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. 2019 Aug 7;19:1067. doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-7399-4

Table 4.

The prevalence of PA levels from walking or cycling according to individual characteristics of participants on weekdays and weekends by employment status in winter

Physical activity N (%) Age, mean (SD) BMI, mean (SD) Obesitya (%) Education (%) Smoking (%) Chronic disease (%) Income (%) Car disposal (%)
Low Medium High ≤1000 > 1000
Workers
 Walking or cycling during weekdays
  < 30 min/day 646 (97.7) 42.0 (11.2) 25.8 (4.3) 12.5 27.4 28.3 44.3 35.1 19.5 41.3 58.7 74.0
  ≥ 30 min/day 15 (2.3) 43.8 (13.7) 24.8 (3.2) 14.3 26.7 33.3 40.0 13.3 13.3 55.6 44.4 33.3
p value 0.545 0.714 0.609 0.908 0.063 0.420 0.298 0.001
Walking or cycling during weekends
  < 30 min/day 647 (97.9) 42.0 (11.2) 25.8 (4.3) 12.5 27.4 28.3 44.4 35.1 19.5 41.2 58.8 74.2
  ≥ 30 min/day 14 (2.1) 44.1 (13.8) 24.8 (3.2) 14.3 28.6 35.7 35.7 14.3 14.3 60.0 40.0 21.4
p value 0.499 0.533 0.609 0.777 0.086 0.471 0.191 0.000
Unemployed
 Walking or cycling during weekdays
  < 30 min/day 393 (87.3) 57.3 (19.4) 27.3 (5.7) 24.3 53,7 26.0 20.4 23.4 60.6 92.5 7.5 32.1
  ≥ 30 min/day 57 (12.7) 61.0 (16.1) 25.4 (3.5) 7.7 42.1 29.8 28.1 21.1 56.1 81.4 18.6 7.0
p value 0.114 0.174 0.145 0.229 0.419 0.310 0.023 0.000
 Walking or cycling during weekends
  < 30 min/day 392 (87.1) 57.3 (19.3) 27.3 (5.1) 24.3 53.8 26.0 20.2 23.5 60.7 92.5 7.5 31.9
  ≥ 30 min/day 58 (12.9) 61.0 (16.8) 25.4 (3.5) 7.1 41.4 29.3 29.3 20.7 55.2 81.4 18.6 8.6
p value 0.167 0.155 0.117 0.158 0.389 0.253 0.023 0.000

a Obesity (BMI ≥ 30)