Table 2 Comparison of baseline variables in LTPA and NLTPA groups in the Elderly Medication Cohort Follow-up Study in Tainan City, 1996-2004
LTPA1 | NLTPA2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Participants (n = 593) | Non-participants (n = 283) | P3 | Active (n = 697) | Inactive (n = 179) | P3 | |
Age(y/o) | <0.01 | <0.01 | ||||
   65-75 | 68.5 | 27.1 | 69.4 | 40.8 | ||
   76-80 | 17.0 | 32.2 | 15.2 | 24.0 | ||
   ≧81 | 14.5 | 29.7 | 15.4 | 35.2 | ||
Sex | 0.19 | 0.94 | ||||
   Male | 56.0 | 51.2 | 54.5 | 54.2 | ||
   Female | 44.0 | 48.8 | 45.5 | 45.8 | ||
Education level | <0.01 | 0.22 | ||||
   Under elementary school | 27.0 | 18.4 | 25.1 | 20.7 | ||
   Junior high school and above | 73.0 | 81.6 | 74.9 | 79.3 | ||
Smoking status | 0.56 | 0.09 | ||||
   Never/ex-smokers | 76.7 | 74.9 | 74.9 | 81.0 | ||
   Current smokers | 23.3 | 25.1 | 25.1 | 19.0 | ||
Drinking habit | 0.06 | 0.04 | ||||
   < 3 times per week | 92.9 | 96.1 | 93.1 | 97.2 | ||
   ≧3 times per week | 7.1 | 3.9 | 6.9 | 2.8 | ||
Living alone | 0.13 | <0.01 | ||||
   No | 90.6 | 93.6 | 89.8 | 98.3 | ||
   Yes | 9.4 | 6.4 | 10.2 | 1.7 | ||
LTPA | <0.01 | |||||
   Participants | - | - | - | 75.5 | 37.4 | |
   Non-participants | - | - | - | 24.5 | 62.6 | |
NLTPA | <0.01 | |||||
   Active | 88.7 | 60.4 | - | - | ||
   Inactive | 11.3 | 39.6 | - | - | ||
BMI(Kg/m2) | <0.01 | <0.01 | ||||
   18.5 ≦ BMI ≦ 30 | 84.5 | 63.6 | 83.2 | 56.4 | ||
   BMI < 18.5 | 12.8 | 33.2 | 13.6 | 41.9 | ||
   BMI < 30 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 1.7 | ||
ADL | <0.01 | <0.01 | ||||
   Without difficulty | 99.2 | 78.1 | 99.7 | 63.7 | ||
   With difficulty | 0.8 | 21.9 | 0.3 | 36.3 | ||
Cancer | 0.52 | 0.13 | ||||
   No | 98.5 | 99.3 | 98.4 | 100 | ||
   Yes | 1.5 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 0 | ||
Hypertension | 0.39 | 0.23 | ||||
   No | 68.1 | 71.0 | 70.0 | 65.4 | ||
   Yes | 31.9 | 29.0 | 30.0 | 34.6 | ||
Diabetes Mellitus | 0.31 | 0.97 | ||||
   No | 87.0 | 89.4 | 87.8 | 87.7 | ||
   Yes | 13.0 | 10.6 | 12.2 | 12.3 | ||
Stroke | <0.01 | <0.01 | ||||
   No | 96.0 | 89.4 | 97.4 | 79.9 | ||
   Yes | 4.0 | 10.6 | 2.6 | 20.1 | ||
Heart Disease | 0.11 | 0.82 | ||||
   No | 85.0 | 88.3 | 85.9 | 86.6 | ||
   Yes | 15.0 | 11.7 | 14.1 | 13.4 | ||
Pulmonary disease | 0.01 | 0.56 | ||||
   No | 94.6 | 90.1 | 93.4 | 92.2 | ||
   Yes | 5.4 | 9.9 | 6.6 | 7.8 | ||
Liver disease | 0.20 | 0.13 | ||||
   No | 93.6 | 95.8 | 93.6 | 96.6 | ||
   Yes | 6.4 | 4.2 | 6.3 | 3.4 | ||
Renal disease | 0.17 | 0.46 | ||||
   No | 97.5 | 95.8 | 96.7 | 97.8 | ||
   Yes | 2.5 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 2.2 | ||
Arthritis/osteoporosis | 0.01 | <0.01 | ||||
   No | 63.2 | 53.4 | 62.6 | 50.3 | ||
   Yes | 36.8 | 46.6 | 37.4 | 49.7 | ||