Appendix Table 1.
Mean Contributiona of Different Types of Activity (%) to Questionnaire-Assessed Physical Activity Level, by Sociodemographic Group, Whitehall II Study, United Kingdom, 2012–2013
| Type of Physical Activity |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walking | Cycling | Sports | Gardening | DIY Activities | Housework | Other | |
| Total population | 47.5 | 2.4 | 9.7 | 12.2 | 5.0 | 20.4 | 2.8 |
| Demographic Measures | |||||||
| Sex | |||||||
| Male | 48.0 | 2.9 | 10.2 | 12.9 | 6.2 | 16.9 | 2.9 |
| Female | 46.1 | 1.1 | 8.5 | 10.1 | 1.5 | 30.3 | 2.4 |
| P for heterogeneityb | 0.11 | <0.0001 | 0.02 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | 0.004 |
| Age group, years | |||||||
| 60–65 | 47.1 | 3.2 | 10.0 | 11.7 | 5.8 | 19.6 | 2.6 |
| 66–70 | 47.2 | 2.6 | 10.7 | 12.2 | 5.1 | 19.6 | 2.6 |
| 71–75 | 47.9 | 2.0 | 9.7 | 12.5 | 4.3 | 20.7 | 3.0 |
| 75–82 | 48.3 | 1.3 | 7.8 | 12.5 | 4.2 | 22.8 | 3.1 |
| P for heterogeneity | 0.47 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | 0.81 | 0.002 | 0.02 | 0.68 |
| Ethnicity | |||||||
| White | 47.2 | 2.6 | 9.8 | 12.5 | 5.2 | 19.8 | 2.9 |
| South Asian | 49.1 | 0.2 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 3.1 | 28.4 | 2.0 |
| Black | 55.2 | 1.3 | 8.7 | 6.6 | 1.8 | 26.0 | 0.4 |
| P for heterogeneity | 0.0009 | 0.0003 | 0.07 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | 0.001 | 0.0003 |
| Marital status | |||||||
| Married/cohabiting | 46.9 | 2.8 | 10.4 | 13.1 | 5.7 | 18.3 | 2.8 |
| Single | 51.3 | 1.1 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 2.7 | 26.5 | 2.4 |
| Widowed | 48.5 | 2.7 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 3.6 | 25.9 | 2.4 |
| Divorced/separated | 46.7 | 0.5 | 8.9 | 10.3 | 3.0 | 27.6 | 2.9 |
| P for heterogeneity | 0.0003 | <0.0001 | 0.01 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | 0.11 |
| Socioeconomic Status Measures | |||||||
| Educational level | |||||||
| Primary school or below | 50.3 | 1.9 | 7.6 | 9.1 | 4.0 | 25.0 | 2.2 |
| Lower secondary school | 47.8 | 2.4 | 9.4 | 12.1 | 5.3 | 20.2 | 2.8 |
| Higher secondary school | 47.3 | 2.1 | 9.7 | 13.1 | 5.1 | 19.9 | 2.8 |
| University degree | 46.4 | 2.8 | 10.7 | 12.7 | 4.9 | 19.5 | 2.9 |
| P for heterogeneity | 0.009 | 0.007 | 0.007 | <0.0001 | 0.001 | 0.002 | 0.0006 |
| Occupational position at age 50 yearsc | |||||||
| Low | 52.1 | 1.3 | 6.3 | 7.8 | 1.7 | 29.3 | 1.5 |
| Intermediate | 48.2 | 2.4 | 8.7 | 11.6 | 5.2 | 21.2 | 2.8 |
| High | 45.7 | 2.8 | 11.6 | 13.8 | 5.6 | 17.5 | 3.1 |
| P for heterogeneity | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 |
Abbreviations: DIY, do-it-yourself; MET, metabolic equivalent.
a Calculated as [100 × physical activity level (MET-hours/week)/total physical activity (MET-hours/week)].
b Calculated using a Kruskal-Wallis test.
c Occupational position was defined using the British civil service employment grade as high (administrative), intermediate (professional or executive), or low (clerical or support).