Table 1.
Characteristic of the two samples (random and cyclist) of participants. Data are presented as median unless otherwise stated. VPA = Vigorous Physical Activity; MPA = Medium Physical Activity; SD = Standard deviation; IQR (interquartile range).
| Characteristic | Random sample (N = 561) |
Cyclist sample (N = 505) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Non-cyclist n = 258 |
Cyclist n = 303 |
p-value | Total | Recreational n = 207 |
Utilitarian n = 298 |
p-value | |
| Female, n (%) | 303 (54%) | 145 (56%) | 158 (52%) | 214 (42%) | 107 (52%) | 107 (36%) | ||
| Male, n (%) | 258 (46%) | 113 (44%) | 145 (48%) | P = 0.381 | 291 (58%) | 100 (48%) | 191 (64%) | P < 0.001 |
| Age mean (SD) | 48 (15.2) | 54 (15.8) | 44 (13.1) | P < 0.001 | 31 (10.3) | 32 (10.6) | 31 (10.1) | P = 0.135 |
| Total duration cycling (minutes per week) | NA | NA | NA | NA | 23 (28) | 16(18) | 28(32) | P < 0.001 |
| Total duration (minutes per week) of VPA | 80 (280) | 90 (180) | 65 (280) | P = 0.527 | 180(280) | 165(180) | 180(280) | P = 0.433 |
| Total duration (minutes per week) of MPA | 100 (300) | 72 (313) | 120 (298) | P < 0.001 | 120(300) | 100(313) | 140(298) | P = 0.126 |
| Walking at least 10 min, n daysMean (SD) |
3.5 (2.7) | 2.9 (2.6) | 4.1 (2.7) | P < 0.001 | 4.72 (2.2) | 4.68 (2.2) | 4.75 (2.2) | P = 0.721 |
| BMI mean (SD) | 24.4 (3.8) | 25.1 (4.0) | 23.9 (3.5) | P < 0.001 | 24.4 (4.4) | 24.3 (4.5) | 24.5 (4.3) | P = 0.588 |
| BMI categories, n (%) | P = 0.042 | P = 0.011 | ||||||
| Underweight, n (%) | 13(3%) | 5 (2%) | 8 (3%) | 28 (6%) | 17 (8%) | 11 (4%) | ||
| Normal weight, n (%) | 284 (57%) | 110 (51%) | 174 (61%) | 276 (55%) | 98 (48%) | 178 (60%) | ||
| Overweight, n (%) | 199 (40%) | 100 (47%) | 99 (35%) | 197 (39%) | 88 (43%) | 109 (37%) | ||