Table 2 Characteristics of participants according attainment of 150 minutes/week MVPA (>1040 cpm) in bouts lasting 10 minutes or more
<150 mins/week MVPA | > = 150 mins/week MVPA | p-value | <150 mins/week MVPA | > = 150 mins/week MVPA | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N, % (n) | 84.6(1348) | 15.4(245) | 90.0(771) | 10.0(86) | ||
Age (years), % (n) | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||||
70-75 | 26(351) | 40.4(99) | 35.8(276) | 61.6(53) | ||
>75-80 | 38.3(516) | 42(103) | 30.9(238) | 23.3(20) | ||
>80-85 | 24.7(333) | 14.3(35) | 23(177) | 12.8(11) | ||
>85 | 11(148) | 3.3(8) | 10.4(80) | 2.3(2) | ||
Living alone vs living with others, % (n) | 22(293) | 18.6(45) | 0.240 | 41.1(313) | 44.2(38) | 0.586 |
Physical health | ||||||
≥ 3 chronic conditions, % (n) | 13.8(186) | 4.1(10) | <0.001 | 11.5(89) | 3.5(3) | 0.003 |
Falls in the past 12 months, % (n) | <0.001 | 0.712 | ||||
One fall | 8.7(115) | 11.5(28) | 11.1(84) | 8.2(7) | ||
≥ 2 falls | 13.1(173) | 4.9(12) | 9.6(73) | 10.6(9) | ||
Moderate/severe mobility limitations outdoors, % (n) | 16.2(214) | 2.5(6) | <0.001 | 15.9(121) | 1.2(1) | <0.001 |
Mental health and wellbeing | ||||||
Exercise self efficacy, (z-scores), (mean, SD) | -0.12(1.00) | 0.68(0.67) | <0.001 | -0.07(0.97) | 0.84(0.76) | <0.001 |
Exercise outcome expectations, (z-scores), (mean, SD) | -0.09(1.00) | 0.50(0.87) | <0.001 | -0.04(0.95) | 0.66(0.71) | <0.001 |
Socially isolated, % (n) | 23.4(313) | 18.4(45) | 0.081 | 20.7(159) | 17.6(15) | 0.504 |
Depressed (Geriatric depression scale), % (n) | 25.6(343) | 7.8(19) | <0.001 | 22.5(172) | 5.8(5) | <0.001 |
Environment | ||||||
Social and leisure activities, % (n)1 | 48.8(636) | 60.2(145) | 0.001 | 56.6(427) | 68.6(59) | 0.032 |
Facilities for people your age, % (n)1 | 41.8(538) | 49.2(120) | 0.034 | 61.4(467) | 74.4(64) | 0.018 |
Local transport to where you want to go, % (n)1 | 69.1(898) | 70.3(168) | 0.720 | 74(563) | 72.6(61) | 0.787 |
The area has a nice place to go for a walk, % (n)1 | 81.4(1079) | 90.6(222) | <0.001 | 78.7(597) | 89.5(77) | 0.017 |
Feel safe walking alone in the daytime, % (n)1 | 96.1(1276) | 98.4(241) | 0.076 | 95.3(729) | 98.8(85) | 0.165 |
Feel safe walking alone after dark, % (n)1 | 67.5(892) | 85.7(209) | <0.001 | 32.9(252) | 61.6(53) | <0.001 |
Behaviours | ||||||
Leave the house ≥5 days/past week, %, (n) | 81.9(1068) | 97.1(235) | <0.001 | 70.5(530) | 96.3(79) | <0.001 |
Cycle/walk regularly, % (n) | 51.4(693) | 76.7(188) | <0.001 | 9.7(75) | 36(31) | <0.001 |
Do most shopping walking distance from home, % (n) | 32.6(427) | 36.5(88) | 0.116 | 32.3(247) | 45.9(39) | 0.034 |
Regularly walks a dog, % (n) | 8.1(108) | 28.6(69) | <0.001 | 6.4(49) | 37.2(32) | <0.001 |