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. 2019 Nov 20;16(23):4595. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16234595

Table 1.

The characteristics of study participants by occupational groups.

Variable Occupational Group p-value Correlation
White-Collar
n (%)
Blue-Collar
n (%)
Age groups
≤30 89 (20.8) 20 (14.0) 0.002 0.163 a
31–45 189 (44.2) 47 (32.9)
46–60 132 (30.8) 65 (45.5)
≥61 18 (4.2) 11 (7.7)
Gender 0.000 0.462 b
Women 279 (65.2) 17 (11.9)
Men 149 (34.8) 126 (88.1)
Educational level 0.000 0.477 a
Low 70 (16.4) 92 (64.3)
Medium 126 (29.4) 32 (22.4)
High 232 (54.2) 19 (13.33)
Marital status 0.942 0.026 a
Married 292 (68.2) 101 (70.6)
Divorced 54 (12.6) 16 (11.2)
Single 74 (17.3) 23 (16.1)
Widowed 8 (1.9) 3 (2.1)
Work PA 0.000 0.334 a
Low 141 (32.9) 22 (15.4)
Moderate 182 (42.5) 34 (23.8)
High 105 (24.5) 87 (60.6)
Leisure PA 0.001 0.162 a
Low 100 (23.4) 51 (35.7)
Moderate 287 (67.1) 70 (49.0)
High 41 (9.6) 22 (15.4)
PA (min/week) 0.068 a
≤150 405 (94.6) 140 (97.6) 0.104
>150 23 (5.4) 3 (2.1)
Sedentary behaviour 0.205 0.053 a
<median 335 (78.3) 119 (83.2)
≥median 93 (21.7) 24 (16.8)
Income (Eur) 0.006 0.129 a
≤1000 148 (43.8) 36 (29.5)
>1000 190 (56.2) 86 (70.5)
Smoking 0.000 0.385 b
No 320 (74.8) 46 (32.2)
Yes 108 (25.2) 97 (67.8)
BMI 0.000 0.188 a
Normal 176 (49.0) 28 (26.7)
Overweight/obesity 183 (51.0) 77 (73.3)
Chronic disease 0.165 0.056 b
No 351 (82.0) 110 (76.9)
Yes 77 (18.0) 33 (23.1)
HP 0.165 0.058 b
No 386 (90.2) 123 (86.0)
Yes 42 (9.8) 20 (14.0)
Children (<18 years) 0.824 0.009 b
No 241 (56.3) 79 (55.2)
Yes 187 (43.7) 64 (44.8)
Walkers 0.868 −0.007 b
No 418 (97.7) 140 (97.9)
Yes 10 (2.3) 3 (2.1)
Public transport users 0.000 −0.161 b
No 291 (68.0) 121 (84.6)
Yes 137 (32.0) 22 (15.4)
Bicycle users 0.200 −0.054 b
No 413 (96.5) 141 (98.6)
Yes 15 (3.5) 2 (1.4)
Car users 0.006 0.114 b
No 128 (29.9) 26 (18.2)
Yes 300 (70.1) 117 (81.8)
Stress
Low perceived stress 201 (47.0) 52 (36.4) 0.027 0.092 b
High perceived stress 227 (53.0) 91 (63.6)

p values for the Chi-square test. a Cramer’s V correlation coefficient; b the phi correlation coefficient.