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Table 1 Socio-demographic variables and obesity indicators according to walking for active transportation

From: Walking and cycling, as active transportation, and obesity factors in adolescents from eight countries

Variables

Walking

p-value*

 

 < 10 min/week

 ≥ 10 min/week

 

N (%)

N (%)

n (%)

106 (15.8)

565 (84.2)

 

Walking (min/week; mean [SD])b

0.0 (0.0)

188.8 (241.7)

 < 0.001

Country (%)

  

 < 0.001

 Argentina

23 (25.8)

66 (74.2)

 

 Brazil

22 (17.2)

106 (82.8)

 

 Chile

8 (11.8)

60 (88.2)

 

 Colombia

12 (15.8)

64 (84.2)

 

 Costa Rica

4 (5.7)

66 (94.3)

 

 Ecuador

4 (6.3)

59 (93.7)

 

 Peru

7 (7.4)

88 (92.6)

 

 Venezuela

26 (31.7)

56 (68.3)

 

Sex (%)

  

 < 0.001

 Men

56 (14.2)

337 (85.8)

 

 Women

50 (18.0)

228 (82.0)

 

Socio-economic level (%)

  

0.064

 Low

60 (16.9)

294 (83.1)

 

 Medium

39 (15.5)

212 (84.5)

 

 High

7 (10.6)

59 (89.7)

 

Race/ethnicitya (%)

  

 < 0.001

 Caucasian

49 (20.7)

188 (79.3)

 

 Mixed

43 (13.3)

280 (86.7)

 

 Black

5 (13.2)

33 (86.8)

 

 Other

5 (11.6)

38 (88.4)

 

Body mass index (Kg/m2; mean [SD])b

22.3 (4.1)

21.9 (3.6)

0.374

Categorical (%)

  

0.003

 Underweight

13 (15.7)

70 (84.3)

 

 Eutrophic

67 (16.1)

348 (83.9)

 

 Overweight

20 (16.8)

99 (83.2)

 

 Obese

6 (11.8)

45 (88.2)

 

Waist circumference (cm; mean [SD])b

75.5 (10.9)

74.4 (10.3)

0.355

Categorical (%)

  

0.002

 Below threshold

102 (16.1)

531 (83.9)

 

 Above threshold

4 (11.4)

31 (88.6)

 

Neck circumference (cm; mean [SD])b

33.4 (3.2)

32.9 (3.2)

0.118

Categorical (%)

  

0.023

 Below threshold

55 (17.8)

254 (82.2)

 

 Above threshold

51 (14.2)

308 (85.8)

 

Relative fat mass (mean [SD])b

24.4 (9.0)

24.7 (9.5)

0.823

Categorical (%)

  

0.178

 Below threshold

105 (16.6)

528 (83.4)

 

 Above threshold

5 (14.4)

30 (85.6)

 
  1. Figures as percentages if not stated otherwise;
  2. Chi-square tests (categorical variables) and t test for independent samples (continuous variabels) were applied for comparasion between < 10 min/week and ≥ 10 min/week;
  3. *p < 0.05;
  4. an = 641;
  5. bn = 668