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. 2019 Dec 4;16(24):4900. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16244900

Table 1.

Associations of socio-demographic factors on physical activity and health outcomes.

Physical Activity (min/week) Health Outcome
VPA Mean (SD) F/P MPA Mean (SD) F/P Walking Mean (SD) F/P BMI Mean (SD) F/P
Gender
Male 48% 93 (125) 11.90 116 (133) 2.86 155 (135) 0.037 24.5 (4.3) 28.4
Female 52% 58 (92) 0.001 96 (117) 0.091 152 (120) 0.848 22.1 (4.9) 0.000
Age
22–32 48% 62 (96) 82 (112) 153 (125) 22.3 (3.6)
33–43 29% 72 (110) 3.32 103 (121) 5.96 142 (128) 1.13 24.1 (6.1) 4.10
44–54 16% 96 (125) 0.006 156 (142) 0.000 163 (129) 0.346 24.3 (5.4) 0.001
55–65 7% 112 (108) 163 (129) 166 (123) 25.1 (2.8)
Income
Low 17% 68 (115) 98 (140) 148 (137) 23.3 (5.9)
Medium-low 27% 70 (106) 96 (124) 162 (131) 22.4 (3.9)
Medium 21% 59 (92) 1.50 96 (114) 1.20 158 (132) 0.133 23.7 (5.1) 1.20
Medium-high 11% 105 (124) 0.20 117 (118) 0.313 154 (134) 0.97 23.4 (5.7) 0.31
High 24% 79 (115) 128 (134) 155 (115) 23.7 (3.8)
Education
Middle school 2% 48 (118) 66 (156) 96 (94) 25.4 (9.6)
High school 6% 90 (141) 80 (105) 122 (132) 26.6 (9.2)
Junior school 9% 71 (111) 0.77 125 (137) 0.69 157 (131) 1.67 23.7 (4.1) 4.46
University 45% 81 (120) 0.54 109 (131) 0.59 163 (133) 0.16 22.2 (4.4) 0.002
Master or higher 38% 63 (89) 104 (122) 158 (122) 23.2 (3.8)
Private car
None 40% 63 (102) 3.52 93 (122) 3.88 170 (132) 1.25 22.7 (4.8) 4.16
One or more 60% 80 (114) 0.061 116 (130) 0.050 148 (126) 0.26 23.6 (4.7) 0.042

VPA: Vigorous physical activity, MPA: Moderate physical activity, BMI: Body mass index, F/P: F value and P value.