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Table 2 Characteristics of study participants according to time spent on moderate and vigorous activity

From: Physical activity, obesity and sedentary behaviour and the risks of colon and rectal cancers in the 45 and up study

 

Moderate (%)

Vigorous (%)

Characteristic

0

> 0–149 min

≥ 150 min

Unknown

0

> 0- < 74 min

≥ 75 min

Unknown

Total

11,727

47,304

159,715

7838

98,308

35,293

53,120

39,863

Male

5559 (47.4%)

23,621 (49.9%)

72,004 (45.1%)

3471 (44.3%)

42,526 (43.3%)

18,201 (51.6%)

26,637 (50.1%)

17,291 (43.4%)

Mean Age

64.8

62.2

62.9

65.0

64.0

60.4

59.5

68.2

Education

 University degree or higher

913 (16.9%)

6601 (28.4%)

19,053 (26.8%)

506 (15.3%)

9762 (23.3%)

5820 (32.3%)

8961 (34.0%)

2530 (15.1%)

Region of birth

 Australia

4035 (72.6%)

16,787 (71.1%)

52,792 (73.3%)

2445 (70.4%)

30,882 (72.6%)

13,472 (74.0%)

19,593 (73.6%)

12,112 (70.1%)

Smoking status

 Current

1118 (20.3%)

3498 (14.9%)

9353 (13.1%)

578 (16.8%)

6676 (15.8%)

2273 (12.6%)

3068 (11.6%)

2530 (14,7%)

Alcohol consumption (drinks/week)

 14 or more

1336 (24.6%)

5695 (24.5%)

21,750 (30.5%)

853 (26.2%)

11,703 (27.8%)

5046 (28.0%)

7873 (29.8%)

5012 (30.1%)

Adherence to fruit and vegetable guidelines

 No

4638 (85.0%)

19,632 (84.6%)

56,917 (80.0%)

2717 (81.0%)

34,749 (82.8%)

14,809 (82.5%)

20,929 (79.6%)

13,417 (79.2%)

Consumption of processed meat (servings/week)

 2 or more

2270 (40.8%)

9284 (39.3%)

29,172 (40.5%)

1219 (35.1%)

17,793 (41.8%)

7253 (39.9%)

10,333 (38.8%)

6566 (38.0%)

Intake of red meat (servings/week)

 4 or more

2389 (45.0%)

9583 (41.9%)

31,206 (44.4%)

1393 (43.3%)

18,841 (45.5%)

7709 (43.4%)

10,544 (40.5%)

7477 (45.5%)

Consumption of fibre (servings/week)

 21 or more

1227 (22.9%)

5872 (25.6%)

23,162 (32.9%)

876 (27.3%)

12,375 (29.8%)

5270 (29.6%)

8361 (32.0%)

5131 (31.2%)

Diabetes Mellitus

 Yes

1192 (21.4%)

3572 (15.1%)

9009 (12.5%)

537 (15.5%)

6973 (16.4%)

1878 (10.3%)

2358 (8.9%)

3101 (17.9%)

Aspirin Use

 Yes

1507 (27.1%)

5632 (23.8%)

17,795 (24.7%)

797 (23.0%)

11,351 (26.7%)

3944 (21.7%)

5223 (19.6%)

5213 (30.2%)

History of colorectal testing

 Never

2974 (54.9%)

11,718 (50.9%)

32,586 (46.1%)

1809 (54.8%)

20,141 (48.3%)

8489 (47.5%)

12,515 (47.8%)

7942 (47.5%)

Parental history of CRC

 Yes

524 (9.4%)

2328 (9.8%)

7460 (10.4%)

284 (8.2%)

4171 (9.8%)

1964 (10.8%)

2893 (10.9%)

1568 (9.1%)