Table 1 Participants' characteristics at time of the 7-year follow-up by sex
From: Physical activity patterns in older men and women in Germany: a cross-sectional study
Men (n = 780) | Women (n = 830) | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | ||
Outcomes | |||||
Sporting activities ≥ 2.5 hours per week | 325 | 41.7 | 256 | 30.8 | < .001 |
Domestic activities ≥ 2.5 hours per week | 426 | 54.6 | 566 | 68.2 | < .001 |
Sociodemographic factors | |||||
Age ≥ 80 years | 246 | 31.5 | 293 | 35.3 | .110 |
Place of birth Germany | 704 | 90.3 | 759 | 91.4 | .408 |
Educational level higher than basic secondary school | 348 | 44.6 | 323 | 38.9 | .020 |
Living alone | 126 | 16.2 | 449 | 54.1 | < .001 |
Cardiovascular risk factors | |||||
Currently smoking (baseline) | 57 | 7.3 | 54 | 6.5 | .526 |
Waist circumference a: women ≥ 88 cm; men ≥ 102 cm | 439 | 56.3 | 582 | 70.1 | < .001 |
Chronic conditions | |||||
Hypertension | 480 | 61.5 | 559 | 67.3 | .015 |
CHD and/or myocardial infarction | 265 | 34.0 | 148 | 17.8 | < .001 |
Chronic heart failure | 159 | 20.4 | 146 | 17.6 | .153 |
Diabetes mellitus | 213 | 27.3 | 188 | 22.7 | .031 |
Peripheral arterial disease | 101 | 12.9 | 80 | 9.6 | .036 |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 79 | 10.1 | 96 | 11.6 | .354 |
Arthritis (degenerative or rheumatoid) | 239 | 30.6 | 318 | 38.3 | .001 |
Osteoporosis | 37 | 4.7 | 171 | 20.6 | < .001 |
Other health-related factors | |||||
Need for walking aid | 110 | 14.1 | 147 | 17.7 | .048 |
Falls (past 12 months) | 131 | 16.8 | 208 | 25.1 | < .001 |
Pain (past 3 months) | 357 | 45.8 | 495 | 59.6 | < .001 |
Environmental factors | |||||
Season: spring/summer | 486 | 62.3 | 536 | 64.6 | .334 |