Characteristics of study participants according to baseline (HUNT-1) physical activity levels (N=19 127)
| Men (n=8344) | Women (n=10 783) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inactive (n=3652) | Below recommended (n=2457) | Recommended (n=1578) | Above recommended (n=657) | p Value* | Inactive (n=4500) | Below recommended (n=4245) | Recommended (n=1723) | Above recommended (n=315) | p Value* | |
| Age, mean (range), years | 37.9 (20–71) | 39.3 (20–79) | 38.7 (21–72) | 34.9 (20–71) | <0.001 | 38.5 (20–73) | 39.1 (20–72) | 39.4 (20–68) | 38.7 (20–69) | 0.01 |
| Weight, kg (SD) | 78.7 (10.3) | 79.2 (9.6) | 78.2 (9.0) | 77.3 (8.4) | <0.001 | 64.9 (10.6) | 64.4 (9.6) | 64.6 (9.5) | 64.6 (10.6) | 0.01 |
| Height, cm (SD) | 178.2 (6.3) | 178.4 (6.4) | 178.5 (6.1) | 178.9 (6.1) | 0.01 | 164.8 (5.6) | 165.0 (5.6) | 165.0 (5.4) | 165.3 (6.2) | 0.30 |
| Body mass index, kg/m2, N (%) | ||||||||||
| <18.5 | 21 (0.6) | 5 (0.2) | 3 (0.2) | 3 (0.5) | <0.001 | 141 (3.1) | 76 (1.8) | 24 (1.4) | 4 (1.3) | <0.001 |
| 18.5–24.9 | 1982 (54.3) | 1377 (56.0) | 981 (62.2) | 439 (66.8) | 2952 (65.6) | 3001 (70.7) | 1187 (68.9) | 225 (71.4) | ||
| 25.0–29.9 | 1443 (39.5) | 969 (39.4) | 554 (35.1) | 207 (31.5) | 1075 (23.9) | 940 (22.1) | 408 (23.7) | 70 (22.2) | ||
| ≥30.0 | 206 (5.6) | 106 (4.3) | 40 (2.5) | 8 (1.2) | 332 (7.4) | 228 (5.4) | 104 (6.0) | 16 (5.1) | ||
| Smoking status, N (%)† | ||||||||||
| Never | 1127 (30.9) | 957 (38.9) | 788 (49.9) | 353 (53.7) | <0.001 | 1619 (36.0) | 1868 (44.0) | 788 (45.7) | 148 (47.0) | <0.001 |
| Former | 961 (26.3) | 741 (30.2) | 440 (27.9) | 151 (23.0) | 870 (19.3) | 889 (20.9) | 396 (23.0) | 80 (25.4) | ||
| Current | 1317 (36.1) | 622 (25.3) | 244 (15.5) | 106 (16.1) | 1669 (37.1) | 1206 (28.4) | 419 (24.3) | 63 (20.0) | ||
| Occupational physical activity, N (%)† | ||||||||||
| Sedentary | 446 (12.2) | 392 (16.0) | 320 (20.3) | 132 (20.1) | <0.001 | 435 (9.7) | 475 (11.2) | 258 (14.9) | 43 (13.7) | <0.001 |
| Walk and lift | 2660 (72.8) | 1799 (73.2) | 1095 (69.4) | 422 (64.2) | 3439 (76.4) | 3272 (77.1) | 1243 (72.1) | 222 (70.5) | ||
| Heavy | 412 (11.3) | 161 (6.6) | 80 (5.1) | 66 (10.0) | 410 (9.1) | 279 (6.6) | 109 (6.3) | 27 (8.6) | ||
| Alcoholic drinks, N (%)†,‡ | ||||||||||
| Abstainer | 169 (4.6) | 89 (3.6) | 50 (3.2) | 33 (5.0) | 0.85 | 421 (9.4) | 293 (6.9) | 117 (6.8) | 27 (8.6) | <0.001 |
| <1 | 1061 (29.1) | 685 (27.9) | 459 (29.1) | 194 (29.5) | 2317 (51.5) | 2088 (49.2) | 787 (45.7) | 153 (48.6) | ||
| 1–4 | 2106 (57.7) | 1490 (60.6) | 954 (60.5) | 387 (58.9) | 1569 (34.9) | 1704 (40.1) | 746 (43.3) | 113 (35.9) | ||
| ≥5 | 298 (8.2) | 188 (7.7) | 111 (7.0) | 39 (5.9) | 149 (3.3) | 111 (2.6) | 58 (3.4) | 14 (4.4) | ||
| Hypertension status, N (%)† | ||||||||||
| 1330 (36.4) | 940 (38.3) | 511 (32.4) | 206 (31.4) | 0.001 | 936 (20.8) | 877 (20.7) | 381 (22.1) | 69 (21.9) | 0.33 | |
| Diabetes status, N (%)† | ||||||||||
| 19 (0.5) | 12 (0.5) | 7 (0.4) | 2 (0.3) | 0.48 | 15 (0.3) | 14 (0.3) | 8 (0.5) | 2 (0.6) | 0.34 | |
*For linear trend, regression analyses were used for continuous variables; χ2 tests for proportions of categorical variables.
†Data are missing for this category.
‡Based on consumption over a 2-week period.
HUNT, Nord-Trøndelag County Health Study.