Table 2.
Demographic characteristics of participants according to the city of residence
| Variables and Categories | Curitiba | Recife | Vitória | Combined | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % (95% CI)a | n | % (95% CI)a | n | % (95% CI)a | n | % (95% CI)a | |
| Gender | ||||||||
| Women | 1329 | 62.6 (59.8, 65.3) | 1285 | 56.3 (52.4, 60.1) | 1276 | 62.2 (59.8, 64.6) | 3890 | 58.8 (56.3, 61.4) |
| Men | 768 | 37.4 (34.7, 40.2) | 761 | 43.7 (39.9, 47.6) | 747 | 37.8 (35.4, 40.2) | 2276 | 41.2 (38.6, 43.7) |
| Age categories | ||||||||
| 55+ | 625 | 15.6 (14.1, 17.2) | 585 | 18.3 (16.1, 20.5) | 611 | 20.2 (18.5, 22.0) | 1821 | 17.4 (16.0, 18.8) |
| 35-45 | 861 | 37.3 (34.7, 39.9) | 761 | 34.1 (30.7, 37.4) | 798 | 35.0 (32.7, 37.2) | 2420 | 35.3 (33.1, 37.5) |
| 18–34 | 611 | 47.0 (44.1, 49.9) | 700 | 47.6 (43.8, 51.5) | 614 | 44.8 (42.2, 47.3) | 1925 | 47.3 (44.8, 49.8) |
| Education level | ||||||||
| <High | 671 | 28.6 (26.2, 31.1) | 631 | 46.1 (42.1, 50.1) | 492 | 20.4 (18.5, 22.2) | 1794 | 38.5 (35.7, 41.2) |
| High school | 724 | 41.2 (38.4, 44.1) | 765 | 38.2 (34.9, 41.6) | 652 | 33.6 (31.2, 36.0) | 2141 | 39.2 (36.9, 41.4) |
| >High school | 692 | 30.1 (27.5, 32.7) | 612 | 15.7 (14.0, 17.4) | 879 | 46.0 (43.6, 48.5) | 2183 | 22.4 (20.8, 23.9) |
| Marital status | ||||||||
| Other | 376 | 9.3 (8.0, 10.6) | 342 | 10.9 (8.7, 13.0) | 367 | 10.9 (9.6, 12.2) | 1085 | 10.3 (8.9, 11.6) |
| Married | 1199 | 56.0 (53.1, 58.9) | 940 | 42.9 (39.2, 46.5) | 1053 | 50.4 (47.9, 52.9) | 3192 | 48.0 (45.5, 50.4) |
| Single | 522 | 34.7 (31.8, 37.7) | 764 | 46.3 (42.4, 50.1) | 603 | 38.7 (36.1, 41.2) | 1889 | 41.7 (39.2, 44.3) |
| Perceived health | ||||||||
| Poor/Regular | 541 | 24.6 (22.2, 26.9) | 774 | 37.8 (34.3, 41.4) | 608 | 27.7 (25.5, 29.8) | 1923 | 32.5 (30.3, 34.8) |
| Good | 963 | 48.0 (45.1, 50.8) | 822 | 41.6 (37.7, 45.5) | 771 | 38.8 (36.3, 41.2) | 2556 | 43.8 (41.3, 46.3) |
| Very good/excellent | 592 | 27.5 (25.0, 30.0) | 450 | 20.6 (17.8, 23.4) | 631 | 33.6 (31.2, 35.9) | 1673 | 23.7 (21.7, 25.6) |
| BMI | ||||||||
| Overweight/Obese | 912 | 60.2 (57.4, 62.9) | 830 | 58.1 (54.1, 62.1) | 888 | 56.7 (54.2, 59.2) | 2630 | 58.8 (56.3, 61.4) |
| Normal | 1133 | 39.8 (37.1, 42.6) | 1115 | 41.9 (37.9, 45.9) | 1.01 | 43.3 (40.8, 45.8) | 3258 | 41.2 (38.6, 43.7) |
| Bike use | ||||||||
| Yes | 160 | 9.6 (7.8, 11.4) | 248 | 16.0 (13.7, 18.4) | 166 | 8.8 (7.4, 10.1) | 574 | 13.4 (11.8, 14.9) |
| No | 1937 | 90.4 (88.6, 92.2) | 1798 | 84.0 (81.6, 86.3) | 1857 | 91.2 (89.9, 92.6) | 5592 | 86.6 (85.1, 88.2) |
| Walking for transportation regularly (150min/week) | ||||||||
| Yes | 458 | 23.9 (21.4, 26.4) | 480 | 27.4 (23.7, 31.1) | 477 | 23.8 (21.7, 25.9) | 1415 | 26.0 (23.6, 28.3) |
| No | 1639 | 76.1 (73.6, 78.6) | 1551 | 72.6 (68.9, 76.3) | 1499 | 76.2 (74.1, 78.3) | 4689 | 74.0 (71.7, 76.4) |
| Sidewalks in the streets nearby | ||||||||
| Yes | 1556 | 70.7 (68.0, 73.3) | 1762 | 81.1 (77.5, 84.8) | 936 | 46.7 (44.2, 49.2) | 4254 | 75.9 (73.6, 78.2) |
| No | 541 | 29.3 (26.7, 32.0) | 284 | 18.9 (15.2, 22.5) | 1036 | 53.3 (50.8, 55.8) | 1861 | 24.1 (21.8, 26.4) |
| Traffic make it difficult to cycle/walk | ||||||||
| Yes | 1130 | 54.9 (52.1, 57.8) | 968 | 43.6 (40.0, 47.3) | 1231 | 62.1 (59.7, 64.6) | 3329 | 48.5 (46.1, 51.0) |
| No | 967 | 45.1 (42.2, 47.9) | 1077 | 56.4 (52.7, 60.0) | 692 | 37.9 (35.4, 40.3) | 2736 | 51.5 (49.0, 53.9) |
| Safe to cycle/walk during the night | ||||||||
| Yes | 775 | 37.2 (34.5, 40.0) | 806 | 44.4 (40.5, 48.2) | 408 | 21.6 (19.5, 23.7) | 1989 | 40.8 (38.3, 43.4) |
| No | 1322 | 62.8 (60.0, 65.5) | 1240 | 55.6 (51.8, 59.5) | 1530 | 78.4 (76.3, 80.5) | 4092 | 59.2 (56.6, 61.7) |
| Safe to cycle/walk during the day | ||||||||
| Yes | 1760 | 84.8 (82.8, 86.8) | 1551 | 79.5 (77.0, 82.0) | 1128 | 58.2 (55.7, 60.7) | 4439 | 80.6 (78.9, 82.3) |
| No | 337 | 15.2 (13.2, 17.2) | 495 | 20.5 (18.0, 23.0) | 816 | 41.8 (39.3, 44.3) | 1648 | 19.4 (17.7, 21.1) |
a
Weighed prevalence