Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of the participants (n = 5830)
From: Educational differences in self-rated physical fitness among Finns
Women (n = 3108) | Men (n = 2722) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% or mean | (n or SD) | % or mean | (n or SD) | ||
Age group | 25–34 | 18.1 | (412) | 15.1 | (562) |
% | 35–44 | 19.9 | (509) | 18.7 | (619) |
45–54 | 21.5 | (564) | 20.7 | (668) | |
55–64 | 20.9 | (624) | 22.9 | (649) | |
65–74 | 19.6 | (613) | 22.5 | (610) | |
Self-rated physical fitness | Poor | 11.9 | (370) | 12.2 | (333) |
% | Fair | 40.1 | (1245) | 40.2 | (1095) |
Good | 42.5 | (1320) | 39.6 | (1079) | |
Very good | 5.6 | (173) | 7.9 | (215) | |
Education thirds 1 | High | 16.88 | (3.08) | 16.29 | (2.79) |
mean years (SD) | Middle | 12.68 | (2.71) | 11.40 | (2.42) |
Low | 9.97 | (2.50) | 9.01 | (2.12) | |
Commuting PA | ≥ 30 min | 16.7 | (520) | 10.5 | (285) |
% | < 30 min | 27.1 | (841) | 25.3 | (690) |
Inactive | 56.2 | (1747) | 64.2 | (1747) | |
Leisure time PA | High | 25.5 | (792) | 28.3 | (770) |
% | Medium | 54.9 | (1706) | 51.1 | (1391) |
Low | 19.6 | (610) | 20.6 | (561) | |
Occupational PA | Heavy | 16.6 | (516) | 28.6 | (778) |
% | Moderate | 27.3 | (850) | 20.3 | (553) |
Light | 56.0 | (1742) | 51.1 | (1391) | |
BMI | < 25 | 44.4 | (1381) | 29.6 | (806) |
% | 25–29.9 | 33.0 | (1026) | 48.7 | (1326) |
≥ 30 | 22.6 | (701) | 21.7 | (590) | |
Chronic Diseases 2 | No | 58.1 | (1806) | 53.8 | (1464) |
% | Yes | 41.9 | (1302) | 46.2 | (1258) |
Smoking | Never | 63.5 | (1973) | 43.6 | (1188) |
% | Former | 19.6 | (609) | 32.2 | (876) |
Daily | 16.9 | (526) | 24.2 | (658) | |