Table 2.
Descriptive statistics of study population demographics and distances to work by subgroups of active commuters (≥5 min/day) (yes/no) and meeting recommendations of physical activity (yes/no).
| Total | Active Commuter (≥5 min/day) | Meeting Recommended Levels of Physical Activity (≥30 min/day) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | Yes | No | ||
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Total population | 28,928 (100) | 21,094 (72.9) | 7834 (27.1) | 14,629 (50.6) | 14,299 (49.4) |
| Age a | 40.9 (13.1) | 39.7 (13.5) | 44.3 (11.2) | 39.3 (13.7) | 42.6 (12.2) |
| Age groups (6 missing) | |||||
| 16–29 years | 6538 (22.6) | 5724 (87.5) | 814 (12.5) | 4245 (64.9) | 2293 (35.1) |
| 30–45 years | 10,782 (37.3) | 7507 (69.6) | 3275 (30.4) | 5056 (46.9) | 5726 (53.1) |
| 46–64 years | 11,604 (40.1) | 7860 (67.7) | 3744 (32.3) | 5327 (45.9) | 6277 (54.1) |
| Gender (6 missing) | |||||
| Male | 12,624 (43.6) | 8518 (67.5) | 4106 (32.5) | 5709 (45.2) | 6915 (54.8) |
| Female | 16,300 (56.3) | 12,573 (77.1) | 3727 (22.9) | 8919 (54.7) | 7381 (45.3) |
| Education (438 missing) | |||||
| Primary or secondary school | 8150 (28.2) | 6434 (78.9) | 1716 (21.1) | 4608 (56.5) | 3542 (43.5) |
| Vocational education | 7742 (26.8) | 4920 (63.5) | 2822 (36.5) | 3273 (42.3) | 4469 (57.7) |
| Academy or bachelor degree | 7898 (27.3) | 5822 (73.7) | 2076 (26.3) | 3992 (50.5) | 3906 (49.5) |
| Master or PhD degree | 4723 (16.3) | 3593 (76.1) | 1130 (23.9) | 2501 (53.0) | 2222 (47.0) |
| Commute distance | |||||
| ≤5 km | 9237 (31.9) | 7957 (86.1) | 1280 (13.9) | 5731 (62.0) | 3506 (38.0) |
| 5–10 km | 6676 (23.1) | 5117 (76.6) | 1559 (23.4) | 3995 (59.8) | 2681 (40.2) |
| 10– 20 km | 6516 (22.5) | 4265 (65.5) | 2251 (34.5) | 2730 (41.9) | 3786 (58.1) |
| >20 km | 6499 (22.5) | 3755 (57.8) | 2744 (42.2) | 2173 (33.4) | 4326 (66.6) |
a Age is expressed by mean and standard deviation.