Table 1 General characteristics of the study population by leisure-time MVPA level in males and females
From: Physical activity and 4-year changes in body weight in 52,498 non-obese people: the Lifelines cohort
Characteristics | Total | According to MVPA level | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T0 | T1 | T2 | T3 | ||
Men | |||||
 MVPA min/week | 288.0 ± 1.9a | 0 | 3–160 | 162–360 | 361–4015 |
 Number (%) | 22,827 (43.5) | 3035 (13.3) | 6597 (28.9) | 6888 (30.2) | 6307 (27.6) |
 Age (years) | 45 (36–52) | 45 (37–51) | 44 (37–51) | 45 (36–51) | 46 (35–56) |
 Education: | |||||
  Lower (%, n) | 24.7 (5630) | 36.4 (1195) | 24.2 (1597) | 21.3 (1465) | 23.2 (1463) |
  Middle (%, n) | 38.5 (8784) | 42.0 (1275) | 40.4 (2668) | 36.7 (2525) | 36.7 (2316) |
  Higher (%, n) | 36.9 (8413) | 21.6 (655) | 35.3 (2332) | 42.1 (2898) | 40.1 (2528) |
 Current smoking, (%, n) | 20.6 (4695) | 30.3 (1192) | 21.5 (1349) | 17.8 (1112) | 16.4 (1057) |
 Alcohol use, (gr/day) | 6.9 (2.7–15.5) | 6.6 (2.2–15.8) | 6.8 (2.7–14.9) | 6.9 (3.1–15.6) | 7.6 (2.8–15.8) |
 Lifelines Diet score | 22.7 ± 5.63 | 21.3 ± 5.56 | 22.5 ± 5.48 | 23.3 ± 5.59 | 23.5 ± 5.67 |
 Energy intake (kcal/day) | 2406.7 ± 621.1 | 2426.7 ± 641.0 | 2405.9 ± 610.4 | 2363.7 ± 595.6 | 2443.1 ± 644.9 |
 Body weight (kg) | 84.7 ± 9.95 | 85.1 ± 10.3 | 85.0 ± 9.93 | 84.8 ± 9.85 | 84.2 ± 9.89 |
 BMI (kg/m2) | 25.2 ± 2.5 | 25.6 ± 2.5 | 25.3 ± 2.5 | 25.2 ± 2.4 | 25.1 ± 2.4 |
 Waist circumference (cm) | 92.2 ± 8.2 | 94.0 ± 8.2 | 92.9 ± 8.1 | 92.0 ± 8.0 | 90.7 ± 8.1 |
 Systolic BP (mmHg) | 129.0 ± 13.2 | 130.1 ± 13.3 | 129.2 ± 13.2 | 128.6 ± 12.9 | 128.5 ± 13.3 |
 Diastolic BP (mm Hg) | 76.0 ± 9.1 | 77.1 ± 9.0 | 76.3 ± 9.1 | 75.9 ± 9.0 | 75.5 ± 9.2 |
 Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 5.18 ± 0.98 | 5.27 ± 0.99 | 5.20 ± 0.98 | 5.15 ± 0.96 | 5.14 ± 0.98 |
 HDL-cholesterol | 1.35 ± 0.31 | 1.28 ± 0.31 | 1.32 ± 0.30 | 1.36 ± 0.31 | 1.41 ± 0.33 |
 Triglycerides (mmol/L) | 1.09 (0.8–1.5) | 1.21 (0.86–1.8) | 1.14 (0.82–1.6) | 1.08 (0.8–1.5) | 1.02 (0.8–1.4) |
 Plasma glucose (mmol/L) | 5.01 ± 0.46 | 5.08 ± 0.46 | 5.03 ± 0.46 | 5.01 ± 0.46 | 4.98 ± 0.45 |
Women | |||||
 MVPA min/week | 279.4 ± 1.7a | 0 | 3–150 | 151–330 | 331–3440 |
 Number (%) | 29,671 (56.5) | 2599 (8.8) | 9200 (31.0) | 8979 (30.3) | 8893 (30.0) |
 Age (years) | 45 (38–52) | 45 (38–50) | 44 (37–50) | 45 (38–52) | 47 (39–57) |
 Education: | |||||
  Lower (%, n) | 26.7 (7924) | 33.3 (865) | 25.1 (2308) | 24.5 (2203) | 28.7 (2548) |
  Middle (%, n) | 46.1 (12,333) | 41.4 (1076) | 42.6 (3918) | 41.3 (3711) | 40.8 (3628) |
  Higher (%, n) | 31.7 (9414) | 25.3 (658) | 32.3 (2974) | 34.1 (3065) | 30.6 (2717) |
 Current smoking, (%, n) | 17.5 (5206) | 29.8 (1132) | 19.0 (1672) | 15.0 (1410) | 13.0 (1008) |
 Alcohol use, (gr/day) | 2.9 (0.7–7.2) | 2.5 (0.3–7.1) | 2.7 (0.6–6.9) | 3.1 (0.8–7.2) | 3.4 (0.8–8.8) |
 Lifelines Diet score | 25.4 ± 6.00 | 23.6 ± 6.07 | 24.7 ± 5.84 | 25.7 ± 5.83 | 26.5 ± 6.11 |
 Energy intake (kcal/day) | 1861.6 ± 456.2 | 1796.7 ± 461.0 | 1873.1 ± 451.1 | 1863.4 ± 443.9 | 1867.0 ± 470.0 |
 Body weight (kg) | 69.8 ± 8.96 | 70.1 ± 9.30 | 70.2 ± 9.14 | 69.7 ± 8.85 | 69.3 ± 8.69 |
 BMI (kg/m2) | 24.2 ± 2.8 | 24.5 ± 2.8 | 24.3 ± 2.8 | 24.2 ± 2.7 | 24.0 ± 2.7 |
 Waist circumference (cm) | 83.1 ± 8.8 | 84.5 ± 9.0 | 83.7 ± 8.9 | 83.0 ± 8.8 | 82.2 ± 8.6 |
 Systolic BP (mmHg) | 120.7 ± 14.6 | 122.3 ± 14.9 | 120.2 ± 14.2 | 120.5 ± 14.7 | 120.9 ± 14.8 |
 Diastolic BP (mm Hg) | 71.4 ± 8.6 | 72.3 ± 9.0 | 71.2 ± 8.5 | 71.4 ± 8.6 | 71.3 ± 8.7 |
 Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 5.08 ± 0.99 | 5.09 ± 0.97 | 5.01 ± 0.98 | 5.08 ± 0.98 | 5.16 ± 1.03 |
 HDL-cholesterol | 1.68 ± 0.39 | 1.62 ± 0.39 | 1.64 ± 0.38 | 1.69 ± 0.38 | 1.74 ± 0.41 |
 Triglycerides (mmol/L) | 0.83 (0.6–1.1) | 0.89 (0.67–1.2) | 0.84 (0.63–1.1) | 0.82 (0.6–1.1) | 0.81 (0.6–1.1) |
 Plasma glucose (mmol/L) | 4.76 ± 0.44 | 4.77 ± 0.43 | 4.75 ± 0.43 | 4.76 ± 0.44 | 4.76 ± 0.45 |