Table 1 Characteristics of the sample (n = 128,602)

Men

Sample (n)

12,255

22,798

1400

6102

8050

3883

1075

Age group

18-34y

46.2 (44.4–47.9)

44.1 (42.9–45.2)

38.9 (34.8–43.1)

46.7 (45.1–48.3)

52.6 (50.7–54.6)

44.6 (42.5–46.7)

42.3 (38.5–46.2)

35-49y

31.3 (29.7–32.9)

31.4 (30.4–32.5)

31.3 (27.5–35.3)

32.5 (31.1–34.1)

32.6 (30.9–34.3)

33.4 (31.5–35.3)

28.8 (25.4–32.3)

50-64y

22.6 (21.2–24.0)

24.5 (23.5–25.5)

29.9 (26.2–33.7)

20.8 (19.5–22.1)

14.8 (13.2–16.5)

22.1 (20.4–23.8)

28.9 (25.8–32.3)

Educational status

No formal education

1.0 (0.7–1.5)

4.4 (4.0–4.9)

0.3 (0.1–0.7)

2.3 (1.9–2.8)

0.8 (0.6–1.1)

1.4 (1.1–1.8)

1.4 (0.7–2.9)

Less than secondary

46.9 (45.1–48.6)

42.3 (41.2–43.5)

17.1 (14.4–20.1)

24.0 (22.7–25.3)

76.9 (74.6–79.0)

34.0 (32.3–35.9)

41.6 (37.9–45.5)

Secondary education

38.7 (37.0–40.0)

39.5 (38.4–40.6)

62.1 (57.9–66.0)

57.3 (55.7–58.9)

3.5 (2.9–4.3)

44.5 (42.4–46.5)

36.1 (32.6–39.8)

College or more

13.5 (12.4–14.7)

13.8 (13.1–14.6)

20.6 (17.2–24.4)

16.4 (15.2–17.7)

18.8 (16.8–21.0)

20.1 (18.3–21.9)

20.8 (17.9–24.1)

Physical activity

Leisure PA

34.3 (32.7–35.9)

22.1 (21.2–23.1)

23.9 (20.5–27.8)

24.0 (22.7–25.4)

23.6 (22.0–25.3)

12.8 (11.5–14.3)

29.9 (26.6–33.6)

Transport PA

59.9 (58.0–61.8)

48.5 (47.4–49.6)

68.9 (64.9–72.6)

79.6 (78.3–80.8)

13.8 (12.5–15.3)

68.0 (65.9–69.9)

–

Occupational PA

–

27.6 (26.6–28.7)

49.1 (44.9–53.3)

–

–

65.2 (63.1–67.3)

–

Total PA

62.7 (61.0–64.4)

60.4 (59.3–61.5)

78.1 (74.6–81.3)

61.7 (60.1–63.2)

67.7 (65.8–69.4)

78.2 (76.2–80.1)

–

Sitting time (4 h)

59.6 (57.9–61.3)

12.4 (11.7–13.1)

39.1 (35.0–43.3)

–

–

78.0 (76.3–79.6)

–

Women

Sample (n)

14,677

29,692

2466

8106

11,833

4937

1328

Age group

18-34y

44.5 (42.9–46.1)

41.7 (40.7–42.7)

36.7 (33.4–40.3)

43.2 (41.8–44.5)

51.1 (49.6–52.5)

42.0 (40.2–43.8)

38.5 (35.1–41.9)

35-49y

31.4 (30.0–32.9)

32.8 (31.9–33.8)

33.0 (29.7–36.5)

34.5 (33.2–35.8)

33.8 (32.3–35.3)

34.3 (32.6–36.0)

33.1 (29.9–36.5)

50-64y

24.1 (22.9–25.4)

25.5 (24.6–26.4)

30.3 (27.2–33.6)

22.3 (21.2–23.5)

15.1 (13.7–16.7)

23.7 (22.2–25.4)

28.4 (25.6–31.4)

Educational status

No formal education

0.7 (0.6–1.0)

4.1 (3.7–4.4)

0.8 (0.3–2.0)

2.5 (2.2–2.9)

2.0 (1.6–2.4)

6.4 (5.7–7.2)

1.2 (0.6–2.3)

Less than secondary

40.3 (38.7–41.8)

38.2 (37.3–39.2)

21.3 (18.6–24.1)

24.5 (23.4–25.7)

75.4 (73.7–77.1)

40.2 (38.5–42.0)

41.7 (38.3–45.2)

Secondary education

39.8 (38.3–41.4)

41.3 (40.3–42.3)

63.6 (60.2–66.8)

57.2 (55.8–58.5)

3.8 (3.3–4.4)

34.9 (33.2–36.7)

36.9 (33.7–40.3)

College or more

19.2 (18.0–20.4)

16.4 (15.6–17.2)

14.3 (12.1–16.9)

15.8 (14.8–16.9)

18.8 (17.3–20.4)

18.4 (17.0–20.0)

20.2 (17.6–23.0)

Physical activity

Leisure PA (≥ 150 min/wk)

24.5 (23.2–25.8)

18.7 (17.9–19.5)

13.8 (11.4–16.5)

13.0 (12.1–13.9)

7.7 (6.8–8.6)

4.7 (4.0–5.5)

21.8 (19.2–24.6)

Transport PA (≥ 10 min/wk)

67.2 (65.4–68.8)

53.9 (52.9–54.9)

66.3 (62.9–69.6)

76.6 (75.5–77.8)

4.1 (3.5–4.8)

71.5 (69.8–73.1)

–

Occupational PA (≥ 10 min/wk)

–

9.8 (9.2–10.4)

37.2 (33.7–40.8)

–

–

38.9 (37.2–40.7)

–

Total PA (≥ 150 min/wk)

57.7 (56.1–59.2)

50.9 (49.9–51.9)

63.7 (60.2–67.1)

45.8 (44.5–47.2)

49.4 (47.7–51.0)

62.2 (60.4–64.0)

–

Sitting time (4 h)

57.3 (55.7–58.8)

16.9 (16.2–17.7)

31.7 (28.5–35.2)

–

–

79.5 (78.0–80.9)

–