 (37.3)

101 (46.3)

92 (47.7)

158 (35.8)

57 (37.2)

   55-74 years

106 (32.8)

332 (44.1)

80 (36.7)

67 (34.7)

193 (43.8)

60 (39.2)

   75 or more years

12 (3.7)

57 (7.6)

12 (5.5)

10 (5.2)

43 (9.8)

15 (9.8)

   p

0.017

0.081

Education

      

   4 years or less

76 (23.5)

344 (45.7)

133 (61.0)

32 (16.6)

156 (35.4)

72 (47.1)

   5 to 11 years

90 (27.9)

204 (27.1)

49 (22.5)

61 (31.6)

164 (37.2)

57 (37.2)

   12 or more years

157 (48.6)

205 (27.2)

36 (16.5)

100 (51.8)

121 (27.4)

24 (15.7)

   p

<0.001

<0.001

Marital status

      

   Married/living together

193 (59.8)

446 (59.2)

142 (65.1)

160 (82.9)

358 (81.2)

125 (81.7)

   Else

130 (40.2)

307 (40.8)

76 (34.9)

33 (17.1)

83 (18.8)

28 (18.3)

   p

0.273

0.747

Current smoking

      

   No

245 (75.8)

654 (86.8)

177 (81.2)

122 (63.2)

306 (69.4)

99 (64.7)

   Yes

78 (24.2)

99 (13.2)

41 (18.8)

71 (36.8)

135 (30.6)

54 (35.3)

   p

 

0.025

  

0.665

 

Excessive alcohol intake

      

   No

265 (82.0)

580 (77.0)

165 (76.7)

108 (56.0)

194 (44.0)

60 (39.2)

   Yes

58 (18.0)

173 (23.0)

53 (24.3)

85 (44.0)

247 (56.0)

93 (60.8)

   p

 

0.059

  

0.001

 

Fruits and vegetables consumption

      

   <5 portions per day

174 (53.9)

410 (54.4)

117 (53.7)

101 (52.3)

211 (47.8)

69 (45.1)

   ≥5 portions per day

149 (46.1)

343 (45.6)

101 (46.3)

92 (47.7)

230 (52.2)

84 (54.9)

   p

0.992

0.173

Sedentariness

      

   No

211 (65.3)

513 (68.1)

130 (59.6)

118 (61.1)

290 (65.8)

92 (60.1)

   Yes

112 (34.7)

240 (31.9)

88 (40.4)

75 (38.9)

151 (34.2)

61 (39.9)

   p

 

0.285

  

0.948

 
  1. *Neighborhood classes 1 and 3 are interpreted as least deprived and most deprived, respectively.
  2. Alcohol intake >15 g/day for women and >30 g/day for men.
  3. Leisure-time physical activity ≤210 METs.min/day for women and ≤270 METs.min/day for men.