Table 1 Study population characteristics and the prevalence of sedentary lifestyle* (n = 38 151).
| Women (n = 30 433) | Men (n = 7718) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | Sedentary % | n (%) | Sedentary % | |
| Age (years) | ||||
| 18–34 | 5095 (17) | 20 | 1230 (16) | 20 |
| 35–50 | 15693 (51) | 25 | 3760 (49) | 27 |
| 51–64 | 9645 (32) | 28 | 2728 (35) | 32 |
| p<0.001 | p<0.001 | |||
| Marital status | ||||
| Married or cohabiting | 22470 (75) | 25 | 6128 (80) | 27 |
| Other | 7651 (25) | 24 | 1507 (20) | 30 |
| p = 0.076 | p = 0.012 | |||
| Occupational status | ||||
| Manual | 3786 (13) | 31 | 2562 (34) | 32 |
| Lower grade non‐manual | 17761 (59) | 24 | 2090 (28) | 26 |
| Higher grade non‐manual | 8344 (28) | 25 | 2821 (38) | 24 |
| p<0.001 | p<0.001 | |||
| Type of job contract | ||||
| Permanent | 24817 (83) | 25 | 6617 (87) | 28 |
| Temporary | 5278 (17) | 23 | 1006 (13) | 21 |
| p<0.001 | p<0.001 | |||
| Smoking status | ||||
| Non‐smoker | 24521 (83) | 23 | 5631 (76) | 24 |
| Current smoker | 5139 (17) | 30 | 1810 (24) | 36 |
| p<0.001 | p<0.001 | |||
| Heavy drinking† | ||||
| No | 27969 (92) | 25 | 6725 (88) | 27 |
| Yes | 2332 (8) | 25 | 955 (12) | 32 |
| p = 0.780 | p<0.001 | |||
p Values from χ test for trend (Mantel‐Haenszel) for age and occupational status and from χ2 test for other variables.
*<2.00 metabolic equivalent task (MET) hours/day.
†Average weekly consumption ⩾190 g of absolute alcohol for women and >275 g for men.