Table 2 Characteristics of participants within each transport-related physical activity trajectory
Transport-related physical activity trajectory | ||
|---|---|---|
Low (N = 520) | High (N = 181) | |
ASHFS Baseline | ||
Sex (male), % (n) | 46.3 (241) | 50.3 (91) |
Age, mean (SD) | 11.9 (2.0) | 12.0 (2.1) |
Body mass index (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 18.5 (2.6) | 18.6 (2.6) |
Self-reported health, % (n) | ||
Excellent | 35.8 (186) | 39.8 (72) |
Very good | 44.6 (232) | 37.6 (68) |
Good | 19.0 (99) | 20.4 (37) |
Fair & Poor | 0.6 (3) | 2.2 (4) |
Education - Teacher-reported scholastic ability, % (n) | ||
Excellent | 13.4 (66) | 12.4 (21) |
Very good | 37.2 (183) | 34.3 (58) |
Good | 37.8 (186) | 39.6 (67) |
Fair | 10.0 (49) | 11.8 (20) |
Poor | 1.6 (8) | 1.8 (3) |
Smoking duration, % (n) | ||
“I don’t smoke” | 90.3 (467) | 88.9 (160) |
“Just started” | 2.5 (13) | 1.1 (2) |
1–6 months | 1.7 (9) | 2.2 (4) |
7–12 months | 1.7 (9) | 1.1 (2) |
1–2 years | 2.2 (11) | 2.8 (5) |
>2 years | 1.6 (8) | 3.9 (7) |
Area-level socio-economic status, % (n) | N = 506 | N = 175 |
Low | 5.7 (29) | 12.0 (21) |
Medium low | 37.7 (191) | 33.1 (58) |
Medium high | 28.5 (144) | 26.9 (47) |
High | 28.1 (142) | 28.0 (49) |
Transport-related physical activity (mins/week), median (IQR) | 25.0 (0.0–80) | 30.0 (0.0–92.0) |
CDAH-3 | ||
Age, mean (SD) | 44.6 (2.1) | 44.5 (2.2) |
Body mass index (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 27.9 (5.5) | 28.2 (5.5) |
Self-reported health, % (n) | ||
Excellent | 19.9 (93) | 15.8 (26) |
Very good | 40.8 (189) | 50.9 (84) |
Good | 32.5 (152) | 26.7 (44) |
Fair & Poor | 7.1 (33) | 6.6 (11) |
Highest education level, % (n) | ||
High | 46.7 (178) | 46.4 (64) |
Medium | 49.9 (190) | 50.0 (69) |
Low | 3.4 (13) | 3.6 (5) |
Occupation, % (n) | ||
Managers/professionals | 61.6 (234) | 60.3 (82) |
White collar | 14.7 (56) | 12.5 (17) |
Blue collar | 14.2 (54) | 16.9 (23) |
Not in labour force | 9.5 (36) | 10.3 (14) |
Marital status, % (n) | ||
Single | 9.6 (37) | 11.4 (16) |
Married/partnered | 81.0 (313) | 80.7 (113) |
Divorced/separated/widowed | 9.4 (35) | 7.9 (11) |
Children, mean (SD) | ||
Smoking frequency, % (n) | 2.0 (1.2) | 1.8 (1.3) |
Never | 59.3 (217) | 51.2 (66) |
Ex-smoker | 30.9 (113) | 38.0 (49) |
Less than weekly | 0.5 (2) | 0.8 (1) |
Weekly | 9.2 (34) | 10.0 (13) |
Transport-related physical activity (mins/week), median (IQR) | 30.0 (0.0–90.0) | 315.8 (163.6–420.0) |