Table 1.
4–11 years | 12–17 years | 18–29 years | 30–49 years | 50–64 years | ≥ 65 years | |||||||
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N | % or mean (SD) | N | % or mean (SD) | N | % or mean (SD) | N | % or mean (SD) | N | % or mean (SD) | N | % or mean (SD) | |
Questionnaire | 1895 | 1131 | 1938 | 4263 | 1802 | 1569 | ||||||
Online | 336 | 29.7 | 1757 | 90.7 | 3515 | 82.5 | 1411 | 78.3 | 21 | 1.3 | ||
Telephone | 100.0 | 795 | 70.3 | 181 | 9.3 | 748 | 17.5 | 391 | 21.7 | 1548 | 98.7 | |
Gender (%) | 1895 | 1131 | 1938 | 4263 | 1802 | 1569 | ||||||
Male | 990 | 52.2 | 541 | 47.8 | 858 | 44.3 | 2348 | 55.1 | 1065 | 59.1 | 638 | 40.7 |
Female | 905 | 47.8 | 590 | 52.2 | 1080 | 55.7 | 1915 | 44.9 | 737 | 40.9 | 931 | 59.3 |
Age (years) | 1895 | 7.6 (2.3) | 1131 | 14.2 (1.7) | 1938 | 23.6 (3.5) | 4263 | 39.5 (5.6) | 1802 | 55.2 (3.8) | 1569 | 72.6 (5.9) |
Weight category (%)a | 1579 | 1036 | 1885 | 4106 | 1766 | 1514 | ||||||
Underweight | 362 | 22.9 | 121 | 11.7 | 349 | 18.5 | 215 | 5.2 | 45 | 2.5 | 57 | 3.8 |
Normal weight | 957 | 60.6 | 815 | 78.7 | 1069 | 56.7 | 1736 | 42.3 | 624 | 35.3 | 610 | 40.3 |
Overweight | 260 | 16.5 | 100 | 9.7 | 467 | 24.8 | 2155 | 52.5 | 1097 | 62.1 | 847 | 55.9 |
Urbanity (%) b | 1802 | 1084 | 1922 | 4215 | 1775 | 1448 | ||||||
Non-urban | 319 | 17.7 | 190 | 17.5 | 188 | 9.8 | 477 | 11.3 | 222 | 12.5 | 197 | 13.6 |
Slightly urban | 471 | 26.1 | 262 | 24.2 | 353 | 18.4 | 856 | 20.3 | 364 | 20.5 | 331 | 22.9 |
Moderately urban | 388 | 21.5 | 256 | 23.6 | 380 | 19.8 | 892 | 21.2 | 394 | 22.2 | 309 | 21.3 |
Highly urban | 420 | 23.3 | 266 | 24.5 | 597 | 31.1 | 1281 | 30.4 | 505 | 28.5 | 387 | 26.7 |
Very highly urban | 204 | 11.3 | 110 | 10.1 | 404 | 21.0 | 709 | 16.8 | 291 | 16.4 | 224 | 15.5 |
One or more chronic diseases (%) | 1895 | 9.0 | 1131 | 12.2 | 1938 | 13.7 | 4263 | 20.8 | 1802 | 28.0 | 1569 | 34.0 |
Education level breadwinner (%)c | 1858 | 834 | 1726 | 4093 | 1742 | 1526 | ||||||
Low | 319 | 17.2 | 163 | 19.5 | 204 | 11.8 | 646 | 15.8 | 462 | 26.5 | 850 | 55.7 |
Middle | 799 | 43.0 | 342 | 41.0 | 597 | 34.6 | 1752 | 42.8 | 652 | 37.4 | 385 | 25.2 |
High | 740 | 39.8 | 329 | 39.4 | 925 | 53.6 | 1695 | 41.4 | 628 | 36.1 | 291 | 19.1 |
Sedentary work (%) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1606 | 47.3 | 4126 | 58.4 | 1731 | 54.8 | N/A | N/A |
Working hours/week | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1638 | 30.1 (14.3) | 4248 | 35.1 (11.9) | 1801 | 33.5 (12.5) | N/A | N/A |
Sedentary time school/workday (hours/day) | 1886 | 6.3 (2.6) | 1122 | 9.3 (3.3) | 1881 | 9.7 (4.3) | 4152 | 9.4 (4.7) | 1700 | 9.4 (4.7) | N/A | N/A |
Sedentary time non-school/non-work day (hours/day) | 1756 | 3.8 (2.2) | 1005 | 5.6 (3.4) | 1804 | 5.8 (3.1) | 3939 | 5.5 (3.2) | 1658 | 5.8 (3.2) | 1569 | 4.6 (2.9) |
Meeting the MVPA guideline (%)d | 1811 | 24.7 | 997 | 13.8 | 1938 | 44.1 | 4263 | 44.9 | 1802 | 48.7 | 1569 | 54.9 |
Meeting the VPA guideline (%)e | 1777 | 33.0 | 1043 | 37.9 | 1816 | 25.1 | 4015 | 20.8 | 1711 | 19.2 | 1494 | 10.8 |
Sports participant (%)f | 1895 | 68.2 | 1131 | 74.4 | 1938 | 61.0 | 4263 | 52.1 | 1802 | 52.8 | 1569 | 37.3 |
a Age dependent cut off points for body mass index (BMI) were used in order to categorize children and adolescents into the weight categories: underweight, normal weight, and overweight. Body weight of adults and elderly was categorized into underweight (BMI < 20 kg/m2), normal weight (BMI 20–25 kg/m2) and overweight (BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2)
b Based on postal codes
c Lower education: no school graduation/lower general secondary education; Middle education: higher general secondary education/pre-university education/vocational school; High education: Bachelor or Master degree
d Children (4–17 years) meet the moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity (MVPA) guideline if they engage in MVPA during at least 60 min a day at all days of the week, during summer- and wintertime. Adults and elderly meet the MVPA guideline if they engage in MVPA during at least 30 min a day at minimally five days a week, during summer- and wintertime
e People of all age groups meet this guideline if they engage in vigorous intensity physical activity (VPA) during at least 20 min at least three times a week, during summer- and wintertime
e Sports participant: Engaging in sports activities at least once a week or at least 40 times a year, regardless of the type of sport
N/A not applicable