Table 2 Clinical characteristics of older adults grouped according to sitting time
From: Socio-demographic, clinical and health behavior correlates of sitting time in older adults
Total (n = 3,296) | G1 (n = 2,464) | G2 (n = 832) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variables | n | % | N | % | n | % | p-value* |
Arterial hypertension | 0.001 | ||||||
Yes | 2,171 | 65.9 | 1,583 | 64.2 | 588 | 70.7 | |
No | 1,125 | 34.1 | 881 | 35.8 | 244 | 29.3 | |
Diabetes mellitus | 0.002 | ||||||
Yes | 655 | 19.9 | 459 | 18.6 | 196 | 23.6 | |
No | 2,641 | 80.1 | 2,005 | 81.4 | 636 | 76.4 | |
Use of medication | 0.044 | ||||||
Yes | 2,877 | 87.3 | 2,134 | 86.6 | 743 | 89.3 | |
No | 419 | 12.7 | 330 | 13.4 | 89 | 10.7 | |
Falls | 0.162 | ||||||
Yes | 905 | 27.5 | 661 | 26.8 | 244 | 29.3 | |
No | 2,391 | 72.5 | 1,803 | 73.2 | 588 | 70.7 | |
Self-rated health | 0.002 | ||||||
Good | 1,580 | 47.9 | 1,219 | 49.5 | 361 | 43.4 | |
Poor | 1,716 | 52.1 | 1,245 | 50.5 | 471 | 56.6 | |
Basic activities of daily living | 0.000 | ||||||
Dependent | 481 | 14.6 | 309 | 12.5 | 172 | 20.7 | |
Independent | 2,815 | 85.4 | 2,155 | 87.5 | 660 | 79.3 | |
Body mass index | 0.011 | ||||||
Underweight | 104 | 3.2 | 70 | 2.9 | 34 | 4.1 | |
Normal weight | 1,121 | 34.0 | 848 | 34.4 | 273 | 32.8 | |
Overweight | 1,245 | 37.8 | 956 | 38.8 | 289 | 34.7 | |
Obese | 826 | 25.0 | 590 | 23.9 | 236 | 28.4 | |