Table 3 Means (standard deviation) for selected outcomes according to categories of active travel use

Mean BMI (39,261)

Low/none

23.9 (4.0)

24.2 (6.6)

21.1 (6.5)

28.6 (6.7)

27.4 (8.9)

30.2 (9.1)

25.0 (7.3)

Moderate

23.9 (4.1)

23.0 (5.3)

21.0 (5.8)

28.0 (5.6)

27.4 (7.5)

28.6 (7.6)

23.7 (6.0)

High

23.9 (4.5)

22.9 (5.6)

20.7 (5.1)

27.9 (5.4)

27.6 (7.5)

28.4 (7.7)

23.6 (6.0)

% Overweight (39,261)

Low/none

33.6 (47.2)

36.8 (48.2)

16.6 (37.2)

72.7 (44.5)

67.6 (46.8)

71.8 (45.0)

42.5 (49.4)

Moderate

33.1 (47.0)

26.5 (44.2)

14.6 (35.3)

73.9 (43.9)

69.1 (46.2)

65.4 (47.6)

33.4 (47.2)

High

32.0 (46.6)

23.9 (42.6)

12.5 (33.1)

71.7 (45.1)

69.1 (46.2)

63.1 (48.3)

32.8 (0.5)

% Obese (39,261)

Low/none

6.0 (23.8)

14.4 (35.1)

4.7 (21.2)

36.3 (48.1)

32.7 (46.9)

43.6 (49.6)

17.3 (37.8)

Moderate

4.7 (21.2)

8.1 (27.3)

3.4 (18.0)

31.2 (46.4)

28.9 (45.4)

36.3 (48.1)

10.2 (30.2)

High

5.7 (23.1)

7.8 (26.9)

3.0 (17.0)

28.8 (45.3)

31.1 (46.3)

34 (47.4)

10.6 (0.3)

% High Waist to Hip Ratio (39,267)

Low/none

59.1 (49.2)

79.1 (40.6)

79.5 (40.3)

83.5 (37.1)

76.2 (42.6)

69 (46.3)

71.1 (45.3)

Moderate

54.4 (49.8)

68.8 (46.3)

76.2 (42.6)

77.0 (42.1)

69.4 (46.1)

65.1 (47.7)

66.1 (47.3)

High

54.5 (49.8)

74.9 (43.4)

74.8 (43.4)

81.4 (38.9)

66.5 (47.2)

58.5 (49.3)

66.7 (50.0)

Mean waist circumference (38,264)

Low/none

84.9 (10.4)

87.7 (12.9)

81 (13.1)

98.6 (13.7)

96.0 (16.6)

91.2 (22.6)

87.3 (15.5)

Moderate

83.6 (10.2)

82.8 (12.6)

80.5 (11.6)

96.1 (12.4)

93.3 (15.8)

91.1 (21.0)

84.3 (13.0)

High

83.8 (10.6)

82.3 (11.8)

80.2 (11.4)

95.8 (11.6)

92.7 (15.4)

87.8 (19.9)

84.2 (13.1)

Self-reported diabetes (40,477)

Low/none

6.3 (24.2)

5.0 (21.7)

6.1 (24.0)

20.1 (40.1)

10.0 (30.0)

9.8 (29.7)

8.3 (27.5)

Moderate

5.5 (22.7)

2.9 (16.8)

4.6 (20.9)

18.7 (39.0)

6.9 (25.4)

11.1 (31.5)

6.2 (24.1)

High

6.2 (24.0)

2.7 (16.2)

4.2 (20.0)

15.2 (35.9)

7.0 (25.5)

6.6 (24.9)

5.4 (22.6)

Mean SBP (39,463)

Low/none

143.0 (23.7)

137.6 (25.0)

121.7 (20.0)

147.6 (26.6)

144.4 (22.7)

147.2 (26.0)

139.0 (25.5)

Moderate

140.0 (23.6)

133.1 (23.8)

120.7 (19.0)

142.5 (24.2)

140.2 (21.7)

147.5 (27.0)

133.2 (24.0)

High

137.9 (22.7)

138.3 (25.0)

119.4 (18.2)

141.9 (23.3)

136.6 (20.1)

142.3 (23.2)

132.7 (23.2)

Active travel level

Low/no

2.1 (0–30)

12.7 (0–80)

14.3 (0–70)

0 (0–0)

2.4 (0–49)

0.1 (0–10)

2.0 (0–30)

Moderate

111.3 ( 31–209)

193.5 (81–350)

129.0 (71–209)

94.9 (1–175)

162.0 (50–299)

81.9 (11–179)

137.3 (31–209)

High

396.1 (210+)

515.6 (351+)

385.4 (210+)

394.8 (176+)

50.3.4 (300+)

423.2 (180+)

463.5 (210+)