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Table 1 Descriptive characteristics by different levels of physical activity (N = 549)

From: The perceived neighborhood environment is associated with health-enhancing physical activity among adults: a cross-sectional survey of 13 townships in Taiwan

Items

Total

Low level

Moderate level

High level

X 2a

P b

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Sex

0.099

.952

 Male

195 (35.8)

113 (35.3)

54 (36.5)

28 (36.8)

  

 Female

349 (64.2)

207 (64.7)

94 (63.5)

48 (63.2)

  

Age

11.619

.071

 18–34

141 (26.0)

95 (29.9)

29 (19.5)

17 (22.4)

  

 35–49

151 (27.8)

90 (28.3)

41 (27.5)

20 (26.3)

  

 50–64

151 (27.8)

74 (23.2)

49 (32.9)

28 (36.8)

  

 ≥ 65

100 (18.4)

59 (18.6)

30 (20.1)

11 (14.5)

  

Education

2.225

.694

 < Junior high school

117 (21.5)

75 (23.4)

26 (17.4)

16 (21.1)

  

 Senior high school

269 (49.4)

154 (48.1)

78 (52.3)

37 (48.7)

  

 > College

159 (29.2)

91 (28.4)

45 (30.2)

23 (30.3)

  

BMIc

0.373

.830

 < 24

299 (54.7)

175 (54.2)

80 (54.1)

44 (57.9)

  

 ≥ 24

248 (45.3)

148 (45.8)

68 (45.9)

32 (42.1)

  

Urbanizationd

0.047

.977

 Urban

383 (70.0)

224 (69.8)

105 (70.0)

54 (71.1)

  

 Rural

164 (30.0)

97 (30.2)

45 (30.0)

22 (28.9)

  
  1. aResults from the chi-square for the differences between low, moderate, and high levels of physical activity
  2. bThere were no significant differences between various physical activity levels with respect to demographic data (p > 0.05)
  3. cBody mass index (BMI) is a measure of body fat based on height and weight
  4. dSeven degrees of urbanization in townships by the standard of Taiwan’s National Health Research Institute were subsequently recoded into two categories, namely, urban and rural