From: Profiles of sedentary and non-sedentary young men – a population-based MOPO study
Characteristic | All (n = 616) | Sedentary, sitting time ≥ 5 h (n = 179) | Non-sedentary, sitting time ≤ 2 h (n = 172) | p* |
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Age (year) | 17.9 (0.6) | 17.9 (0.6) | 17.9 (0.6) | 0.272 |
Sosioeconomic status, N [%] | 0.034 | |||
Full-time student/employee | 579 (94.0) | 160 (89.4) | 166 (96.5) | |
Part-time student/employee | 10 (1.6) | 5 (2.8) | 1 (0.6) | |
Unemployed | 27 (4.4) | 14 (7.8) | 5 (2.9) | |
Daily sitting time (hours) | 3.8 (2.1) | 6.3 (1.8) | 1.7 (0.5) | <0.001 |
Physical activity, daily hours > 1 h, N [%] | 490 (81.2) | 128 (71.5) | 150 (87.7) | <0.001 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 22.9 (3.9) | 23.1 (4.8) | 22.9 (3.6) | 0.908 |
Waist circumference (cm) | 82.2 (9.8) | 82.7 (11.7) | 81.3 (8.8) | 0.740 |
Body fat (%) | 16.0 (7.7) | 18.3 (9.0) | 14.7 (6.7) | <0.001 |
Aerobic fitness (Polar Fitness Test, mL∙ min-1° kg-1) | 53.4 (7.4) | 51.3 (6.6) | 56.1 (7.6) | <0.001 |
Grip strength (kg) | 49 (9) | 47 (8) | 52 (9) | <0.001 |
Self-perceived fitness; similar/better, N [%] | 449 (73.6) | 97 (55.1) | 151 (88.8) | <0.001 |
Self-perceived health; moderate/good, N [%] | 567 (95.9) | 157 (90.3) | 161 (98.1) | <0.001 |
Depressive symptoms (RBDI)a | 1.8 (3.7) | 3.0 (5.2) | 0.7 (1.8) | <0.001 |
Life satisfactionb | 7.6 (2.8) | 8.5 (3.3) | 6.8 (2.3) | <0.001 |
Self-esteemc | 6.5 (4.1) | 5.3 (3.9) | 8.1 (4.0) | <0.001 |
Diagnosed mental disorders, N [%] | 19 (1.9) | 11 (6.1) | 2 (1.2) | 0.020 |
EDId: Symptoms of bulimia (cut-off 4p), N [%] | 34 (6.3) | 15 (9.0) | 7 (4.7) | 0.132 |
EDI: Drive for thinness, N [%] | 46 (8.4) | 17 (10.6) | 7 (4.7) | 0.054 |
Postponed or exempted from military service due to medical reasons, N [%] | 160 (27.6) | 56 (34.6) | 35 (21.3) | 0.008 |