Table 2 Lifestyle of the study population by the sedentary status. Values are N [%]. Variables with italics were included in PCA
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* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Eating breakfast (yes) | 391 (68.8) | 101 (59.8) | 121 (78.1) | <0.001 |
Self-rated quality of diet (good/excellent) | 300 (53.6) | 61 (37.2) | 104 (69.8) | <0.001 |
Weekly intake (3–7 times) | ||||
Vegetable/fruit/berry, | 287 (50.2) | 75 (44.4) | 94 (55.6) | 0.003 |
Fast food | 299 (52.1) | 34 (19.8) | 14 (8.9) | 0.005 |
Sweets intake | 70 (12.2) | 102 (59.3) | 66 (42.3) | 0.002 |
Current smoker | 166 (26.8) | 46 (25.7) | 47 (27.3) | 0.941 |
Current snuffer | 83 (14.4) | 14 (8.3) | 32 (20.4) | 0.002 |
Binge alcohol drinking (≥1/week) | 134 (23.3) | 55 (32.7) | 24 (15.5) | 0.002 |
Internet use (≥2 h/day) | 150 (26.7) | 149 (86.6) | 41 (26.1) | <0.001 |
Playing Internet games (≥1/week) | 343 (60.6) | 125 (73.5) | 66 (44.3) | <0.001 |
Spent time with friends(<1/month) | 21 (3.6) | 11 (6.4) | 2 (1.3) | 0.021 |
Possibilities to discuss problems with friends and family (rarely/never) | 53 (9.0) | 25 (14.5) | 9 (5.6) | 0.007 |