Table 2 Socio-demographic variables and obesity indicators according to cycling for active transportation

n (%)

567 (84.5)

104 (15.5)

Cycling (min/week; mean [SD])^b

0.0 (0.0)

236.2 (377.5)

 < 0.001

Country

 < 0.001

 Argentina

75 (84.3)

14 (15.7)

 Brazil

101 (78.9)

27 (21.1)

 Chile

59 (86.8)

9 (13.2)

 Colombia

64 (84.2)

12 (15.8)

 Costa Rica

50 (71.4)

20 (28.6)

 Ecuador

52 (82.5)

11 (17.5)

 Peru

86 (90.5)

9 (9.5)

 Venezuela

80 (97.6)

2 (2.4)

Sex

 < 0.001

 Men

302 (76.8)

91 (23.2)

 Women

265 (95.3)

13 (4.7)

Socio-economic level

0.054

 Low

300 (84.7)

54 (15.3)

 Medium

206 (82.1)

45 (17.9)

 High

61 (92.4)

5 (7.6)

Race/ethnicity^a

 < 0.001

 Caucasian

202 (85.2)

35 (14.8)

 Mixed

275 (85.1)

48 (14.9)

 Black

36 (94.7)

2 (5.3)

 Other

31 (72.1)

12 (27.9)

Body mass index (Kg/m²; mean [SD])^b

22.3 (4.0)

21.9 (3.9)

0.464

Categorical (%)

 < 0.001

 Underweight

69 (83.1)

14 (16.9)

 Eutrophic

350 (84.3)

65 (15.7)

 Overweight

102 (85.7)

17 (14.3)

 Obese

44 (86.3)

7 (13.7)

Waist circumference (cm; mean [SD])^b

75.4 (10.9)

75.2 (10.4)

0.867

Categorical (%)

0.004

 Below threshold

537 (84.8)

96 (15.2)

 Above threshold

28 (80.0)

7 (20.0)

Neck circumference (cm; mean [SD])^b

33.2 (3.3)

33.9 (2.9)

0.048

Categorical (%)

0.014

 Below threshold

255 (82.5)

54 (17.5)

 Above threshold

310 (86.4)

49 (13.6)

Relative fat mass (mean [SD])^b

25.3 (9.0)

20.1 (8.1)

 < 0.001

Categorical (%)

0.184

 Below threshold

535 (84.5)

98 (15.5)

 Above threshold

25 (71.4)

10 (28.6)