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Table 2 Risk factors and quality of life of inactive primary care patients. Values are proportions (95% CI), unless otherwise indicated

From: Targeting physical activity promotion in general practice: Characteristics of inactive patients and willingness to change

 

Total N = 4317

Men* N = 1484 (34.4%)

Women* N = 2833 (65.6%)

Body mass index (n = 4315)

   

   Normal (< 25 kg/m2)

32.9 (30.5 to 35.3)

23.3 (21.1 to 25.4)

37.9 (34.7 to 41.1)

   Overweight

41.2 (39.7 to 42.7)

51.6 (49.5 to 53.7)

35.8 (33.8 to 37.8)

   Obese (≥ 30 kg/m2)

25.9 (23.9 to 27.9)

25.1 (22.9 to 27.3)

26.3 (23.7 to 28.9)

Smoking

   

   Current smoker

30.4 (28.5 to 32.2)

37.3 (34.4 to 40.1)

26.8 (24.9 to 28.6)

   Former smoker

18.8 (17.2 to 20.5)

31.9 (29.0 to 35.0)

12.0 (10.4 to 13.5)

   Never smoker

50.8 (48.5 to 53.0)

30.8 (28.3 to 33.3)

61.2 (58.7 to 63.8)

Hypertension

25.2 (22.8 to 27.6)

28.7 (25.8 to 31.6)

23.4 (20.8 to 26.0)

Dyslipidemia

21.1 (17.5 to 24.6)

24.5 (20.3 to 28.6)

19.3 (15.8 to 22.7)

Diabetes

8.5 (7.5 to 9.6)

12.0 (10.2 to 13.8)

6.7 (5.7 to 7.7)

Risky drinker (n = 4248)

5.1 (4.1 to 6.2)

12.0 (9.5 to 14.4)

1.5 (1.0 to 2.0)

Number of risk factors in addition to physical inactivity (n = 4246)

   

   0

15.5 (13.7 to 17.2)

8.3 (6.7 to 9.8)

19.2 (17.0 to 21.4)

   1

36.2 (34.3 to 38.1)

30.3 (27.6 to 33.0)

39.3 (37.2 to 41.3)

   2

29.6 (28.1 to 31.2)

33.6 (31.1 to 36.1)

27.6 (25.5 to 29.6)

   3

18.7 (16.6 to 20.9)

27.8 (24.7 to 31.0)

13.9 (11.8 to 16.0)

Health-related quality of life a mean (95%CI)

   

   Physical function (n = 4308)

50.7 (50.2 to 51.2)

50.3 (49.9 to 50.8)

50.8 (50.3 to 51.4)

   Role physical (n = 4300)

46.3 (45.4 to 47.2)

45.9 (44.8 to 46.9)

46.5 (45.6 to 47.4)

   Bodily pain (n = 4315)

44.4 (43.8 to 45.0)

43.5 (42.8 to 44.2)

44.9 (44.3 to 45.6)

   General health (n = 4304)

48.5 (48.0 to 49.0)

47.9 (47.3 to 48.4)

48.8 (48.3 to 49.4)

   Vitality (n = 4308)

46.9 (46.3 to 47.5)

47.7 (47.1 to 48.2)

46.5 (45.8 to 47.1)

   Social functioning (n = 4313)

47.9 (46.9 to 48.9)

47.8 (46.7 to 48.9)

48.0 (47.0 to 49.1)

   Role emotional (n = 4300)

46.4 (45.7 to 47.1)

46.2 (45.4 to 47.0)

46.6 (45.7 to 47.5)

   Mental health (n = 4306)

46.8 (46.2 to 47.3)

47.4 (46.8 to 48.0)

46.4 (45.8 to 47.0)

  1. * All sex comparisons were significant at p < 0.01 except for Role Physical, Social Functioning and Role Emotional scales of the SF-36.
  2. a Standardised by sex norm-based scores relative to the Spanish population (mean of 50 and standard deviations of 10 points) (21).