Table 1 Activity, socio-demographic, behavioural, and physical and psychological health of the analytic sample, mean (SD), median (25th,75th), or n (%)
Domain | Variable | Women (n = 256) | Men (n = 219) |
|---|---|---|---|
Accelerometer Variables | MVPA (average min/ day) | 27 (16.2, 41.3) | 34.1 (20.3, 52.1) |
Sedentary (average min/day) | 569.7 (85.1) | 549.1 (92.8) | |
Wear time (average min/day) | 903.3 (90.7) | 905.3 (89.3) | |
Number of valid days | 5.5 (2.3) | 5.6 (2.3) | |
Sociodemographic | Ethnicity (% Caucasian mother and father) | 218 (85.2%) | 186 (84.9%) |
Mother’s education (university vs no university) | 70 (27.3%) | 65 (29.7%) | |
Education (university vs no university) | 89 (34.8%) | 52 (23.7%) | |
Studying/Working (vs neither) | |||
Part-time | 42 (16.4%) | 31 (14.2%) | |
Full time studying | 112 (43.8%) | 67 (30.6%) | |
Full time working | 81 (31.6%) | 89 (40.6%) | |
Relationship (vs single) | |||
Relationship not living together | 90 (35.2%) | 76 (34.7%) | |
Relationship living together or married | 54 (21.1%) | 36 (16.4%) | |
Behavioural | Diet | ||
Fruit & Vegetable (serves/day) | 7 (1, 8) | 6 (1, 8) | |
Total energy (kJ/kg/day) | 89.0 (66.5, 116.6) | 112.2 (83.6, 150.2) | |
Alcohol (drinks/wk) | 3.1 (0.6, 7.5) | 6 (1.3, 14.5) | |
Smoking | 31 (12.1%) | 35 (16.0%) | |
Sleep quality (0–16, higher scores indicate poorer sleep) | 4 (3, 6) | 4 (3, 6) | |
Physical & Psychological Health | Waist Circumference (cm) | 80.0 (14.0) | 85.2 (11.2) |
# Diagnosed disorders (current) | 2 (1, 3) | 1 (0, 2) | |
SF-12 physical component | 53.5 (6.6) | 54.8 (4.8) | |
DASS-21 (score range 0 to 42, higher scores indicate poorer mental health) | |||
Depression | 4 (2, 12) | 2 (0, 8) | |
Anxiety | 4 (0, 8) | 2 (0, 6) | |
Stress | 10 (4, 16) | 6 (2, 10) | |
Vigilance (Cogstate – Identification, log10 reaction time in seconds) | 2.6 (2.6, 2.7) | 2.6 (2.6, 2.7) | |
Speed of processing (Cogstate – Detection, log10 reaction time in seconds) | 2.4 (2.4, 2.5) | 2.4 (2.4, 2.5) | |
Attention & working memory (Cogstate – One Back, log10 reaction time in seconds) | 2.8 (2.8, 2.9) | 2.8 (2.7, 2.8) | |