Table 1 Characteristics of study participants, (n = 2540)
Men | Women | Total | p-value1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N, % (n) | 65.0(1593) | 35.0(857) | 100(2450) | |
Age (years) | <0.001 | |||
70-75 | 28.2(450) | 38.4(329) | 31.8(779) | |
>75-80 | 38.9(619) | 30.1(258) | 35.8(877) | |
>80-85 | 23.1(368) | 21.9(188) | 22.7(556) | |
Over 85 | 9.8(156) | 9.6(82) | 9.7(238) | |
Living alone vs living with others, % (n) | 21.4(338) | 41.4(351) | 28.4(689) | <0.001 |
Physical health | ||||
≥3 Chronic conditions, % (n) | 12.3(196) | 10.7(92) | 11.8(288) | <0.001 |
Falls in the past 12 months, % (n) | 0.156 | |||
One fall | 9.1(143) | 10.8(91) | 9.7(234) | |
≥2 Falls | 11.8(185) | 9.7(82) | 11.1(267) | |
Moderate/severe mobility limitations outdoors, % (n) | 14.1(220) | 14.5(122) | 14.2(342) | 0.799 |
Mental health and wellbeing | ||||
Exercise self efficacy, (z-scores), (mean, SD) | 0.01(0.99) | 0.03(0.99) | 0.01(0.99) | 0.622 |
Exercise outcome expectations, (z-scores), (mean, SD) | 0(1.0) | 0.03(0.95) | 0.01(0.98) | 0.380 |
Social isolation, (isolated), % (n)2 | 22.6(358) | 20.4(174) | 21.9(532) | 0.206 |
Geriatric depression scale, (depressed), % (n)3 | 22.9(362) | 20.8(177) | 22.1(539) | 0.232 |
Environment | ||||
Very good/good social and leisure activities, % (n)4 | 50.6(781) | 57.8(486) | 53.1(1267) | <0.001 |
Very good/good facilities for people your age, % (n)4 | 43(658) | 62.8(531) | 50(1189) | <0.001 |
Very good/good Local transport, % (n)4 | 69.3(1066) | 73.8(624) | 70.9(1690) | 0.020 |
The area has nice place to go for a walk, % (n)4 | 82.8(1301) | 79.8(674) | 81.7(1975) | 0.064 |
Feel safe walking alone in daytime, % (n)4 | 96.4(1517) | 95.7(814) | 96.2(2331) | 0.335 |
Feel safe walking alone after dark, % (n)4 | 70.3(1101) | 35.8(305) | 58.2(1406) | <0.001 |
Behaviours | ||||
Leaves the house 5/days/week, %, (n) | 84.3(1303) | 73(609) | 80.3(1912) | <0.001 |
Cycle/walk regularly, % (n) | 55.3(881) | 12.4(106) | 40.3(987) | <0.001 |
Do most shopping walking distance from home, % (n) | 33.2(515) | 33.7(286) | 33.4(801) | <0.001 |
Regularly walk a dog?, % (n) | 11.3(177) | 9.5(81) | 10.6(258) | 0.185 |
PA levels/day, mean (95% CI) 5 | ||||
Counts/min | 183(178, 188) | 178(173, 183) | 181(177, 185) | |
Steps | 4762(4638, 4887) | 4470(4331, 4609) | 4662(4567, 4757) | |
Sedentary (minutes/day), <100 counts/min | 625(621, 628) | 582(577, 586) | 609(607, 613) | |
LIGHT (minutes/day), 100–1040 counts/min | 195(192, 198) | 221(217, 224) | 203(201, 206) | |
MVPA (minutes/day), >1040 counts/min | 38(37, 40) | 33(31, 34) | 36(35, 37) | |
≥150 minutes/wk MVPA (MVPA >1040 cpm) | ||||
≥150 minutes/week of MVPA in bouts of 1+ | 62.3(992) | 56.0(480) | 60.1(1472) | 0.003 |
≥ 150 minutes/week of MVPA in bouts of 5+ | 28.4(452) | 20.7(177) | 25.7(629) | <0.001 |
≥ 150 minutes/week of MVPA in bouts of 10+ | 15.4(245) | 10.0(86) | 13.5(331) | <0.001 |
≥150 minutes/wk MVPA (MVPA >1952 cpm) | ||||
≥ 150 minutes/week of MVPA in bouts of 1+ | 27.4(437) | 18.9(162) | 24.4(599) | <0.001 |
≥ 150 minutes/week of MVPA in bouts of 5+ | 12.2(195) | 7.6(65) | 10.6(260) | <0.001 |
≥ 150 minutes/week of MVPA in bouts of 10+ | 7.3(117) | 3.0(26) | 5.8(143) | <0.001 |