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Baseline characteristics of participants in the EPIC physical activity questionnaire validation and repeatability study (n = 182) |
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| Numbera |
%a |
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| Male |
100 |
55.0 |
| Female |
82 |
45.1 |
| Age (years) |
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| 50–54 |
67 |
36.8 |
| 55–59 |
57 |
31.3 |
| 60–65 |
58 |
31.9 |
| BMI category (kg/m2) |
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| Normal weight (BMI 18.5–<25) |
55 |
30.4 |
| Overweight (BMI 25–<30) |
81 |
44.8 |
| Obese (BMI 30+) |
45 |
24.9 |
| Marital status |
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| Single/separated/divorced/widow |
43 |
23.8 |
| Married/defacto |
138 |
76.2 |
| Highest education level |
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| Some high school |
21 |
11.7 |
| Completed high school |
18 |
10.0 |
| Technical college/other |
82 |
45.6 |
| University |
59 |
32.8 |
| Employment status |
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| Not employed/retired |
41 |
22.6 |
| Part-time or casual |
27 |
14.9 |
| Full-time |
113 |
62.4 |
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EPIC, European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition a Missing data (<1%) excluded from calculations | ||
Cust et al. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:33 doi:10.1186/1479-5868-5-33 |
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