Table 1.
Characteristics of the participants as divided by the PACS score, Chilean national health survey 2016–2017 (n = 4671).
| Variables | Overall (n = 4671) | PACS Score | p-Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 (n = 291) | 1 (n = 1140) | 2 (n = 1854) | 3 (n = 1386) | |||
| Age (years) | 49.40 ± 16.40 | 48.48 ± 17.36 | 49.14 ± 16.96 | 48.95 ± 16.18 | 50.42 ± 15.97 | 0.156 |
| Sex (n/%) | M 1670/35.7 W 3001/64.2 |
M 95/32.6 W 196/67.4 |
M 339/29.7 W 801/70.3 |
M 636/34.3 W 1218/65.7 |
M 600/43.3 W 786/56.7 |
0.000 |
| Body mass (kg) | 74.90 ± 15.35 | 89.61 ± 14.30 | 80.25 ± 16.03 | 75.04 ± 15.26 | 67.24 ± 10.05 | 0.000 |
| Height (cm) | 159.93 ± 9.30 | 161.76 ± 10.17 | 159.96 ± 9.37 | 159.98 ± 9.30 | 159.46 ± 9.00 | 0.076 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 29.28 ± 5.49 | 34.33 ± 5.20 | 31.39 ± 5.98 | 29.29 ± 5.31 | 26.44 ± 3.39 | 0.000 |
| Atherogenic index of plasma (mmol/L) | 0.44 ± 0.30 | 0.52 ± 0.30 | 0.48 ± 0.29 | 0.45 ± 0.29 | 0.38 ± 0.30 | 0.000 |
| % (n) meeting PA guidelines | 30.4% (1,424) | 0% (0) | 5.7% (266) | 24.7% (1,158) | 100% (1,386) | 0.000 |
| Cardiorespiratory fitness (mL/kg/min) | 30.86 ± 9.08 | 26.67 ± 8.96 | 28.63 ± 9.29 | 30.79 ± 8.83 | 33.63 ± 8.39 | 0.000 |
| Sedentary time (min/day) | 178.20 ± 176.10 | 404.32 ± 173.01 | 271.77 ± 212.07 | 153.74 ± 151.86 | 86.48 ± 57.39 | 0.000 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 94.80 ± 13.63 | 105.88 ± 12.84 | 99.35 ± 13.88 | 94.76 ± 13.35 | 88.76 ± 10.73 | 0.000 |
| Waist-to-height ratio | 0.60 ± 0.09 | 0.65 ± 0.09 | 0.62 ± 0.09 | 0.59 ± 0.08 | 0.55 ± 0.07 | 0.000 |
| Tobacco (n/%) | 0.387 | |||||
| ≥1/day | 1085/23.2 | 70/24.1 | 258/22.6 | 417/22.5 | 340/24.5 | |
| Occasionally, < 1/day | 326/7.0 | 20/6.9 | 72/6.3 | 119/6.4 | 115/8.3 | |
| No, I quitted | 1148/24.6 | 73/25.1 | 285/25 | 454/24.5 | 336/24.2 | |
| I have never smoked | 2112/45.2 | 128/44 | 525/46.1 | 864/46.6 | 595/42.9 | |
| Alcohol (n/%) | 0.001 | |||||
| Never | 1593/34.1 | 95/32.6 | 414/36.3 | 649/35 | 435/31.4 | |
| 1/month | 1738/37.2 | 121/41.6 | 419/36.8 | 700/37.8 | 498/35.9 | |
| 2–4/month | 984/21.0 | 55/18.9 | 233/20.4 | 380/20.5 | 316/22.8 | |
| 2–3/week | 241/5.2 | 12/4.1 | 42/3.7 | 96/5.2 | 91/6.6 | |
| >3/week | 114/2.4 | 8/2.7 | 32/2.8 | 28/1.5 | 46/3.3 | |
| Educational level (n/%) | 0.000 | |||||
| <8 years | 1064/22.8 | 66/22.7 | 271/23.8 | 432/23.3 | 295/21.3 | |
| 8–12 years | 2465/52.8 | 134/46 | 566/49.6 | 965/52 | 800/57.7 | |
| >12 years | 1104/23.7 | 90/30.9 | 300/26.3 | 434/23.4 | 280/20.2 | |
Values are mean ± standard deviation or frequency (% [n]); M: men; W: women; PA: physical activity; PACS: physical activity cardiorespiratory, sedentary. p-value < 0.05 represents a significant main difference between groups.