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Table 2 Sedentarism in the Male Population

From: Leisure-time versus full-day energy expenditure: a cross-sectional study of sedentarism in a Portuguese urban population

 

Characteristics

Leisure-time Energy Expenditure *

Full-day Energy Expenditure **

 

N (%)

% (95% CI)

OR† (95% CI)

% (95% CI)

OR† (95% CI)

 

778 (38.8)

83.7 (80.9–86.2)

 

78.8 (75.7–81.6)

 

Age (years)

     

   18–29

49 (6.3)

57.1 (42.2–71.2)

 

69.4 (54.6–81.7)

 

   30–39

68 (8.7)

74.6 (62.5–84.5)

2.2 (1.0–4.9)

73.5 (61.4–83.5)

1.2 (0.5–2.8)

   40–49

173 (22.2)

79.2 (72.4–85.0)

2.9 (1.5–5.6)

78.0 (71.1–84.0)

1.6 (0.8–3.2)

   50–59

180 (23.1)

85.6 (79.6–90.3)

4.4 (2.2–9.0)

76.7 (69.8–82.6)

1.4 (0.7–2.9)

   60–69

174 (22.4)

89.5 (84.0–93.7)

6.4 (3.0–13.5)

80.5 (73.8–86.1)

1.8 (0.9–3.7)

   70+

134 (17.2)

94.0 (88.5–97.4)

11.7 (4.7–29.2)

86.6 (79.6–91.8)

2.8 (1.3–6.2)

Marital Status

     

   Married

656 (84.3)

85.1 (82.1–87.7)

 

78.7 (75.3–81.7)

 

   Not married

122 (15.7)

76.2 (67.7–83.5)

1.1 (0.6–2.0)

79.5 (71.3–86.3)

1.4 (0.8–2.5)

Education (years)

     

   <5 years

262 (33.7)

93.4 (89.7–96.1)

 

74.8 (69.1–79.9)

 

   5–11 years

282 (36.2)

84.0 (79.2–88.1)

0.5 (0.3–0.9)

78.7 (73.5–83.4)

1.6 (1.0–2.4)

   >11 years

234 (30.1)

72.5 (66.3–78.2)

0.3 (0.2–0.5)

83.3 (77.9–87.9)

2.5 (1.5–4.2)

BMI (kg/m2)

     

   <25

279 (35.9)

79.9 (74.7–84.4)

 

77.4 (72.1–82.2)

 

   25–30

375 (48.2)

84.9 (80.8–88.3)

1.2 (0.8–1.9)

78.7 (74.1–82.6)

1.1 (0.7–1.6)

   >30

124 (15.9)

88.7 (81.8–93.7)

1.8 (0.9–3.4)

82.3 (74.4–88.5)

1.3 (0.8–2.3)

Physician visits in last year (n)

     

   0–1

354 (45.5)

80.9 (76.3–84.8)

 

76.0 (71.1–80.3)

 

   2–3 visits

236 (30.3)

84.7 (79.4–89.0)

1.1 (0.7–1.7)

79.2 (73.5–84.2)

1.1 (0.7–1.7)

   >3

188 (24.2)

87.8 (82.2–92.1)

1.1 (0.6–1.9)

83.5 (77.4–88.5)

1.4 (0.9–2.3)

Occupation

     

   White collar worker

336 (43.2)

83.1 (79.5–86.2)

 

85.4 (82.0–88.3)

 

   Blue collar worker

133 (17.1)

86.6 (81.8–90.6)

1.6 (0.9–2.9)

65.6 (59.4–71.5)

0.2 (0.1–0.3)

   Unemployed or retired

309 (39.7)

53.8 (25.1–80.8)

0.8 (0.5–1.4)

69.2 (38.6–90.9)

0.6 (0.4–1.0)

Energy Intake (kcal/day)

     

   <2300

261 (33.7)

88.1 (83.6–91.8)

1.1 (0.7–1.8)

86.6 (81.8–90.5)

1.6 (1.0–2.5)

   2300–2900

283 (36.5)

84.3 (79.6–88.4)

 

79.5 (74.3–84.1)

 

   >2900

231 (29.8)

77.7 (71.8–82.9)

0.8 (0.5–1.3)

68.8 (62.4–74.7)

0.6 (0.4–0.9)

Alcohol Use

     

   Non/Occasional drinkers

87 (11.2)

80.2 (70.2–88.0)

 

82.8 (73.2–90.0)

 

   Ex-drinkers

48 (6.2)

83.3 (69.8–92.5)

0.7 (0.2–1.8)

79.2 (65.0–89.5)

0.6 (0.2–1.5)

   Drinkers

643 (82.7)

84.2 (81.1–86.9)

1.0 (0.5–1.8)

78.2 (74.8–81.3)

0.7 (0.4–1.2)

Tobacco Use

     

   Non-smokers

218 (28.0)

82.6 (76.9–87.4)

 

78.9 (72.9–84.1)

 

   Ex-smokers

296 (38.1)

86.1 (81.6–89.8)

1.0 (0.6–1.6)

77.0 (71.8–81.7)

0.8 (0.5–1.3)

   Smokers

264 (33.9)

82.1 (76.9–86.5)

1.2 (0.7–1.9)

80.7 (75.4–85.3)

1.3 (0.8–2.0)

  1. * Leisure time energy expenditure encompasses the energy expended in all leisure activities (not including sleep, work and household chores) where being sedentary is defined as spending less than 10% of their time in activities requiring ≥ 4 metabolic equivalents (MET).
  2. ** Full-day energy expenditure encompasses the energy expended in all activities in a day where being sedentary is defined as above.
  3. †Age-adjusted Odds ratios
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