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Table 2 Frequencies Statistic for MEN: Spanish National Health Surveys (SNHS) 1987, 1993, 1995-7, 2001, 2003 and 2006

From: Time trends in leisure time physical activity and physical fitness in elderly people: 20 year follow-up of the Spanish population national health survey (1987-2006)

  

SNHS 1987

SNHS 1993

SNHS 95-97

SNHS 2001

SNHS 2003

SNHS 2006

  

N = 2,112

N = 1,614

N = 926

N = 1,862

N = 2,304

N = 2,813

Age Mean (SE)+

 

72.2 (0.18)

74.9 (0.28)

73.3 (0.21)

73.3 (0.16)

73.8 (0.19)

74.5 (0.16)

Age group+

65-79

85.3

84.7

84.6

84.4

80.5

77.3

 

≥ 80

14.7

15.3

15.4

15.6

19.5

22.7

Marital status

Unmarried/widow/divorced

20.8

22.7

20.2

19.4

19.0

20.0

 

Married or living with couple

79.2

77.3

79.8

80.6

81.0

80.0

Educational level*

No studies

57.9

32.3

34.7

21.2

34.8

30.4

 

Primary education completed

29.7

49.9

52.6

66.3

44.5

45.5

 

Secondary education or more

12.4

17.8

12.7

12.5

20.7

24.1

Self rated health*

Very good/good

45.0

48.4

44.5

47.6

44.9

48.5

 

Fair/poor/very poor

55.0

51.6

55.5

52.4

55.1

51.5

Nª of chronic conditions*

None

44.5

47.4

40.9

35.6

33.0

21.6

 

1

32.3

34.2

33.9

33.7

33.5

32.3

 

≥2

23.2

18.4

25.2

30.7

33.5

46.1

Number of medications*

None

37.7

36.4

26.3

22.1

15.0

12.3

 

1

35.0

37.7

37.0

34.1

30.6

22.8

 

≥ 2

27.3

25.9

36.7

43.8

54.4

64.9

BMI*

Normal

45.1

37.8

40.3

30.9

27.7

28.0

 

Overweight

44.5

48.1

45.1

51.8

53.1

51.0

 

Obesity

10.4

14.1

14.6

17.3

19.2

21.0

Smoking habits*

Smoker

33.8

27.9

24.2

19.3

16.8

15.4

 

Ex Smoker

43.3

43.9

50.0

53.1

52.2

54.3

 

Non Smoker

22.9

28.2

25.8

27.6

31.0

30.3

Sleep habits (hours/day)

< 8

59.5

57.3

56.8

52.3

61.0

58.0

 

≥ 8

40.5

42.7

43.2

47.7

39.0

42.0

  1. Data are expressed as percentages (%)
  2. + Significant differences between SNHS/*Significant differences between SNHS (adjusted by age)