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Table 1 Demographic for participants in this study

From: Leisure time physical activity: a protective factor against metabolic syndrome development

 

Leisure MVPA min/week (N = 31,552)

 
 

Variables

0

(n = 21,136)

0 to 149

(n = 4,083)

150 to 299

(n = 3,384)

≥ 300

(n = 2,949)

P

 

Age (years)

44.5 ± 0.1

43.1 ± 0.2

41.9 ± 0.2

41.2 ± 0.2

< 0.001

Sex

Female, n (%)

12,730 (60.2)

2,120 (51.9)

1691 (50.0)

1172 (39.7)

< 0.001

Smoking

Never smoked, n (%)

13,388 (63.3)

2,454 (60.1)

2110 (62.4)

1649 (55.9)

< 0.001

Former smoker, n (%)

3,045 (14.4)

817 (20.0)

646 (19.1)

609 (20.7)

Smoker, n (%)

4,703 (22.3)

812 (19.9)

628 (18.6)

691 (23.4)

Education

Elementary School, n (%)

1,993 (9.4)

127 (3.1)

84(2.5)

73 (2.5)

< 0.001

Middle School, n (%)

2,243 (10.6)

200 (4.9)

166 (4.9)

167 (5.7)

High School, n (%)

8,431 (39.9)

1,350 (33.1)

1,223 (36.1)

1,180 (40.0)

Undergraduate, n (%)

8,469 (40.1)

2,406 (58.9)

1,911 (56.5)

1,529 (51.8)

House

hold income level

Quartile 1, n (%)

2,306 (10.9)

227 (5.6)

182 (5.4)

176 (6.0)

< 0.001

Quartile 2, n (%)

5,385 (25.5)

762 (18.7)

613 (18.1)

499 (16.9)

Quartile 3, n (%)

6,720 (31.8)

1,409 (34.4)

1,058 (31.3)

904 (30.7)

Quartile 4, n (%)

6,725 (31.8)

1,685 (41.3)

1,531 (45.2)

1,370 (46.4)

Occupation

Workers, n (%)

14,553 (68.9)

2,895 (70.9)

2,045 (60.4)

1,941 (65.8)

< 0.001

Jobless, n (%)

6,583 (31.1)

1,158 (29.1)

1,339 (39.6)

1,008 (34.2)

Alcohol consumption

status

Non-alcoholic, n (%)

13,980 (66.1)

2,655 (65.0)

2,130 (63.2)

1,718 (60.4)

< 0.001

Family health history, n (%)

13,560 (64.2)

2,732 (66.9)

2,209 (65.3)

1,882 (63.8)

< 0.001

Metabolic Syndrome, n (%)

5,116 (24.2)

844 (20.7)

619 (18.3)

483 (16.4)

< 0.001

Occupational MVPA (min/week)

75.2 ± 2.2

89.3 ± 4.9

105.0 ± 6.1

157.6 ± 8.4

< 0.001

Leisure-time MVPA (min/week)

0.0 ± 0.0

84.3 ± 0.6

227.3 ± 0.8

638.5 ± 22.9

< 0.001

  1. cardiovascular disease. MVAP; moderate to vigorous physical activity