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Table 1 Socio-demographic and health-related characteristics of the study population

From: Prevalence and correlates of domain-specific sedentary time of adults in the Netherlands: findings from the 2006 Dutch time use survey

N (%) All participants

1614 (100%)

Gender

 N (%) Male

755 (46.8%)

 N (%) Female

859 (53.2%)

Age

 Mean (SD) age

49.0 (16.1)

 N (%) 18–34 years old

319 (19.8%)

 N (%) 35–49 years old

539 (33.4%)

 N (%) 50–64 years old

441 (27.3%)

 N (%) ≥65 years old

315 (19.5%)

Educational level

 N (%) Low

521 (32.3%)

 N (%) Middle

568 (35.2%)

 N (%) High

525 (32.5%)

Work status

 N (%) Not working

603 (37.4%)

 N (%) Part-time

439 (27.2%)

 N (%) Full-time

571 (35.4%)

Self-reported health

 N (%) Very good/good

1379 (85.7%)

 N (%) Not good

231 (14.3%)

Mobility issues

 N (%) No issues

1410 (87.5%)

 N (%) Issues

201 (12.5%)

Weight status

 Mean (SD) BMI

25.0 (3.7)

 N (%) Normal (BMI 18.5–24.9)

855 (55.3%)

 N (%) Overweight (BMI 25.0–29.9)

546 (35.3%)

 N (%) Obese (BMI ≥30.0)

144 (9.3%)

Sleep time

 Mean (SD) hours/day sleep time

8.6 (1.1)

 N (%) Sleeping 7–9 h/day

1043 (64.6%)

 N (%) Sleeping < 7 or > 9 h/day

571 (35.4%)

Smoking behaviour

 N (%) No

1257 (77.9%)

 N (%) Yes

356 (22.1%)

Drinking alcohol

 N (%) Never

398 (26.0%)

 N (%) 1–7 glasses/week

715 (46.7%)

 N (%) > 7 glasses/week

417 (27.3%)

Eating take-away food

 N (%) Never

429 (26.6%)

 N (%) Less than once a month

478 (29.7%)

 N (%) Once a month or more

704 (43.7%)

Happiness

 N (%) Very happy/happy

1518 (94.4%)

 N (%) Not happy

90 (5.6%)

  1. N number of participants, SD Standard Deviation, BMI Body Mass Index