Table 1 Characteristics of the study sample
From: Educational differences in the validity of self-reported physical activity
Total (n = 196) | Lower education (n = 33, 17.1 %) | Medium education (n = 47, 24.4 %) | Higher education (n = 113, 58.5 %) | |||||
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General descriptives | n | Mean (± SD) or number (%) | n | Mean (± SD) or number (%) | n | Mean (± SD) or number (%) | n | Mean (± SD) or number (%) |
Age (years) | 196 | 57.1 (±15.4) | 33 | 61.0 (±14.5) | 47 | 59.9 (±15.0) | 113 | 54.78 (±15.5) |
Gender | 195 | 33 | 46 | 113 | ||||
-Men | 84 (43.1 %) | 18 (54.5 %) | 17 (37.0 %) | 48 (42.5 %) | ||||
-Women | 111 (56.9 %) | 15 (45.5 %) | 29 (63.0 %) | 65 (57.5 %) | ||||
BMI (kg/m2) | 189 | 24.8 (±4.2) | 32 | 26.0 (±4.9) | 45 | 25.7 (±4.6) | 110 | 24.2 (±3.7) |
Ethnicity | 192 | 33 | 47 | 110 | ||||
-Dutch | 174 (90.6 %) | 31 (93.9 %) | 43 (91.5 %) | 98 (89.1 %) | ||||
-Western immigrant | 10 (5.2 %) | 1 (3.0 %) | 2 (4.3 %) | 7 (6.4 %) | ||||
-Non-western immigrant | 8 (4.2 %) | 1 (3.0 %) | 2 (4.3 %) | 5 (4.5 %) | ||||