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Table 1 Characteristics of Portuguese adults by education categories

From: Educational and economic determinants of food intake in Portuguese adults: a cross-sectional survey

 

Education

 

≤4 years

5–9 years

10–12 years

>12 years

Gender

    

   Female

54.0%

22.8%

12.6%

10.6%

   Male

49.7%

28.7%

13.2%

8.4%

Age (years)

    

   Female

55.6 ± 14.47

37.8 ± 14.44

31.7 ± 13.63

34.7 ± 13.50

   Male

55.3 ± 14.72

37.0 ± 14.99

33.0 ± 14.44

38.7 ± 16.19

BMI (Kg/m2)

    

   Female

26.4 ± 4.45

24.3 ± 4.03

22.5 ± 3.51

22.3 ± 3.45

   Male

26.3 ± 3.91

25.1 ± 3.63

24.5 ± 3.52

24.6 ± 3.19

Smokers

    

   Female

3.1%

16.1%

19.1%

18.7%

   Male

26.0%

42.9%

32.6%

29.2%

Physical activity in females

    

   Daily occupational activity best characterized by

    

Usually seated, walking short periods of time

29.2%

28.8%

30.2%

30.4%

Standing, walking long periods of time

44.5%

46.1%

41.7%

42.0%

Carrying light objects, walking up/downstairs

11.3%

11.0%

12.2%

11.1%

Heavy physical work or carrying heavy objects

14.9%

14.1%

15.8%

16.5%

Don't know

0.1%

0%

0.1%

0.1%

   Leisure-activity best characterized by

    

Heavy training/competitive sports (>1x/wk)

3.4%

3.3%

3.6%

3.1%

Running/recreational sports/gardening (≥4 h/wk)

9.3%

7.8%

9.0%

9.7%

Walking for pleasure, bicycling light (≥4 h/wk)

20.4%

21.2%

19.3%

21.2%

Reading, watching TV, sedentary activities

66.8%

67.7%

68.0%

66.0%

Don't know

0.1%

0%

0.1%

0%

   Regular activity such as running or bicycling, enough to feel tired

    

Yes

13.1%

11.9%

13.2%

14.2%

No

86.8%

88.1%

86.7%

85.8%

Don't know

0.1%

0%

0.1%

0%

Physical activity in males

    

   Daily occupational activity best characterized by

    

Usually seated, walking short periods of time

36.4%

37.3%

37.5%

36.2%

Standing, walking long periods of time

51.6%

51.5%

50.9%

50.0%

Carrying light objects, walking up/downstairs

8.3%

8.2%

7.5%

10.5%

Heavy physical work or carrying heavy objects

3.6%

3.0%

3.9%

3.3%

Don't know

0.1%

0%

0.2%

0%

   Leisure-activity best characterized by

    

Heavy training/competitive sports (>1x/wk)

0.9%

0.5%

1.1%

1.2%

Running/recreational sports/gardening (≥4 h/wk)

5.1%

4.6%

4.1%

4.9%

Walking for pleasure, bicycling light (≥4 h/wk)

15.9%

15.7%

16.8%

16.7%

Reading, watching TV, sedentary activities

78.1%

79.1%

77.8%

77.2%

Don't know

0.1%

0.1%

0.2%

0%

   Regular activity such as running or bicycling, enough to feel tired

    

Yes

7.0%

6.0%

6.7%

7.2%

No

92.9%

94.0%

93.2%

92.8%

Don't know

0.1%

0.0%

0.2%

0%