Table 1.
Characteristics of Portuguese adults by education categories
| Education | ||||
| ≤4 years | 5–9 years | 10–12 years | >12 years | |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 54.0% | 22.8% | 12.6% | 10.6% |
| Male | 49.7% | 28.7% | 13.2% | 8.4% |
| Age (years) | ||||
| Female | 55.6 ± 14.47 | 37.8 ± 14.44 | 31.7 ± 13.63 | 34.7 ± 13.50 |
| Male | 55.3 ± 14.72 | 37.0 ± 14.99 | 33.0 ± 14.44 | 38.7 ± 16.19 |
| BMI (Kg/m2) | ||||
| Female | 26.4 ± 4.45 | 24.3 ± 4.03 | 22.5 ± 3.51 | 22.3 ± 3.45 |
| Male | 26.3 ± 3.91 | 25.1 ± 3.63 | 24.5 ± 3.52 | 24.6 ± 3.19 |
| Smokers | ||||
| Female | 3.1% | 16.1% | 19.1% | 18.7% |
| Male | 26.0% | 42.9% | 32.6% | 29.2% |
| Physical activity in females | ||||
| Daily occupational activity best characterized by | ||||
| Usually seated, walking short periods of time | 29.2% | 28.8% | 30.2% | 30.4% |
| Standing, walking long periods of time | 44.5% | 46.1% | 41.7% | 42.0% |
| Carrying light objects, walking up/downstairs | 11.3% | 11.0% | 12.2% | 11.1% |
| Heavy physical work or carrying heavy objects | 14.9% | 14.1% | 15.8% | 16.5% |
| Don't know | 0.1% | 0% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Leisure-activity best characterized by | ||||
| Heavy training/competitive sports (>1x/wk) | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.6% | 3.1% |
| Running/recreational sports/gardening (≥4 h/wk) | 9.3% | 7.8% | 9.0% | 9.7% |
| Walking for pleasure, bicycling light (≥4 h/wk) | 20.4% | 21.2% | 19.3% | 21.2% |
| Reading, watching TV, sedentary activities | 66.8% | 67.7% | 68.0% | 66.0% |
| Don't know | 0.1% | 0% | 0.1% | 0% |
| Regular activity such as running or bicycling, enough to feel tired | ||||
| Yes | 13.1% | 11.9% | 13.2% | 14.2% |
| No | 86.8% | 88.1% | 86.7% | 85.8% |
| Don't know | 0.1% | 0% | 0.1% | 0% |
| Physical activity in males | ||||
| Daily occupational activity best characterized by | ||||
| Usually seated, walking short periods of time | 36.4% | 37.3% | 37.5% | 36.2% |
| Standing, walking long periods of time | 51.6% | 51.5% | 50.9% | 50.0% |
| Carrying light objects, walking up/downstairs | 8.3% | 8.2% | 7.5% | 10.5% |
| Heavy physical work or carrying heavy objects | 3.6% | 3.0% | 3.9% | 3.3% |
| Don't know | 0.1% | 0% | 0.2% | 0% |
| Leisure-activity best characterized by | ||||
| Heavy training/competitive sports (>1x/wk) | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Running/recreational sports/gardening (≥4 h/wk) | 5.1% | 4.6% | 4.1% | 4.9% |
| Walking for pleasure, bicycling light (≥4 h/wk) | 15.9% | 15.7% | 16.8% | 16.7% |
| Reading, watching TV, sedentary activities | 78.1% | 79.1% | 77.8% | 77.2% |
| Don't know | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0% |
| Regular activity such as running or bicycling, enough to feel tired | ||||
| Yes | 7.0% | 6.0% | 6.7% | 7.2% |
| No | 92.9% | 94.0% | 93.2% | 92.8% |
| Don't know | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0% |