Associations between change in physical activity and sedentary time and health-related quality of life in older english adults: the EPIC-Norfolk cohort study

Table 1 Characteristics of included participants from the EPIC-Norfolk study 2006–2016 with physical behaviours at baseline and follow-up and quality of life measurement at follow-up (n = 1584)

Characteristics		Frequency	Percent (%)
Sex	Male	645	45.3
Sex	Female	788	54.7
Age	< 65y	557	38.9
	65-70y	367	25.6
	> 70y	509	35.5
Ethnicity	White	1430	99.8
Ethnicity	Other	3	0.2
Occupational Classification	Professional	133	9.3
	Manager	598	41.7
	Skilled non-manual	228	15.9
	Skilled manual	292	20.4
	Semi-skilled	156	10.9
	Non-skilled	26	1.8
Employed	No	1151	80.3
Employed	Yes	282	19.7
Further Education level	O-level or lower	631	44.0
Further Education level	A-level or higher	802	56.0
Smoking Status	Current	44	3.1
	Former	671	46.8
	Never	718	50.1
History of Chronic Disease	No	1161	81.0
History of Chronic Disease	Yes	27	19.0
Body Mass Index (kg/m²)	< 25	504	35.2
	25- < 30	671	46.8
	30- < 35	215	15.0
	≥ 35	43	3.0

This table shows the percentage spread across categories of demographic and clinical characteristics for those included (n = 1433). Further education level categories include O level or lower (UK national qualification to age 16) vs A level or higher (UK national qualification over age 16). Baseline characteristics were measured 2006–2011

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