Table 2 Lifestyle characteristics of sedentary staffs (N = 400)
Characteristics | Male (n = 64) | Female (n = 336) | Total (N = 400) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | N | % | |
Smoking | ||||||
 No | 52 | 81.2 | 334 | 99.4 | 386 | 96.5 |
 Yes | 12 | 18.8 | 2 | 0.6 | 14 | 3.5 |
Alcohol drinking | ||||||
 No | 44 | 68.7 | 329 | 97.9 | 373 | 93.2 |
 Yes | 20 | 31.3 | 7 | 2.1 | 27 | 6.8 |
Habit of regular exercise | ||||||
 No | 27 | 42.2 | 171 | 50.9 | 198 | 49.5 |
 Yes | 37 | 57.8 | 165 | 49.1 | 202 | 50.5 |
Average weekly physical exercise (in minutes) | ||||||
 More than or equal to150 | 10 | 15.6 | 25 | 7.4 | 35 | 8.7 |
 Less than150 | 54 | 84.4 | 311 | 92.6 | 365 | 91.3 |
Type of physical exercise | ||||||
 No and light intensity | 39 | 60.9 | 205 | 61.0 | 244 | 61.0 |
 Moderate and high intensity | 25 | 39.1 | 131 | 39.0 | 156 | 39.0 |
Leisure activity | ||||||
 Non-sedentary | 12 | 18.7 | 85 | 25.3 | 97 | 24.2 |
 Sedentary | 52 | 81.3 | 251 | 74.7 | 303 | 75.8 |
Travel with job | ||||||
 No | 19 | 29.7 | 133 | 39.6 | 152 | 38.0 |
 Yes | 45 | 70.3 | 203 | 60.4 | 248 | 62.0 |
Distance between home and other places (in miles) | ||||||
 More than one | 20 | 31.3 | 130 | 38.7 | 150 | 37.5 |
 Less than or equal to one | 44 | 68.7 | 206 | 61.3 | 250 | 62.5 |
Transportation facility | ||||||
 Othersb | 57 | 89.1 | 292 | 86.9 | 349 | 87.3 |
 On foot/bicycle | 7 | 10.9 | 44 | 13.1 | 51 | 12.7 |
aBMI (kg/m2) | ||||||
  < 25 | 54 | 84.4 | 289 | 86.0 | 343 | 85.8 |
 25–29.9 | 9 | 14.1 | 37 | 11.0 | 46 | 11.5 |
  ≥ 30 | 1 | 1.6 | 10 | 3.0 | 11 | 2.7 |