Table 1 Characteristics of sample

Age

Mean (SD)

41.3 ± 16.2

40.7 ± 14.3

37.2 ± 14.6

39.9 ± 15.2

<0.001

Sex

% male

40.4

41.4

46.3

42.6

0.064

Education

No formal (%)

27.6

28.1

39.4

31.4

<0.001

School education (%)

67.5

67.0

53.5

63.1

Higher education (%)

4.9

4.9

7.2

5.6

Ever smoker

%

18.1

85.8

72.7

58.1

<0.001

Oil consumption

≤1 L/month (%)

74.7

95.9

70.7

80.8

<0.001

Active travel

Mean min/week (SD)

235 ± 444

312 ± 445

226 ± 285

258 ± 404

<0.001

≥150 min/week (%)

33.1

54.8

49.7

45.7

Work-related physical activity

Mean min/week (SD)

175 ± 581

259 ± 660

1011 ± 1103

460 ± 881

<0.001

≥150 min/week (%)

15.1

20.7

69.8

33.7

Leisure-related physical-activity

Mean min/week (SD)

7 ± 60

41 ± 166

52 ± 208

32 ± 155

<0.001

≥150 min/week (%)

1.6

7.0

9.6

5.9

Total physical activity

Mean min/week (SD)

419 ± 782

612 ± 815

1285 ± 1164

748 ± 993

<0.001

≥150 min/week (%)

43.0

63.2

84.6

62.7

BMI (kg/m²)

Mean (SD)

21.3 ± 3.6

21.8 ± 4.1

21.2 ± 3.9

21.4 ± 3.9

0.002

<23

72.6

64.2

70.4

69.0

0.028

23 - 24.9

12.6

14.8

12.1

13.2

25 - 29.9

12.6

17.8

15.1

15.2

30 +

2.2

3.2

2.5

2.6

Waist circumference

>85 cm (males), > 80 cm (females) (%)

26.7

32.3

24.7

28.0

0.004

WHR

≥0.9 (males), ≥ 0.8 (females) (%)

58.5

70.4

59.5

62.9

<0.001