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Table 1 Main characteristics of study participants

From: Patterns and socio-demographic correlates of domain-specific physical activities and their associations with adiposity in the China Kadoorie Biobank study

Characteristics

Men (n =188 647)

Women (n = 277 958)

Total (n =188 647)

Age (years), %

   

  30 – 39

15.2

16.9

16.2

  40 – 49

30.0

32.2

31.3

  50 – 59

30.6

30.8

30.7

  60 – 69

17.8

15.2

16.2

  70 – 79

6.5

4.8

5.5

  Mean (SD)

51.5 (10.7)

50.3 (10.3)

50.8 (10.5)

Residence, %

   

  Urban

42.6

43.3

43.0

  Rural

57.4

56.7

57.0

Occupational physical activity (MET-hr/day), %

  0

18.1

34.7

28.0

  0.1– 10

18.0

20.7

19.6

  10.1 – 20

25.5

23.1

24.1

  > 20

38.4

21.5

28.3

  Mean (SD)

17.3 (14.9)

10.9 (12.5)

13.5 (13.9)

Commuting-related physical activity (MET-hr/day), %

  0

31.4

47.3

40.9

  0.1 – 1.5

23.5

17.9

20.1

  1.6 – 3.0

26.0

20.2

22.6

  > 3.0

19.1

14.6

16.4

  Mean (SD)

1.9 (2.4)

1.4 (2.2)

1.6 (2.3)

Household physical activity (MET-hr/day)

  0

21.0

0.7

8.9

  0.1 – 4.0

54.5

15.8

31.4

  4.1 – 8.0

17.4

31.8

26.0

  > 8.0

7.0

51.8

33.7

  Mean (SD)

2.9 (2.8)

7.7 (3.9)

5.7 (4.2)

Active-recreational physical activity (MET-hr/day), %

  0

79.0

80.4

79.8

  0.1 – 2.0

6.9

5.8

6.2

  2.0 – 4.0

6.8

6.5

6.7

  > 4.0

7.2

7.3

7.3

  Mean (SD)

0.8 (2.2)

0.8 (2.2)

0.8 (2.2)

Total physical activity (MET-hr/day)

22.8 (15.1)

20.9 (12.8)

21.7 (13.8)

Sedentary leisure time (hr/day)

3.1 (1.5)

2.9 (1.5)

3.0 (1.5)

Body mass index (kg/m2)1

23.4 (3.2)

23.8 (3.4)

23.6 (3.3)

Waist circumference (cm)

81.9 (9.7)

78.8 (9.4)

80.1 (9.6)

Percentage body fat (%)2

22.0 (6.2)

32.0 (7.1)

28.0 (8.3)

  1. SD: standard deviation.
  2. 12 participants with missing values.
  3. 2214 participants with missing values.