| Men (n = 1144) | Women (n = 1209) | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | TV viewing time n (%) |  | TV viewing time n (%) |  | ||||
Variables | < 14 (n = 329) | 14–20 (n = 343) | > 20 (n = 472) | p-valueb | < 14 (n = 342) | 14–20 (n = 306) | > 20 (n = 561) | p-valueb |
Age (yrs) a | 56.08(0.82) | 57.47(0.80) | 61.15(0.68) | < .0001*** | 53.06(0.69) | 54.46(0.73) | 57.01(0.54) | < .0001*** |
Education Level | Â | Â | Â | 0.0027** | Â | Â | Â | < .0001*** |
   < 9 | 88(26.75) | 92(26.82) | 149(31.57) |  | 120(35.09) | 131(42.81) | 280(49.91) |  |
   9–12 | 141(42.86) | 167(48.69) | 236(50.00) |  | 152(44.44) | 129(42.16) | 237(42.25) |  |
   > 12 | 100(30.40) | 84(24.49) | 87(18.43) |  | 70(20.47) | 46(15.03) | 44(7.84) |  |
Marriage status | Â | Â | Â | 0.6908 | Â | Â | Â | 0.6338 |
   married | 286(86.93) | 305(88.92) | 418(88.56) |  | 259(75.73) | 241(78.76) | 429(76.47) |  |
   others | 43(13.07) | 38(11.08) | 54(11.44) |  | 83(24.27) | 65(21.24) | 132(23.53) |  |
Household income (Taiwanese dollars/month) | Â | Â | Â | 0.0042** | Â | Â | Â | 0.0002*** |
   <40,000 | 144(43.77) | 155(45.19) | 260(55.08) |  | 154(45.03) | 143(46.73) | 304(54.19) |  |
40,000–100,000 | 136(41.34) | 147(42.86) | 170(36.02) |  | 138(40.35) | 134(43.79) | 224(39.93) |  |
   > 100,000 | 49(14.89) | 41(11.95) | 42(8.90) |  | 50(14.62) | 29(9.48) | 33(5.88) |  |
Smoking | Â | Â | Â | 0.0007*** | Â | Â | Â | 0.3452 |
   never | 184(55.93) | 171(49.85) | 197(41.74) |  | 327(95.61) | 296(96.73) | 529(94.30) |  |
   former | 59(17.93) | 71(20.70) | 132(27.97) |  | 2(0.58) | 3(0.98) | 10(1.78) |  |
   current | 86(26.14) | 101(29.45) | 143(30.30) |  | 13(3.80) | 7(2.29) | 22(3.92) |  |
Drinking | Â | Â | Â | 0.0536 | Â | Â | Â | 0.6475 |
   never | 190(57.75) | 188(54.81) | 241(51.96) |  | 302(88.30) | 274(89.54) | 496(88.41) |  |
   former | 36(10.94) | 35(10.20) | 37(7.84) |  | 5(1.46) | 1(0.33) | 8(1.43) |  |
   current | 103(31.31) | 120(34.99) | 194(41.10) |  | 35(10.23) | 31(10.13) | 57(10.16) |  |
Adjusted carbohydrate intake | Â | Â | Â | 0.6862 | Â | Â | Â | 0.3142 |
   moderate | 4(1.22) | 3(0.87) | 3(0.64) |  | 6(1.75) | 6(1.96) | 18(3.21) |  |
   high | 325(98.78) | 340(99.13) | 469(99.36) |  | 336(98.25) | 300(98.04) | 543(96.79) |  |
Leisure-time activity (MET-hour/week) | Â | Â | Â | 0.7134 | Â | Â | Â | 0.5496 |
   < 19.5 | 210(63.83) | 209(60.93) | 298(63.14) |  | 229(66.96) | 217(70.92) | 388(69.16) |  |
   ≥ 19.5 ≤ | 119(36.17) | 134(39.07) | 174(36.86) |  | 113(33.04) | 89(29.08) | 173(30.84) |  |
Occupational activity (MET-hour/week) | Â | Â | Â | < .0001*** | Â | Â | Â | 0.0004*** |
   < 40 | 97(29.48) | 102(29.74) | 208(44.07) |  | 89(26.02) | 67(21.90) | 191(34.05) |  |
   40–83 | 124(37.69) | 115(33.53) | 124(26.27) |  | 138(40.35) | 116(37.91) | 169(30.12) |  |
   > 83 | 108(32.83) | 126(36.73) | 140(29.66) |  | 115(33.63) | 123(40.20) | 201(35.83) |  |
Total activity status (MET-hour/week) | Â | Â | Â | < .0001*** | Â | Â | Â | 0.1689 |
   0–54 | 90(27.36) | 105(30.61) | 200(42.37) |  | 98(28.65) | 86(28.10) | 192(34.22) |  |
   54–103.3 | 120(36.47) | 105(30.61) | 137(29.03) |  | 128(37.43) | 103(33.66) | 188(33.51) |  |
   103.3 < | 119(36.17) | 133(38.78) | 135(28.60) |  | 116(33.92) | 117(38.24) | 181(32.26) |  |