Table 1.
Characteristics of participants of Persian Cohort Study by poor physical activity status
| Variables | Total | PPA |
|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N (%) | |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 57,614 (44.57) | 30,389 (52.75) |
| Female | 71,643 (55.43) | 46,187 (64.47) |
| Age groups (years) | ||
| 35–44 | 45,809 (35.44) | 26,272 (57.35) |
| 45–54 | 43,481 (33.64) | 24,941 (57.36) |
| 55–64 | 31,573 (24.43) | 19,521 (61.83) |
| > =65 | 8394 (6.49) | 5842 (69.60) |
| Marital status | ||
| Single | 2910 (2.25) | 1930 (66.32) |
| Married | 117,521 (90.92) | 68,286 (58.11) |
| Widowed and divorced | 8826 (6.83) | 6360 (72.06) |
| Smoking status | ||
| No | 101,136 (78.24) | 61,212 (60.52) |
| Current | 18,115 (14.01) | 9606 (53.03) |
| Former | 10,006 (7.74) | 5758 (57.55) |
| Hookah smoking | ||
| No | 114,949 (88.93) | 68,318 (59.43) |
| Yes | 14,308 (11.07) | 8258 (57.72) |
| Drug abuse | ||
| No | 113,812 (88.05) | 67,742 (59.52) |
| Yes | 15,445 (11.95) | 8834 (57.20) |
| Alcohol drinking | ||
| No | 117,559 (90.95) | 70,287 (59.79) |
| Yes | 11,698 (9.05) | 6289 (53.76) |
| BMI | ||
| Underweight | 2561 (1.98) | 1293 (50.49) |
| Normal weight | 34,671 (26.82) | 18,478 (53.30) |
| Overweight | 52,688 (40.76) | 31,396 (59.59) |
| Obese | 39,337 (30.43) | 25,409 (64.59) |
| Provinces | ||
| Fars (FA) | 22,939 (17.75) | 14,784 (64.45) |
| Khouzestan (KH) | 8991 (6.96) | 6883 (76.55) |
| Sistan and Baluchestan (SB) | 8152 (6.31) | 6080 (74.58) |
| Kerman (KE) | 9885 (7.65) | 7187 (72.71) |
| Razavi Khorasan (RK) | 2868 (2.22) | 1782 (62.13) |
| Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari (CB) | 6655 (5.15) | 4134 (62.12) |
| Kermanshah (KSH) | 10,040 (7.77) | 5775 (57.52) |
| Ardabil (AR) | 8178 (6.33) | 4696 (57.42) |
| Guilan (GU) | 10,494 (8.12) | 5818 (55.44) |
| Hormozgan (HO) | 3285 (2.54) | 1782 (54.25) |
| Yazd (YA) | 9388 (7.26) | 4663 (49.67) |
| East Azerbaijan (EA) | 14,958 (11.57) | 7343 (49.09) |
| Mazandaran (MA) | 10,252 (7.93) | 4703 (45.87) |
| West Azerbaijan (WA) | 3172 (2.54) | 946 (29.82) |
| Socioeconomic Status (SES) | ||
| 1st quintile (lowest) | 25,995 (20.11) | 14,344 (55.18) |
| 2nd quintile | 25,901 (20.04) | 14,402 (55.60) |
| 3rd quintile | 25,819 (19.97) | 14,887 (57.66) |
| 4th quintile | 25,778 (19.94) | 15,490 (60.09) |
| 5th quintile (highest) | 25,764 (19.93) | 17,453 (67.74) |
| Total | 129,257 (100) | 76,576 (59.24) |