Sociodemographic characteristics of participants of the Yaoundé survey
| Variables | Total | Physical activity (≥3 hours/week) | P value | |
| (n=793) | Yes (n=547) | No (n=246) | ||
| Age (mean±SD) | 27.34±10.67 | 26.14±10.57 | 30.06±10.45 | <0.0001 |
| Sex, n (%) | <0.0001 | |||
| Male | 446 (56.24) | 376 (68.74) | 70 (28.46) | |
| Female | 347 (43.76) | 171 (31.26) | 176 (71.54) | |
| Highest level of education, n (%) | 0.0628 | |||
| No degree | 17 (2.14) | 9 (1.65) | 8 (3.25) | |
| Primary school degree | 91 (11.48) | 45 (8.23) | 46 (18.70) | |
| Secondary school degree | 410 (51.70) | 295 (53.93) | 115 (46.75) | |
| University degree | 275 (34.67) | 198 (36.20) | 77 (31.30) | |
| Profession, n (%) | 0.0007 | |||
| Student | 345 (43.51) | 280 (51.19) | 65 (26.42) | |
| Self-employed | 24 (3.03) | 14 (2.56) | 10 (4.07) | |
| Public agent | 62 (7.82) | 45 (8.23) | 17 (6.91) | |
| Unemployed | 107 (13.49) | 57 (10.42) | 50 (20.33) | |
| Informal sector | 251 (31.65) | 148 (27.06) | 103 (41.87) | |
| Not reported | 4 (0.50) | 3 (0.55) | 1 (0.41) | |
| Income per month, n (%) | 0.8771 | |||
| Low (<$50$) | 401 (50.57) | 263 (48.08) | 138 (56.10) | |
| Middle ($50–$300) | 244 (30.77) | 171 (31.26) | 73 (29.67) | |
| High (>$300) | 27 (3.40) | 18 (3.29) | 9 (3.66) | |
| Unknown | 121 (15.26) | 95 (17.37) | 26 (10.57) | |