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Table 2 Descriptive characteristics of male and female participants

From: Association between physical activity, sedentary time, participation in organized activities, social support, sleep problems and mental distress among adults in Southern Norway: a cross-sectional study among 28,047 adults from the general population

 

Men (n = 13,122)

Women (n = 14,925)

P-values

Age, mean (SD)

48.7 (16.4)

45.3 (16.0)

< 0.001

Hard financial situation, n (%)

2426 (19.4)

3121 (22.1)

< 0.001

Mental distress, n (%)

1539 (11.9)

2256 (15.3)

< 0.001

Low leisure-time physical activity, n (%)

8382 (64.3)

9584 (64.7)

0.550

High sedentary time, n (%)

4773 (37.5)

4861 (33.8)

< 0.001

Low participation in organized activities, n (%)

4256 (32.5)

3768 (25.3)

< 0.001

Low social support, n (%)

7645 (58.5)

7726 (52.0)

< 0.001

Sleep problems, n (%)

1648 (12.6)

2487 (16.7)

< 0.001

  1. *Differences in categorical variables were analysed using chi-square tests. Difference in continuous variable (age) was
  2. analysed using the independent sample t-test.