Table 1.

Baseline characteristics

	Women n=1084		Men n=909
Variable	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	p Value
Age (years)	37.7	4.9	37.5	5.1	0.36
Body mass index (kg/m2)	25.3	4.9	26.7	4.2	<0.0001
Waist circumference (cm)	83.6	12.4	94.2	11.8	<0.0001
Sedentary behaviour
Total sedentary time (h/day)*	5.2	3.0	5.5	2.8	<0.0001
Screen time (h/day)†	2.7	1.8	3.1	1.8	<0.0001
TV viewing (h/day)	1.7	1.1	1.9	1.1	0.0009
Computer use (h/day)	1.0	1.3	1.2	1.4	<0.0001
Reading (h/day)	1.1	0.8	0.8	0.6	<0.0001
Relaxation (h/day)	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.1	0.007
Radio/music listening (h/day)	0.3	0.8	0.4	0.7	<0.0001
Physical activity
Total MET index(MET h/week)	19.6	20.5	19.9	22.0	0.15
Leisure-time exercise (MET h/week)	13.5	14.2	15.8	17.6	0.53
Active commuting (MET h/week)	6.1	12.4	4.0	11.1	<0.0001
Light gardening and other housework (h/month)	25.0	21.5	11.2	13.1	<0.0001
Moderate gardening and other housework (h/month)	10.4	11.9	6.4	7.4	<0.0001
Strenuous gardening and other housework (h/month)	5.7	10.1	7.1	12.6	0.14
Occupational physical workload (scale, 1–6)	3.3	1.5	3.8	1.6	<0.0001
Covariates
Energy intake (kcal/day)	2168	678	2675	852	<0.0001
Diet score (points, scale 1–27)	15.1	3.7	11.8	3.7	<0.0001
Alcohol consumption (drinks/day)	0.6	0.7	1.4	1.9	<0.0001
Sleep duration (h/day)	7.5	1.6	7.3	1.6	<0.0001
Socioeconomic status (scale, 1–3)	2.2	0.9	2.0	0.9	<0.0001
Daily smoking (%)	15		23		<0.0001

Values are mean and SD.

MET index=leisure-time exercise+active commuting.

p Value (non-parametric Kruskal-Wallis test).

*TV viewing+computer use+reading+music/radio+other relaxation hours.

†TV viewing+computer use.

MET, metabolic equivalent; diet score, adherence to the recommended diet.