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. 2012 May 8;12:337. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-337

Table 1.

Prevalence of demographic, recreational environment, physical activity, and mental health variables

  Men
Women
Total
N % N % N %
Recreational characters 1999:
 
Wild
145
3.6
176
3.5
320
3.6
Space
478
12.0
523
10.5
1001
11.2
Serene
244
6.1
313
6.3
558
6.2
Culture
981
24.5
1171
23.6
2154
24.0
Lush
1116
27.9
1291
26.0
2408
26.9
Number of recreational characters 1999:
 
0
2220
55.5
2876
57.9
5098
56.8
1
1073
26.8
1284
25.9
2359
26.3
2
358
9.0
415
8.4
774
8.6
3
223
5.6
221
4.5
444
5.0
4
109
2.7
153
3.1
262
2.9
5
14
0.4
17
0.3
31
0.3
Poor mental health 1999 (GHQ12)
498
13.1
883
19.0
1424
16.4
Physical activity 1999:
 
Sedentary
525
13.6
673
14.1
1198
13.9
Moderate activity
2477
64.1
3133
65.5
5613
64.9
Regular exercise
732
18.9
922
19.3
1654
19.1
Regular advanced exercise
129
3.3
55
1.1
184
2.1
Country of origin (1999):
 
 - other than Sweden
366
9.2
444
9.0
810
9.1
Cohabiting :
 
 - No
938
23.8
1299
26.5
2237
25.3
Financial stress :
 
 -Stressed
287
7.3
459
9.5
746
8.5
 -Slightly stressed
669
16.7
895
18.5
1564
17.9
 -Not stressed
2957
75.6
3485
72.0
6445
73.6
Mean age (years) 50.8   50.0   50.1  

N = 7549 (persons who had moved between the occasions excluded).