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Table 1 Demographic and socioeconomic characteristics according to physical activity statusa, in ORISCAV-LUX participants (N = 1331)

From: Physical activity, sedentary behavior time and lipid levels in the Observation of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Luxembourg study

 

Physical activity statusa

 

Characteristic

Sedentary n = 150

Low (>0-0.5 hours/day) n = 393

Medium (>0.5-2 hours/day) n = 394

High (>2 hours/day) n = 394

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%

%

%

%

 

Gender

    

<0.001

Males

66.7

47.6

43.9

47.2

 

Females

33.3

52.4

56.1

52.8

 

Education

    

<0.001

No diploma

35.4

20.6

22.8

31.2

 

Secondary

39.5

42.0

47.7

54.7

 

Tertiary

25.2

37.4

29.4

14.1

 

Occupation

    

<0.001

Sedentary

4.0

6.1

5.1

3.3

 

Moderately active

73.3

78.1

78.4

66.8

 

Active

21.3

15.3

16.2

29.2

 

Income

    

<0.001

Q1

26.4

20.7

14.1

21.7

 

Q2

44.8

41.6

53.2

58.3

 

Q3

23.2

29.3

27.9

17.7

 

Q4

5.6

8.4

4.9

2.3

 

Smoking, current

25.3

17.6

17.8

26.4

0.003

  1. aSedentary time: reported undertaking no moderate or intense physical activity on any day of the preceding week; low, medium and high groups: tertiles according to total moderate plus intense physical activity (hours per day)
  2. bChi-square for categorical variables