Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics, sedentary behaviours and dietary habits of the total sample
Characteristics | Total sample (n = 6,001) |
|---|---|
Socio-demographic characteristics | |
Age (years), mean (SD) | 51.9 (16.4) |
Gender, n (%) | |
Male | 2612 (44.0) |
Female | 3329 (56.0) |
Level of education, n (%) | |
Lower | 2505 (46.5) |
Higher | 2877 (53.5) |
Employment status, n (%) | |
Currently employed | 3267 (54.7) |
Currently not employed | 2711 (45.3) |
Household composition, n (%) | |
One-person household | 1219 (22.6) |
Two person household | 2124 (39.3) |
Three-person household | 848 (15.7) |
Four-person household | 792 (14.7) |
Five-or more-person household | 420 (7.7) |
Domain-specific sedentary behaviours | |
Transport-related sitting time (hours/day), mean (SD) | 1.4 (1.5) |
Work-related sitting time (hours/day), mean (SD)a | 4.3 (2.6) |
Television time (hours/day), mean (SD) | 2.6 (2.1) |
Computer time (hours/day), mean (SD) | 1.9 (1.9) |
Other leisure sitting time (hours/day), mean (SD) | 1.5 (1.7) |
Dietary habits | |
Fruit intake (times per week), median (Q1, Q3) | 7.0 (4.0, 7.0) |
Vegetables intake (times per week), median (Q1, Q3) | 7.0 (5.0, 7.0) |
Sugar-sweetened beverages consumption (times per week), median (Q1, Q3) | 2.0 (0.5, 6.0) |
Alcohol consumption (times per week), median (Q1, Q3) | 2.0 (0.5, 6.0) |
Sweets intake (times per week), median (Q1, Q3) | 3.0 (0.5, 6.0) |
Fast food intake (time per week), median (Q1, Q3) | 0.5 (0.5, 0.5) |
Body mass index (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 25.2 (4.5) |