Table 1 Sample characteristics
From: Stepping volume and intensity patterns in a multi-ethnic urban Asian population
Participant characteristics | Total Sample N = 713a | Chinese N = 492 (69%) | Malay N = 121 (17%) | Indian N = 100 (14%) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean age (SD) | 47.8 (14.6) | 49.1 (14.2) | 43.9 (15.8) | 46.5 (14.4) | * |
Gender: Male (%) | 296 (42%) | 211 (43%) | 44 (36%) | 41 (41%) | 0.42 |
Married (%) | 426 (60%) | 307 (62%) | 53 (44%) | 66 (66%) | < 0.001 |
Educational Level: | < 0.001 | ||||
Low | 167 (23%) | 118 (24%) | 30 (25%) | 19 (19%) | |
Medium | 220 (31%) | 135 (27%) | 60 (49%) | 25 (25%) | |
High | 326 (46%) | 239 (49%) | 31 (26%) | 56 (56%) | |
Working (%) n = 712 | 548 (77%) | 380 (77%) | 92 (76%) | 76 (76%) | 0.92 |
Monthly Income: n = 657 | < 0.001 | ||||
< S$2000 | 152 (23%) | 100 (22%) | 32 (28%) | 20 (21%) | |
S$2000–3999 | 194 (30%) | 112 (25%) | 51 (43%) | 31 (32%) | |
S$4000–5999 | 139 (21%) | 94 (21%) | 23 (20%) | 22 (23%) | |
S$6000+ | 172 (26%) | 140 (31%) | 9 (8%) | 23 (24%) | |
BMI: n = 712 | < 0.001 | ||||
Healthy < 23 kg/m2 | 298 (42%) | 243 (49%) | 35 (29%) | 20 (20%) | |
Overweight 23–27.4 kg/m2 | 280 (39%) | 180 (37%) | 48 (40%) | 52 (52%) | |
Obese ≥27.5 kg/m2 | 134 (19%) | 68 (14%) | 38 (31%) | 28 (28%) | |
Prior Diagnosis Of: | |||||
Hypertension (%) n = 706 | 117 (17%) | 80 (16%) | 21 (18%) | 16 (16%) | 0.90 |
Diabetes (%) n = 706 | 56 (8%) | 30 (6%) | 11 (9%) | 15 (15%) | 0.01 |
Asthma (%) | 72 (10%) | 38 (8%) | 18 (15%) | 16 (16%) | 0.007 |
Arthritis (%) n = 705 | 45 (6%) | 28 (6%) | 9 (8%) | 8 (8%) | 0.53 |
Current smoker (%) | 98 (14%) | 53 (11%) | 29 (24%) | 16 (16%) | 0.001 |
Alcohol drinker (%) | 345 (48%) | 303 (62%) | 6 (5%) | 36 (36%) | < 0.001 |