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Table 1 Descriptive statistics of the analytical sample of 7358 participants

From: Distance to sports facilities and low frequency of exercise and obesity: a cross-sectional study

Variable

N (%)

Outcomes (%)

 Low frequency of exercise

1306 (18)

  Exercise never

162 (2)

  Move very little or occasional walks

1144 (16)

  Exercise now and then

2255 (31)

  Exercise regularly

3707 (51)

 Obese

1553 (22)

Co-variates (%)

 Age Mean (Standard Deviation)

54 (9)

 Sex

  Women

4321 (59)

 Presence of children under 12 years

1342 (18)

 Civil status

  Cohabiting

5776 (79)

 Education attainment

  Secondary education or less

2062 (28)

  Less than three years of tertiary education

1661 (23)

  University education of three years or more

3634 (49)

 Occupational position

  Low

1907 (27)

  Intermediate

3271 (46)

  High

1908 (27)

  Self-employed

61 (1)

 Home Neighborhood SES

  Below median

3653 (50)

  Above median

3705 (50)

 Work Neighborhood SES

  Below median

3515 (51)

  Above median

3413 (49)

 Chronic disease

3308 (45)

 Work strain

1442 (20)