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Table 5 Crude analysis of the association between education and physical-activity indicators, stratified by age group

From: Physical activity patterns and socioeconomic position: the German National Health Interview and Examination Survey 1998 (GNHIES98)

 

No. in sample

Sports activity ≥ 2 hours/week

Sitting time ≥ 8 hours/weekday

High total energy expenditure a

  

OR 95% CI

OR 95% CI

OR 95% CI

Total

6800

   

18-59 years of age

5276

   

  Primary education

1824

1.0

1.0

1.0

  Secondary education

2654

1.3 (1.1-1.5)

1.6 (1.4-1.9)

0.7 (0.6-0.9)

  Tertiary education

798

1.7 (1.3-2.1)

3.7 (3.0-4.5)

0.3 (0.3-0.4)

60-79 years of age

1524

   

  Primary education

1105

1.0

1.0

1.0

  Secondary education

267

2.2 (1.5-3.3)

0.8 (0.6-1.0)

1.6 (1.1-2.2)

  Tertiary education

152

2.6 (1.7-4.0)

1.0 (0.7-1.4)

1.2 (0.8-1.7)

  1. a Energy expenditure assessed on the basis of self-reported activities within 24h, expressed in metabolic equivalents (MET) kcal/kg, 1 MET = a person’s caloric consumption at complete rest, high energy expenditure = 4th + 5th quintiles of MET index.