Table 1.
Demographic information: categorical variables.
| Clinical | Control | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Fisher's z | N | % | N | % |
| Gender | p = 0.172 | ||||
| Male | 1 | 6.30 | 5 | 31.30 | |
| Female | 15 | 93.70 | 11 | 68.70 | |
| Education level | p = 0.156 | ||||
| No university degree | 11 | 69.00 | 6 | 37.60 | |
| University degree | 5 | 31.00 | 10 | 62.40 | |
| Employment status | p = 0.479 | ||||
| Employed | 10 | 62.50 | 7 | 43.80 | |
| Unemployed/student | 6 | 37.50 | 9 | 56.30 | |
| Smoking | p = 1.000 | ||||
| Yes | 2 | 12.50 | 3 | 18.80 | |
| No | 14 | 87.50 | 13 | 81.20 | |
| Drinking | p = 1.000 | ||||
| Yes | 13 | 81.30 | 14 | 87.50 | |
| No | 3 | 18.80 | 2 | 12.50 | |
| Physical fitness | p = 1.000 | ||||
| Poor/fair | 7 | 43.75 | 7 | 43.75 | |
| Good/very good | 9 | 56.25 | 9 | 56.25 | |
| Physical activity at work | p = 0.252 | ||||
| Sedentary | 9 | 56.30 | 13 | 68.80 | |
| Non-sedentary | 7 | 43.70 | 3 | 31.20 | |
| Weekly physical exercise | p = 1.000 | ||||
| <3 h | 12 | 75.00 | 12 | 75.00 | |
| >3 h | 4 | 25.00 | 4 | 25.00 | |
| Weekly cycling | p = 1.000 | ||||
| None | 12 | 75.00 | 13 | 81.25 | |
| Some | 4 | 25.00 | 3 | 18.75 | |
| Weekly walking | p = 0.242 | ||||
| <3 h | 8 | 50.00 | 12 | 75.00 | |
| >3 h | 8 | 50.00 | 4 | 25.00 | |
| Weekly home duties | p = 0.273 | ||||
| <3 h | 4 | 25.00 | 8 | 50.00 | |
| >3 h | 12 | 75.00 | 8 | 50.00 | |
| Weekly gardening | p = 1.000 | ||||
| None | 11 | 68.75 | 10 | 62.50 | |
| Some | 5 | 31.25 | 6 | 37.50 | |
| Walking pace | p = 1.000 | ||||
| Slow/steady, average | 4 | 25.00 | 5 | 31.25 | |
| Brisk pace/fast (>6 km/h) | 12 | 75.00 | 11 | 68.75 | |
N = 32 (group 1: n = 16; group 2: n = 16). Fisher's exact test (2-sided).