Table 2.
Lifestyle of the Respondents.
| Variables | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics/% (N) | Cases (n = 400) | Controls I (n = 200) | Controls II (n = 200) | P |
| BMI | ||||
| <25 | 40% (160) | 80% (160) | 65% (130) | .71 |
| 25.0–29.9 | 25% (100) | 14% (28) | 23% (46) | .59 |
| ≥30 | 35% (140) | 6% (12) | 12% (24) | .01 |
| Metabolic equivalent of MET effort per week | ||||
| <10 MET | 82% (328) | 62% (124) | 51% (102) | .01 |
| 10–17 MET | 9% (36) | 31% (62) | 29% (58) | .59 |
| 18–27 MET | 9% (36) | 7% (14) | 20% (40) | .14 |
| Weekly activity time | ||||
| Lack of activity | 29% (116) | 24% (48) | 9% (18) | .53 |
| 5 days a week for 30 minutes | 47% (188) | 38% (76) | 67% (134) | .16 |
| 5 days a week for 1 hour | 9% (36) | 31% (62) | 15% (30) | .16 |
| 7 days a week for 30 minutes | 9% (36) | 7% (14) | 9% (18) | .32 |
| Sedentary hours/day | ||||
| 1 –2 | 38% (152) | 32% (64) | 72% (144) | .53 |
| 3–5 | 32% (128) | 41% (82) | 22% (44) | .53 |
| 6–8 | 11% (44) | 7% (14) | 4% (8) | .10 |
| >8 | 19% (76) | 20% (40) | 2% (4) | .53 |
| Stress | ||||
| Acute | 31% (124) | 9% (18) | 27% (54) | .73 |
| Chronic | 20% (80) | 20% (40) | 53% (106) | .88 |