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. 2011 Nov 29;2012:607908. doi: 10.1155/2012/607908

Table 1.

Characteristics of the study population (n = 1064).

Total N = 1064 Working N = 513 Not working N = 551
Mean ± SD Mean ± SD Mean ± SD
Age (years) 59 ± 9 52 ± 6 66 ± 8
Gender (% men) 47.0 54.2 45.8
Education (% higher level) 23.1 27.3 19.2
Household composition (% living alone) 13.8 9.0 18.3
Occupational status (% working) 48.2
Perceived general health (% healthy) 86.6 92.4 81.1
Physical activity (h/wk)1 22.5 ± 14.5 22.3 ± 15.8 22.8 ± 13.2
Physical activity (% active) 58.9 61.4 56.6
Smoking (% smoker) 17.3 23.0 12.0
Alcohol (% moderate consumption)2 55.7 60.8 51.0
Total sitting time (h/wk) 40.9 ± 19.7 47.9 ± 21.3 34.4 ± 15.4
Domain-specific sitting time
Transport (h/wk) 5.2 ± 6.3 7.4 ± 7.8 3.1 ± 3.3
 (i) Commuting or during work (h/wk) 2.5 ± 5.6 5.2 ± 7.2
 (ii) Leisure (h/wk) 2.7 ± 2.7 2.2 ± 1.9 3.1±3.3
At work (h/wk) 7.4 ± 12.3 15.4 ± 13.8
Leisure (h/wk) 28.3 ± 13.8 25.1 ± 11.9 31.3 ± 14.8
 (i) Reading (h/wk) 5.5 ± 5.8 4.5 ± 4.4 6.5 ± 6.7
 (ii) TV viewing (h/wk) 13.4 ± 8.3 11.6 ± 7.1 15.0 ± 8.9
 (iii) Using computer (h/wk) 3.8 ± 5.1 4.0 ± 4.7 3.5 ± 5.4
 (iv) Other sitting (h/wk) 5.6 ± 5.5 5.0 ± 4.3 6.3 ± 6.4
Mental health (score 0–100) 79.9 ± 14.4 81.1 ± 14.3 78.8 ± 14.4
Mental health (% healthy) 88.6 90.1 87.3
BMI (kg/m2) 26.8 ± 4.1 26.2 ± 3.8 27.3 ± 4.2
% healthy weight 35.6 41.7 29.9
% moderately overweight 46.6 44.8 48.3
% obese 17.8 13.5 21.8

1Total physical activity, including light-, moderate-, and vigorous-intensity physical activity;

2moderate alcohol consumption is defined as 1-2 glasses per day for women and 1–3 glasses/day for men.