Table 2

Risk factors and quality of life of inactive primary care patients. Values are proportions (95% CI), unless otherwise indicated


Total N = 4317
Men* N = 1484 (34.4%)
Women* N = 2833 (65.6%)

Body mass index (n = 4315)



     Normal (< 25 kg/m2)
32.9 (30.5 to 35.3)
23.3 (21.1 to 25.4)
37.9 (34.7 to 41.1)
     Overweight
41.2 (39.7 to 42.7)
51.6 (49.5 to 53.7)
35.8 (33.8 to 37.8)
     Obese (≥ 30 kg/m2)
25.9 (23.9 to 27.9)
25.1 (22.9 to 27.3)
26.3 (23.7 to 28.9)
Smoking



     Current smoker
30.4 (28.5 to 32.2)
37.3 (34.4 to 40.1)
26.8 (24.9 to 28.6)
     Former smoker
18.8 (17.2 to 20.5)
31.9 (29.0 to 35.0)
12.0 (10.4 to 13.5)
     Never smoker
50.8 (48.5 to 53.0)
30.8 (28.3 to 33.3)
61.2 (58.7 to 63.8)
Hypertension
25.2 (22.8 to 27.6)
28.7 (25.8 to 31.6)
23.4 (20.8 to 26.0)
Dyslipidemia
21.1 (17.5 to 24.6)
24.5 (20.3 to 28.6)
19.3 (15.8 to 22.7)
Diabetes
8.5 (7.5 to 9.6)
12.0 (10.2 to 13.8)
6.7 (5.7 to 7.7)
Risky drinker (n = 4248)
5.1 (4.1 to 6.2)
12.0 (9.5 to 14.4)
1.5 (1.0 to 2.0)
Number of risk factors in addition to physical inactivity (n = 4246)



     0
15.5 (13.7 to 17.2)
8.3 (6.7 to 9.8)
19.2 (17.0 to 21.4)
     1
36.2 (34.3 to 38.1)
30.3 (27.6 to 33.0)
39.3 (37.2 to 41.3)
     2
29.6 (28.1 to 31.2)
33.6 (31.1 to 36.1)
27.6 (25.5 to 29.6)
     3
18.7 (16.6 to 20.9)
27.8 (24.7 to 31.0)
13.9 (11.8 to 16.0)
Health-related quality of lifea mean (95%CI)



     Physical function (n = 4308)
50.7 (50.2 to 51.2)
50.3 (49.9 to 50.8)
50.8 (50.3 to 51.4)
     Role physical (n = 4300)
46.3 (45.4 to 47.2)
45.9 (44.8 to 46.9)
46.5 (45.6 to 47.4)
     Bodily pain (n = 4315)
44.4 (43.8 to 45.0)
43.5 (42.8 to 44.2)
44.9 (44.3 to 45.6)
     General health (n = 4304)
48.5 (48.0 to 49.0)
47.9 (47.3 to 48.4)
48.8 (48.3 to 49.4)
     Vitality (n = 4308)
46.9 (46.3 to 47.5)
47.7 (47.1 to 48.2)
46.5 (45.8 to 47.1)
     Social functioning (n = 4313)
47.9 (46.9 to 48.9)
47.8 (46.7 to 48.9)
48.0 (47.0 to 49.1)
     Role emotional (n = 4300)
46.4 (45.7 to 47.1)
46.2 (45.4 to 47.0)
46.6 (45.7 to 47.5)
     Mental health (n = 4306)
46.8 (46.2 to 47.3)
47.4 (46.8 to 48.0)
46.4 (45.8 to 47.0)

* All sex comparisons were significant at p < 0.01 except for Role Physical, Social Functioning and Role Emotional scales of the SF-36.

a Standardised by sex norm-based scores relative to the Spanish population (mean of 50 and standard deviations of 10 points) (21).

Grandes et al. BMC Public Health 2008 8:172   doi:10.1186/1471-2458-8-172