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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study participants according to leisure-time physical activity (LTPA).

From: Longitudinal association of physical activity and sedentary behavior during leisure time with health-related quality of life in community-dwelling older adults

  

MET hr/week of LTPA

 
 

Total

No LTPA

Quartile

1(lower)

Quartile

2

Quartile

3

Quartile

4 upper)

p value

Men, %

40.8

22.7

48.5

53.6

33.2

42.5

< 0.0001

Age (years) mean ± SD

70.3 ± 5.6

70.6 ± 5.9

71.3 ± 6.3

70.5 ± 5.7

69.9 ± 5.2

69.3 ± 4.7

0.002

Municipality of residence, %

      

0.003

   Rural

50.1

55.3

54.9

45.9

40.9

54.6

 

   Urban

49.9

44.7

45.1

54.1

59.1

45.4

 

Educational level, %

      

0.14

   No education

44.7

50.6

44.1

44.2

45.3

40.7

 

   Primary

39.3

37.8

38.9

37.0

42.1

39.8

 

   Secondary and university

16.1

11.6

17.0

18.8

12.7

19.5

 

Tobacco consumption, %

      

0.002

   Never smoker

67.9

79.5

62.3

62.9

70.3

67.2

 

   Former smoker

21.7

14.9

27.6

22.5

21.9

19.2

 

   Current smoker

10.4

5.6

10.0

14.6

7.8

13.7

 

Alcohol consumption, %

      

0.04

   Non drinker

45.1

52.8

44.8

38.4

50.2

39.8

 

   Former drinker

8.6

9.9

9.6

6.7

8.2

8.5

 

   Moderate drinker

35.6

30.3

36.7

42.5

29.2

39.2

 

   Excessive drinker

10.8

7.0

8.9

12.4

12.5

12.5

 

Diseases, %

       

   Coronary disease

3.3

5.3

3.8

4.6

2.0

1.6

0.15

   Stroke

2.0

1.9

2.3

2.9

1.9

0.8

0.59

   Cancer and neoplasms

1.9

1.7

2.6

2.5

1.9

0.8

0.67

   COPD

14.9

14.0

15.3

16.3

14.8

13.7

0.95

   Diabetes mellitus

18.8

15.2

21.0

23.3

15.1

18.8

0.12

   Arterial hypertension

66.2

70.9

68.6

64.1

65.2

62.9

0.41

BMI (kg/m2 ), mean ± SD

29.1 ± 4.3

29.2 ± 4.5

29.2 ± 4.3

29.1 ± 4.9

28.9 ± 3.7

29.1 ± 4.4

0.79

Sitting hours/week,

mean ± SD

30.9 ± 1.4

31.5 ± 1.4

32.2 ± 1.5

32.9 ± 1.6

29.4 ± 1.4

28.0 ± 1.5

0.02

SF-36 scales, mean ± SD

       

Physical functioning

74.1 ± 23.4

64.9 ± 25.4

70.3 ± 25.6

74.6 ± 23.2

77.8 ± 20.1

82.1 ± 18.2

< 0.0001

Physical role

74.9 ± 36.6

65.4 ± 40.0

70.5 ± 39.3

78.3 ± 35.5

78.1 ± 34.1

81.5 ± 31.3

< 0.0001

Bodily pain

64.9 ± 29.3

55.8 ± 28.6

62.4 ± 31.5

67.7 ± 29.1

69.8 ± 27.6

68.3 ± 26.7

< 0.0001

General health

58.9 ± 19.4

53.6 ± 19.3

57.7 ± 19.8

57.5 ± 19.4

61.5 ± 18.2

64.4 ± 18.8

< 0.0001

Vitality

65.9 ± 24.5

57.4 ± 24.9

64.7 ± 26.3

64.4 ± 24.9

68.9 ± 22.7

73.7 ± 19.9

< 0.0001

Social functioning

83.8 ± 25.0

74.5 ± 30.4

80.8 ± 26.9

84.0 ± 25.5

89.0 ± 19.2

89.8 ± 18.8

< 0.0001

Emotional role

79.1 ± 35.6

69.3 ± 41.3

77.2 ± 36.3

79.7 ± 36.2

83.6 ± 31.5

85.3 ± 30.1

< 0.0001

Mental health

71.8 ± 22.7

65.0 ± 24.3

71.4 ± 23.0

69.7 ± 24.2

75.5 ± 20.2

77.3 ± 19.5

< 0.0001

  1. BMI: Body mass index; COPD: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
  2. The cut-off points for LTPA quartiles in MET-hr/week were 14.0; 25.0 and 37.5 in men and 10.0; 21.3 and 26.3 in women.