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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants according to type of exercise

From: Association between type of exercise and health-related quality of life in adults without activity limitations: a nationwide cross-sectional study

 

Total

Non-exerciser

Walking

Flexibility

Resistance

Walking + Flexibility

Walking +Resistance

Flexibility +Resistance

Walking +Flexibility +Resistance

P*

N

13,437

4659

2270

2058

227

1508

159

1249

1307

 

Age (years)

42.8 ± 0.2

43.7 ± 0.3

41.2 ± 0.4

44.2 ± 0.4

39.6 ± 1.2

41.8 ± 0.4

36.1 ± 1.3

44.8 ± 0.5

41.8 ± 0.6

< 0.001

Sex (males)

53.3 (0.5)

49.6 (0.8)

52.9 (1.3)

40.8 (1.4)

84.3 (2.5)

40.5 (1.6)

89.1 (2.6)

68.2 (1.5)

71.8 (1.6)

< 0.001

Household income

         

< 0.001

 Lowest

12.3 (0.5)

13.3 (0.7)

14.3 (0.9)

10.3 (0.8)

9.1 (1.9)

12.6 (1.1)

13.1 (3.1)

9.5 (1.0)

10.9 (1.3)

 

 Lower intermediate

27.0 (0.7)

28.0 (1.0)

28.8 (1.2)

26.2 (1.4)

32.5 (4.6)

26.0 (1.5)

27.1 (4.6)

23.2 (1.8)

25.2 (1.7)

 

 Higher intermediate

31.0 (0.7)

31.3 (1.0)

30.7 (1.3)

31.8 (1.3)

29.4 (4.3)

31.5 (1.6)

30.2 (4.2)

29.5 (1.8)

30.6 (1.5)

 

 Highest

29.7 (0.8)

27.4 (1.1)

26.2 (1.3)

31.7 (1.5)

28.9 (4.1)

29.9 (1.7)

29.7 (4.6)

37.8 (1.9)

33.4 (1.8)

 

Education level

         

< 0.001

 ≤ Elementary school

13.2 (0.5)

17.3 (0.8)

15.7 (1.0)

12.7 (0.8)

12.6 (2.2)

10.0 (0.8)

8.3 (2.3)

8.0 (1.0)

5.8 (0.7)

 

 Middle school

9.4 (0.3)

10.1 (0.6)

8.3 (0.7)

9.2 (1.0)

7.6 (2.3)

8.0 (0.8)

8.6 (2.8)

11.1 (1.1)

9.5 (1.0)

 

 High school

42.1 (0.6)

38.2 (1.0)

43.7 (1.4)

39.5 (1.5)

53.6 (4.2)

46.2 (1.7)

49.0 (4.8)

43.5 (1.8)

47.4 (1.8)

 

 ≥ University

35.3 (0.7)

34.5 (1.1)

32.3 (1.2)

38.7 (1.5)

26.3 (3.5)

35.9 (1.6)

34.2 (4.6)

37.5 (1.9)

37.4 (1.7)

 

Marital status

         

< 0.001

 With spouse

68.0 (0.7)

72.7 (0.9)

60.6 (1.5)

74.8 (1.3)

50.0 (4.0)

63.8 (1.5)

37.0 (4.6)

73.9 (1.8)

62.5 (1.9)

 

 Without spouse

7.0 (0.3)

7.9 (0.5)

6.7 (0.6)

7.4 (0.7)

6.5 (1.8)

7.4 (0.8)

6.5 (2.4)

6.6 (0.8)

4.7 (0.7)

 

 Unmarried

25.0 (0.7)

19.4 (0.9)

32.7 (1.5)

17.8 (1.2)

43.6 (4.2)

28.9 (1.6)

56.5 (4.9)

19.5 (1.7)

32.8 (1.9)

 

Area of residence (Urban)

82.0 (1.6)

78.2 (2.0)

80.7 (1.9)

82.8 (1.9)

77.4 (5.0)

87.4 (1.8)

84.0 (3.7)

86.5 (1.7)

86.7 (1.7)

< 0.001

  1. Data are presented as mean ± standard error (SE) or percentage (SE)
  2. *P-values were obtained using a one-way analysis of variance for continuous variables and a Pearson chi-squared test for categorical variables