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Table 2 Descriptive characteristics of participants in the EPIC-Norfolk cohort included in the analyses comparing men and women

From: Longitudinal associations between built environment characteristics and changes in active commuting

 

Men

Women

P

n = 438

n = 705

Age (in years)

  < 50

116 (26.5%)

266 (37.7%)

<0.001

 50–54

172 (39.2%)

264 (37.5%)

 

  > =55

150 (35.3%)

175 (24.8%)

 

BMI (kg/m2)

 Normal weight

150 (34.3%)

383 (54.33)

<0.001

 Overweight

243 (55.5%)

211 (31.4%)

 

 Obese

45 (10.3%)

101 (14.3%)

 

Social Class

 Professional

219 (50.0%)

287 (40.7%)

0.008

 Skilled

159 (36.3%)

311 (44.1%)

 

 Partly Skilled/unskilled

60 (13.7%)

107 (15.2%)

 

Marital Status

 Not married

34 (7.8%)

129 (18.3%)

<0.001

 Married

404 (92.2%)

576 (81.7%)

 

Alcohol Consumption

 Non drinker

19 (4.3%)

58 (8.2%)

0.008

 Sensible drinker

357 (81.5%)

575 (81.6%)

 

 Heavy drinker

62 (14.2%)

72 (10.2%)

 

Smoking Status

 Never smoke

212 (48.4%)

416 (59.0%)

<0.001

 Former smoker

194 (44.3%)

223 (31.6%)

 

 Current smoker

32 (7.3%)

66 (9.4%)

 

Change of commutinga

 Non-AC to non-AC

265 (60.5%)

412 (58.4%)

0.450

 Non-AC to AC

49 (11.2%)

66 (9.4%)

 

 AC to AC

86 (19.6%)

163 (23.1%)

 

 AC to non-AC

38 (8.7%)

64 (9.1%)

 
  1. aAC if the participant engaged in active commuting on their journey to and from work, non-AC if the participant did not engage in active commuting on their journey to and from work. Data are n (proportion in %) unless specified.