Table 1 Characteristics of study sample retained for analyses N = 969
Baseline | Follow-up | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Variables | Mean | (SD) | Mean | (SD) |
Health related quality of life (− 0.594, worst HR-QOL to 1, best HR-QOL) | 0.81 | 0.19 | 0.70 | 0.11 |
# Times a week exercising for more than 20 min | 3.86 | 4.19 | 4.00 | 4.76 |
N | % | N | % | |
Sex | ||||
Males | 429 | 44% | 429 | 44% |
Females | 540 | 56% | 540 | 56% |
Age | ||||
65 – 74 years | 657 | 68% | 504 | 52% |
≥ 75 years | 312 | 32% | 465 | 48% |
Marital status | ||||
Married | 635 | 66% | 619 | 64% |
Not Married | 334 | 34% | 350 | 36% |
Education | ||||
Primary level | 79 | 8% | 106 | 11% |
High School and post-secondary | 890 | 92% | 863 | 89% |
Yearly Household Income | ||||
< 55,000$ | 957 | 99% | 947 | 98% |
≥ 55,000$ | 12 | 1% | 22 | 2% |
Area of residence | ||||
High social or material deprivation | 403 | 42% | 558 | 58% |
Low/Medium social or material deprivation | 566 | 58% | 411 | 42% |
Current smoker | ||||
No | 901 | 93% | 909 | 94% |
Yes | 68 | 7% | 60 | 6% |
At least one alcoholic drink, ≥ twice a week, every week in last 6 months | ||||
No | 616 | 64% | 662 | 68% |
Yes | 353 | 36% | 307 | 32% |
# of chronic physical disorders | ||||
0-2 | 322 | 33% | 319 | 33% |
≥ 3 | 647 | 67% | 650 | 67% |
Depression | ||||
No | 914 | 94% | 943 | 97% |
Yes | 55 | 6% | 26 | 3% |
Social support | ||||
0-2 | 120 | 12% | 135 | 14% |
3 | 849 | 88% | 834 | 86% |
Number of Daily Hassles | ||||
0-4 | 536 | 55% | 468 | 48% |
4+ | 433 | 45% | 501 | 52% |