Table 5.
Indicators of physical activity and sedentary behavior for education groups.
| Education level | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secondary school | High school | College/University | p-value | |
| Meet WHO recommendations on PA, % (95% CI) | 75.2 (70.9–79.5) |
81.6 (77.6–85.6) |
81.2 (76.6–85.2) |
p = 0.03 |
| No work related PA, % (95% CI) | 45.5 (40.4–50.6) |
45.2 (39.2–51.2) |
52.3 (45.3–59.2) |
p = 0.15 |
| No transport PA, % (95% CI) | 35.7 (30.7–40-8) |
29.7 (24.7–34.7) |
28.7 (22.2–35.2) |
p = 0.03 |
| No recreation related PA, % (95% CI) | 88.9 (86.2–91.6) |
89.3 (86.5–92.2) |
77.9 (72.9–82.9) |
p < 0.001 |
| No vigorous PA, % (95% CI) | 76.0 (72.3–79.8) |
78.7 (74.0–83.4) |
84.6 (80.4–88.7) |
p = 0.018 |
| Sedentary behavior, minutes (95% CI) | 225.2 (207–243) |
226.3 (210–243) |
237.2 (208–266) |
p = 0.9 |
| Sitting more than 8 h per day, % (95% CI) | 11.7 (8.6–14.8) |
11.5 (8.5–14.6) |
17.8 (12.6–23.1) |
p = 0.02 |
| Average amount of PA in minutes per day, mean (95% CI) | 219.8 (198–241) |
227.0 (200–254) |
170.3 (148–193) |
p = 0.027 |
| Average amount of PA in MET/min/week, mean (95% CI) | 7,447 (6,698–8,196) |
7,614 (6,567–8,660) |
5,277 (4,522–6,033) |
p = 0.012 |