Table 1 Sociodemographic information
Parameter | Gender | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Female N = 831 (72.9%) | Male N = 309 (27.1%) | ||
Age, years | 41.9 (11.6) | 40.1 (11.2) | 0.12 |
BMI, kg/m2 | 24.2 (4.5) | 26.5 (4.9) | 0.001 |
Education | |||
Not finished secondary education | 0.7% | 0.6% | > 0.05 |
Secondary education | 7.8% | 8.4% | |
Vocational education and training | 4.7% | 4.0% | |
Higher education (non-university) | 7.9% | 12.6% | |
Higher education (university) | 78.9% | 74.4% | |
Sport | |||
I don’t exercise | 30.9% | 17.4% | 0.001 |
I’m in a professional sport | 1.8% | 5.8% | < 0.05 |
I exercise on my own | 51.7% | 61.8% | |
I exercise in a gym/health centre | 15.5% | 15% | > 0.05 |
Health | |||
Excellent | 15.5% | 25% | 0.001 |
Good | 57.3% | 54% | > 0.05 |
Satisfactory | 24.3% | 19% | |
Poor | 2.9% | 2% | |
Type of job/vocation | |||
Sedentary work | 51.0% | 43.4% | > 0.05 |
Working while seated/standing/walking at low intensity | 28.2% | 27.7% | |
Heavy lifting, walking, intense work | 19.7% | 25% | |
Heavy physical work | 1.1% | 3.9% | |
Place of residence | |||
Big city ≥ 100,000 | 59.3% | 65.3% | > 0.05 |
Small city < 100,000 | 22.5% | 23% | |
Town 500–3000 | 9.9% | 7.4% | |
Village < 500 | 8.3% | 4.3% | |