Table 2.
Demographic and PA-related characteristics of participants of five Alpine regions.
| Variable N (%) or mean ±SD | Tyrol (TY) (n = 611) | Vorarlberg (VO) (n = 696) | Upper Bavaria (UB) (n = 467) | South Tyrol (ST) (n = 576) | Trentino (TN) (n = 625) | Total (n = 2975) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | <0.001 | ||||||
| Female | 300 (49.1) | 382 (54.9) | 297 (63.6) | 305 (53.0) | 278 (44.5) | 1562 (52.5) | |
| Male | 310 (50.7) | 312 (44.8) | 167 (35.8) | 269 (46.7) | 347 (55.5) | 1405 (47.2) | |
| Other | 1 (0.2) | 2 (0.3) | 3 (0.6) | 2 (0.3) | - | 8 (0.3) | |
| Age (years) | 39.5 ± 15.3 | 42.2 ± 12.6 | 42 ± 14.2 | 43.9 ± 14.2 | 43.7 ± 13.5 | 42.3 ± 14.0 | <0.001a |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.1 ± 4.0 | 24.3 ± 3.9 | 24.4 ± 4.5 | 23.1 ± 3.0 | 23.6 ± 3.7 | 23.9 ± 3.8 | <0.001b |
| Marital status | 0.005 | ||||||
| Single | 194 (31.8) | 164 (23.6) | 151 (32.3) | 169 (29.3) | 188 (30.1) | 866 (29.1) | |
| Partner/married | 417 (68.2) | 532 (76.4) | 316 (67.7) | 407 (70.7) | 437 (69.9) | 2109 (70.9) | |
| Education | |||||||
| Low | 36 (5.9) | 24 (3.4) | 93 (19.9) | 65 (11.3) | 51 (8.2) | 269 (9.0) | <0.001 |
| Middle | 288 (47.1) | 380 (54.6) | 160 (34.3) | 306 (53.1) | 307 (49.1) | 1441 (48.4) | |
| High | 287 (47.0) | 292 (42) | 214 (45.8) | 205 (35.6) | 267 (42.7) | 1265 (42.5) | |
| Personal monthly income (net) | <0.001 | ||||||
| < € 1000 | 148 (24.2) | 46 (6.6) | 81 (17.3) | 101 (17.5) | 138 (22.1) | 514 (17.3) | |
| €1000 - < €2000 | 171 (28.0) | 180 (25.9) | 109 (23.3) | 238 (41.3) | 282 (45.1) | 980 (32.9) | |
| €2000 - < | 234 (38.3) | 390 (56.0) | 216 (46.3) | 190 (33.0) | 138 (22.1) | 1168 (39.3) | |
| No response | 58 (9.5) | 80 (11.5) | 61 (13.1) | 47 (8.2) | 67 (10.7) | 313 (10.5) | |
| Household size | 2.7 ± 1.2 | 2.8 ± 1.2 | 2.5 + 1.2 | 3.0 ± 1.3 | 3.1 ± 1.3 | 2.8 + 1.3 | <0.001c |
| Household composition | <0.001 | ||||||
| Living alone | 77 (12.6) | 95 (13.6) | 103 (22.1) | 74 (12.8) | 71 (11.4) | 418 (14.1) | |
| Living with others but no children | 355 (58.1) | 310 (44.5) | 218 (46.7) | 240 (41.7) | 237 (37.9) | 1356 (45.6) | |
| Living with children (including others) | 179 (29.3) | 291 (41.8) | 146 (31.3) | 262 (45.5) | 317 (50.7) | 1195 (40.2) | |
| Private access to garden/terrace/balcony | <0.001 | ||||||
| No | 66 (10.8) | 20 (2.9) | 40 (8.6) | 24 (4.2) | 37 (5.9) | 187 (6.3) | |
| Yes | 545 (89.2) | 676 (97.1) | 427 (91.4) | 552 (95.8) | 588 (94.1) | 2788 (93.7) | |
| K6 Scale (N = 2945) | <0.001 | ||||||
| No SMI | 544 (90.1) | 636 (92) | 403 (88) | 515 (90) | 511 (82.4) | 2609 (88.6) | |
| SMI | 60 (9.9) | 55 (8) | 55 (12) | 57 (10) | 109 (17.6) | 336 (11.4) | |
| COVID-19 positive (N = 2711) | <0.001 | ||||||
| No | 503 (91.3) | 582 (91.5) | 400 (94.3) | 460 (87.5) | 491 (85.5) | 2436 (89.9) | |
| Yes | 48 (8.7) | 54 (8.5) | 24 (5.7) | 66 (12.5) | 83 (14.5) | 275 (10.1) | |
| COVID-19 risk group (N = 2702) | 0.001 | ||||||
| No | 490 (89.1) | 580 (91.6) | 365 (86.3) | 484 (92.5) | 536 (93.5) | 2455 (90.9) | |
| Yes | 60 (10.9) | 53 (8.4) | 58 (13.7) | 39 (7.5) | 37 (6.5) | 247 (9.1) | |
| Members of sports club | 370 (60.9) | 327 (47.8) | 214 (46.5) | 279 (49.5) | 421 (68.8) | 1611 (55.0) | <0.001 |
| Members of fitness/health center | 101 (16.6) | 137 (20.0) | 107 (23.3) | 80 (14.2) | 67 (10.9) | 492 (16.8) | <0.001 |
| Regular PA (at least once a week) | 564 (92.9) | 618 (89.3) | 404 (87.6) | 505 (88.6) | 503 (81.9) | 2594 (88.1) | <0.001 |
χ2 tests and one-way ANOVA (age, BMI, household size) were conducted to evaluate significance of differences in characteristics of five participant groups; post-hoc tests showed significant differences between the following regions; aTY and VO, TY and UB, TY and ST, TY and TN; bST and TY, ST and VO, ST and UB, TN and VO, TN and UB; cST and TY, ST and VO, ST and UB, TN and TY, TN and VO, TN and UB, VO and UB.