Table 2.
Lifestyle characteristics of DS users.
| Overall (%) | All participants | Poland (n = 1,317) | Germany (n = 1,184) | United Kingdom (n = 1,087) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | ||
| n = 3,588 | 1,030 (78.21)B | 287 (21.79)a | 994 (83.95)A | 190 (16.05)b | 911 (83.81)A | 176 (16.19)b | |
| Activity amount | |||||||
| <1x/week | 1,070 (29.82) | 355 (34.47)A | 74 (25.78)a | 274 (27.57)B | 43 (22.63)a | 268 (29.42)AB | 56 (31.82)a |
| 1x/week | 623 (17.36) | 196 (19.03)AB | 56 (19.51)a | 209 (21.03)A | 29 (15.26)ab | 120 (13.17)B | 13 (7.39)b |
| 2–3x/week | 1,087 (30.29) | 307 (29.81)A | 74 (25.78)a | 313 (31.49)A | 61 (32.11)a | 279 (30.63)A | 53 (30.11)a |
| 4–5x/week | 626 (17.45) | 126 (12.23)B | 62 (21.60)a | 158 (15.89)AB | 38 (20.00)a | 199 (21.84)A | 43 (24.43)a |
| 6+/week | 182 (5.07) | 46 (4.47)A | 21 (7.32)a | 40 (4.02)A | 19 (10.00)a | 45 (4.94)A | 11 (6.25)a |
| Training sport | |||||||
| Yes | 1,957 (54.54) | 518 (50.29)A | 178 (62.02)a | 539 (54.23)A | 120 (63.16)a | 507 (55.65)A | 95 (53.98)a |
| No | 1631 (45.46) | 512 (49.71)A | 109 (37.98)a | 455 (45.77)A | 70 (36.84)a | 404 (44.35)A | 81 (46.02)a |
| Sport level | |||||||
| Amateur | 851 (23.72) | 228 (22.14)A | 87 (30.31)a | 202 (20.32)A | 55 (28.95)a | 242 (26.56)A | 37 (21.02)a |
| Recreational | 1,023 (28.51) | 275 (26.70)A | 77 (26.83)a | 319 (32.09)A | 55 (28.95)a | 249 (27.33)A | 48 (27.27)a |
| Competitive | 83 (2.31) | 15 (1.56)A | 14 (4.8)a | 18 (1.81)A | 10 (5.26)a | 16 (1.76)A | 10 (5.68)a |
| Sleep problems | |||||||
| Daily | 431 (12.01) | 120 (11.65)A | 32 (11.15)a | 125 (12.58)A | 17 (8.95)a | 120 (13.17)A | 17 (9.66)a |
| A few/week | 914 (25.47) | 252 (24.47)A | 69 (24.04)a | 240 (24.14)A | 41 (21.58)a | 263 (28.87)A | 49 (27.84)a |
| A few/month | 710 (19.79) | 209 (20.29)A | 48 (16.72)a | 207 (20.82)A | 38 (20.00)a | 181 (19.87)A | 27 (15.34)a |
| A few/year | 56 (1.56) | 14 (1.36)A | 7 (2.44)a | 15 (1.51)A | 1 (0.53)a | 18 (1.98)A | 1 (0.57)a |
| No | 1,477 (41.16) | 435 (42.23)A | 131 (45.64)a | 407 (40.95)A | 93 (48.95)a | 329 (36.11)A | 82 (46.59)a |
| Sleep hours | |||||||
| <5 h | 81 (2.26) | 20 (1.94)A | 7 (2.44)a | 22 (2.21)A | 3 (1.58)a | 25 (2.74)A | 4 (2.27)a |
| 5–6 h | 1,107 (30.85) | 299 (29.03)A | 96 (33.45)a | 293 (29.48)A | 60 (31.58)a | 287 (31.50)A | 72 (40.91)a |
| 7–8 h | 2,161 (60.23) | 634 (61.55)A | 167 (58.19)a | 612 (61.57)A | 121 (63.68)a | 534 (58.62)A | 93 (52.84)a |
| 9–10 h | 223 (6.22) | 74 (7.18)A | 14 (4.88)a | 62 (6.24)A | 5 (2.63)a | 61 (6.70)A | 7 (3.98)a |
| >10 h | 16 (0.45) | 3 (0.29)A | 3 (1.05)a | 5 (0.50)A | 1 (0.53)a | 4 (0.44)A | 0 (0.00)a |
| Work hours | |||||||
| I don't work | 361 (10.06) | 142 (13.79)A | 10 (3.48)a | 115 (11.57)AB | 1 (0.53)a | 90 (9.88)B | 3 (1.70)a |
| <8 | 585 (16.30) | 167 (16.21)A | 31 (10.80)a | 202 (20.32)A | 16 (8.42)a | 154 (16.90)A | 15 (8.52)a |
| 8 | 1,271 (35.42) | 429 (41.65)A | 88 (30.66)a | 341 (34.31)B | 65 (34.21)a | 300 (32.93)B | 48 (27.27)a |
| 9–10 | 877 (24.44) | 188 (18.25)B | 99 (34.49)a | 238 (23.94)AB | 70 (36.84)a | 225 (24.70)A | 57 (32.39)a |
| 11–12 | 354 (9.87) | 79 (7.67)A | 37 (12.89)a | 75 (7.55)A | 27 (14.21)a | 98 (10.76)A | 38 (21.59)a |
| 12+ | 140 (3.90) | 25 (2.43)A | 22 (7.67)a | 23 (2.31)A | 11 (5.79)a | 44 (4.83)A | 15 (8.52)a |
| Daily cigarettes intake | |||||||
| No | 2,848 (79.37) | 848 (82.33)A | 203 (70.73)a | 798 (80.28)A | 130 (68.42)a | 740 (81.23)A | 129 (73.30)a |
| <5 | 280 (7.80) | 81 (7.86)A | 32 (11.15)a | 65 (6.54)A | 13 (6.84)a | 78 (8.56)A | 11 (6.25)a |
| 5–10 | 250 (6.97) | 65 (6.31)A | 18 (6.27)a | 74 (7.44)A | 17 (8.95)a | 57 (6.26)A | 19 (10.80)a |
| 11–20 | 174 (4.85) | 32 (3.11)A | 29 (10.10)a | 46 (4.63)A | 16 (8.42)a | 35 (3.84)A | 16 (9.09)a |
| 20+ | 36 (1.00) | 4 (0.39)A | 5 (1.74)a | 11 (1.11)A | 14 (7.37)a | 1 (0.11)A | 1 (0.57)a |
| Alcohol consumption | |||||||
| Yes | 2,254 (62.82) | 632 (61.36)A | 230 (80.14)a | 556 (55.94)B | 135 (71.05)a | 575 (63.12)A | 126 (71.59)a |
| No | 1,334 (37.18) | 398 (38.64)AB | 57 (19.86)a | 438 (44.06)A | 55 (28.95)a | 336 (36.88)B | 50 (28.41)a |
| Weekly alcohol intake* | |||||||
| Beer (bottle 500 ml) | 1.58 ± 2.80 | 0.65A ± 1.53 | 2.21a ± 3.03 | 0.43B ± 1.29 | 2.90a ± 4.77 | 0.69A ± 1.62 | 2.80a ± 4.80 |
| Wine (glass 175 ml) | 1.06 ± 2.38 | 1.20A ± 2.21 | 1.12a ± 2.64 | 1.13A ± 2.26 | 1.15ab ± 3.12 | 1.06A ± 2.18 | 0.57b ± 1.40 |
| Vodka (glass 50 ml) | 1.20 ± 2.93 | 0.58A ± 2.09 | 2.60a ± 4.84 | 0.31B ± 1.31 | 1.52b ± 3.93 | 0.53A ± 1.74 | 1.30b ± 2.55 |
| Daily coffeecups intake | |||||||
| No | 608 (16.95) | 169 (16.41)A | 51 (17.77)a | 182 (18.31)A | 27 (14.21)a | 153 (16.79)A | 26 (14.77)a |
| Occasionally | 281 (7.83) | 82 (7.96)A | 25 (8.71)a | 73 (7.34)A | 13 (6.84)a | 71 (7.79)A | 17 (9.66)a |
| 1 | 814 (22.69) | 253 (24.56)A | 52 (18.12)a | 217 (21.83)A | 29 (15.26)a | 216 (23.71)A | 47 (26.70)a |
| 2–3 | 1,603 (44.68) | 466 (45.24)A | 121 (42.16)a | 435 (43.76)A | 86 (45.26)a | 423 (46.43)A | 72 (40.91)a |
| 4–5 | 236 (6.58) | 56 (5.44)AB | 32 (11.15)a | 70 (7.04)A | 30 (15.79)a | 34 (3.73)B | 14 (7.95)a |
| 5+ | 46 (1.28) | 4 (0.39)A | 6 (2.09)a | 17 (1.71)A | 5 (2.63)a | 14 (1.54)A | 0 (0.00)a |
ABCValues with different letters in the same row are significantly different at p <0.05 in the female group (Kruskal–Wallis test). abcValues with different letters in the same row are significantly different at p <0.05 in the male group (Kruskal–Wallis test).
*Amount of alcohol per portion.