Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the participants
From: 20-year individual physical activity patterns and related characteristics
Characteristic | Percentage or mean and standard deviation (SD) | |
|---|---|---|
Analytical sample | Round 2 (baseline) | |
Population | 2,518 | 5,009 |
Sex (% women) | 52.9% | 53.2% |
Age (mean ± SD) | 43.5 ± 9.0 | 45.6 ± 10.0 |
Age categories | ||
26–35 years | 20.2% | 16.9% |
36–45 years | 37.6% | 32.7% |
46–55 years | 30.8% | 29.7% |
56–65 years | 11.6% | 20.7% |
Level of education (%) | ||
Low | 46.4% | 55.2% |
Intermediate | 30.3% | 26.6% |
High | 23.3% | 18.2% |
Marital status (%) | ||
Married | 82.7% | 80.2% |
Work status (%) | ||
Employed | 73.6% | 63.7 |
Smoking (%) | 26.3% | 31.8% |
Alcohol consumption (%) | ||
≥ 1 glass per week | 65.6% | 62.1% |
Dutch Healthy Diet index (%)a | ||
Quintile 1 (17–54) | 20.0% | 23.5% |
Quintile 2 (54–61) | 20.0% | 19.1% |
Quintile 3 (61–68) | 20.0% | 19.7% |
Quintile 4 (68–75) | 20.0% | 19.1% |
Quintile 5 (75–115) | 20.0% | 18.6% |
Weight status (%) | ||
Normal weight (BMI < 25) | 54.9% | 49.0% |
Moderately overweight (BMI ≥ 25 – < 30) | 37.8% | 40.0% |
Obese (BMI ≥ 30) | 7.4% | 11% |
Perceived health (%) | ||
Good | 91.4% | 87.6% |
Moderate/poor | 8.6% | 12.5% |
Physical activity (%) | ||
Active | 54.8% | 52.0% |