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. 2024 Nov 29;24:3331. doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-20743-y

Table 2.

Baseline characteristics of the study participants stratified by PA volume (n = 16735) in 2020, data are presented as mean ± SD or n (%)

Characteristic LPA
(n = 1112)
MPA
(n = 5015)
VPA
(n = 10608)
Total
(n = 16735)
χ²
P
Age (years) 66.63 ± 10.98 64.13 ± 9.90 61.81 ± 8.98 62.83 ± 9.52 617.73 (p < 0.001)

Male

Female

494 (44.42%)

618 (55.58%)

2403 (47.92%)

2612 (52.08%)

5077 (47.86%)

5531(52.14%)

7974 (47.65%)

8761 (52.35%)

4.97 (p = 0.083)

Sleep duration

Short (hours/day)

Normal (hours/day)

Long (hours/day)

407 (36.60%)

608 (54.68%)

97 (8.72%)

1719 (34.28%)

2991 (59.64%)

305 (6.08%)

3711 (34.98%)

6140 (57.88%)

757 (7.14%)

5837 (34.88%)

9739 (58.20%)

1159 (6.93%)

16.87 (p < 0.05)

Education

Less than Primary

Primary School

Middle School

High School and Above

498 (44.78%)

247 (22.21%)

222 (19.96%)

145 (13.04%)

1722 (34.34%)

1112 (22.17%)

1236 (24.65%)

945 (18.84%)

4588(43.25%)

2372 (22.36%)

2411 (22.73%)

1237 (11.66%)

6808 (40.68%)

3731 (22.29%)

3869 (23.12%)

2327 (13.90%)

209.00 (p < 0.001)
Marry 868 (78.06%) 4157 (82.89%) 9289 (87.57%) 14,314 (85.53%) 113.93 (p < 0.001)
Smoke 263 (23.65%) 1208 (24.09%) 2841 (26.78%) 4312 (25.77%) 15.73 (p < 0.001)
Drink 363 (32.64%) 1767 (35.23%) 4133 (38.96%) 6263 (37.43%) 31.87 (p < 0.001)
Type 2 Diabetes 192 (17.27%) 876 (17.47%) 1382 (13.03%) 2450 (14.64%) 60.28 (p < 0.001)
Dyslipidemia 381 (34.26%) 1529 (30.49%) 2550 (24.04%) 4460 (26.65%) 107.78 (p < 0.001)
Hypertension 502 (45.14%) 2169 (43.25%) 3834 (36.14%) 6505 (38.87%) 92.12 (p < 0.001)
Heart Disease 315 (28.33%) 1153 (22.99%) 1910 (18.01%) 3378 (20.19%) 101.55 (p < 0.001)
Cancer 41 (3.69%) 160 (3.19%) 216 (2.04%) 417 (2.49%) 25.68 (p < 0.001)
Lung Disease 200 (17.99%) 711 (14.18%) 1420 (13.39%) 2331 (13.93%) 18.13 (p < 0.001)
Liver Disease 96 (8.63%) 389 (7.76%) 738 (6.96%) 1223 (7.31%) 6.30 (p < 0.05)
Stroke 104 (9.35%) 416 (8.30%) 548 (5.17%) 1068 (6.38%) 73.40 (p < 0.001)
Kidney Disease 131 (11.78%) 568 (11.33%) 1052 (9.92%) 1751 (10.46%) 9.42 (p < 0.05)
Mental Disorder 55 (4.95%) 150 (2.99%) 233 (2.20%) 438 (2.62%) 33.78 (p < 0.001)
Stomach Disease 403 (36.24%) 1604 (31.98%) 3346 (31.54%) 5353 (31.99%) 10.21 (p < 0.05)
Asthma 109 (9.80%) 303 (6.04%) 527 (4.97%) 939 (5.61%) 46.92 (p < 0.001)

Note Percentages add up not to 100% due to rounding

Abbreviations LPA = light-volume physical activity; MPA = moderate-volume physical activity; VPA = vigorous-volume physical activity