Table 3.
Physical activity in the transportation and household domain according to sociodemographic characteristics.
| Transportation activity | Household activity | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any activity | Median† | Any activity | Median† | |
| N (%) | (Kcal/week) | N (%) | (Kcal/week) | |
| 3912 (82) | 431 (242-905) | 4346 (92) | 1710 (696-3474) | |
| Age group | ||||
| 18-39 years | 729 (79) | 421 (246-864) | 846 (92) | 1322 (571-2983) |
| 40-60 years | 2434 (83) | 438 (240-917) | 2714 (92) | 1771 (717-3630) |
| >60 years | 749 (85) | 410 (240-876) | 786 (89) | 1892 (772-3481) |
| p value | 0.003 | 0.6 | 0.01 | <0.0001 |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 1807 (79) | 507 (291-1061) | 1932 (85) | 892 (431-1786) |
| Female | 2104 (85) | 364 (210-749) | 2413 (98) | 2765 (1364-4483) |
| p value | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Chinese | 2615 (81) | 414 (234-887) | 2929 (91) | 1507 (619-3095) |
| Malay | 674 (84) | 448 (265-958) | 744 (93) | 2191 (942-4220) |
| Asian Indian | 621 (85) | 457 (257-931) | 670 (92) | 2345 (862-4445) |
| p value | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.5 | <0.0001 |
| Highest level of education | ||||
| None/primary | 1066 (86.) | 420 (242-945) | 1121 (90) | 2384 (1058-4039) |
| Secondary | 1542 (85) | 445 (253-925) | 1686 (92) | 1899 (754-3718) |
| Technical school/diploma | 774 (80) | 419 (226-890) | 883 (92) | 1374 (625-2879) |
| University | 529 (73) | 418 (219-785) | 656 (91) | 1038 (418-2183) |
| p value | <0.0001 | 0.02 | 0.3 | <0.0001 |
| Work status | ||||
| Working | 2647 (81) | 441 (250-318) | 2930 (90) | 1226 (536-2498) |
| Student | 16 (80) | 421 (254-595) | 18 (90) | 914 (433-1516) |
| Homemaker/housewife | 762 (86) | 385 (210-827) | 876 (99) | 4018 (2777-5806) |
| Retired | 364 (84) | 406 (243-871) | 386 (89) | 1716 (745-3259) |
| Unemployed(able to work) | 76 (86) | 531 (316-1164) | 83 (94) | 1831 (886-3556) |
| Unemployed(unable to work) | 22 (69) | 424 (169-1544) | 22 (69) | 1213 (597-2154) |
| #Others | 22 (7) | 650 (357-837) | 29 (91) | 1537 (830-3782) |
| p value | 0.004 | 0.01 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 |
| Household income(S$/month) | ||||
| Less than $2000 | 765 (88) | 457 (262-1082) | 805 (93) | 1892 (779-3606) |
| $2000 to $3999 | 828 (88) | 475 (253-1023) | 877 (93) | 1621 (704-3474) |
| $4000 to $5999 | 413 (82) | 477 (238-958) | 464 (92) | 1489 (661-3267) |
| $6000 to $9999 | 318 (77) | 426 (234-865) | 393 (95) | 1284 (583-2591) |
| More than $ 10 000 | 149 (66) | 388 (204-864) | 212 (94) | 1023 (389-2285) |
| Decline to answer | 1438 (80) | 379 (232-769) | 1594 (89) | 2009 (754-3775) |
| p value | <0.0001 | 0.02 | <0.0001 | 0.001 |
| Type of housing | ||||
| 1-2 room flat | 57 (79) | 510 (324-869) | 66 (92) | 2191 (793-3481) |
| 3 room flat | 611 (87) | 388 (219-837) | 645 (92) | 1784 (699-3459) |
| 4 room flat | 1408 (85) | 449 (261-940) | 1505 (91) | 1848 (771-3606) |
| 5 room or executive flat | 1210 (83) | 445 (246-903) | 1354 (92) | 1666 (706-3488) |
| Private condominium | 332 (74) | 374 (215-860) | 413 (92) | 1354 (494-2860) |
| Private house(landed property) | 294 (73) | 387 (210-903) | 363 (90) | 1392 (554-3505) |
| p value | <0.0001 | 0.003 | 0.5 | <0.0001 |
Both the proportion of participants participating in an activity and the level of activity among those that engage in that activity is provided.
#Others: disabled persons, persons with large private financial means, prisoners, patients of mental hospitals, inhabitants of homes for the aged and men awaiting call-up for military service are included in this category.
†Median among those with any amount of activity (inter-quartile range).