Table 1 Characteristics of the participants (Porto, 2005–2008) according to participation in LTPA (inactive or active)
Total (n = 532) | Inactive (n = 294) | Active (n = 238) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Women (n = 323) | Men (n = 209) | Women (n = 198) | Men (n = 96) | Women (n = 125) | Men (n = 113) | |
Mean (SDa) or No. (%) | Mean (SD) or No. (%) | Mean (SD) or No. (%) | Mean (SD) or No. (%) | Mean (SD) or No. (%) | Mean (SD) or No. (%) | |
Age (yrs) | 72.7 (5.6) | 73.7 (5.8) | 73.3 (6.0) | 74.0 (5.7) | 71.8 (4.7) | 73.4 (6.0) |
Marital Status*: | ||||||
Married/un-married union | 142 (44.0) | 182 (87.1) | 92 (46.5) | 82 (85.4) | 50 (40.0) | 100 (88.5) |
Single | 24 (7.4) | 1 (0.5) | 15 (7.6) | 1 (1.0) | 9 (7.2) | 0 (0.0) |
Widowed | 140 (43.3) | 23 (11.0) | 82 (41.4) | 12 (12.5) | 58 (46.4) | 11 (9.7) |
Divorced/separated | 17 (5.3) | 3 (1.4) | 9 (4.5) | 1 (1.0) | 8 (6.4) | 2 (1.8) |
Education attainment (no. years)*** | 5.5 (4.1) | 7.3 (4.4) | 4.8 (3.7) | 6.6 (4.0) | 6.6 (4.4) | 7.9 (4.5) |
Retirement status*: | ||||||
Not retired | 62 (19.2) | 8 (3.8) | 39 (19.7) | 4 (4.2) | 23 (18.4) | 4 (3.5) |
Retired | 261 (80.8) | 201 (96.2) | 159 (80.3) | 92 (95.8) | 102 (81.6) | 109 (96.5) |
Residence in Porto (<20 years) | 7 (2.2) | 4 (1.9) | 6 (3.0) | 2 (2.1) | 1 (0.8) | 2 (1.8) |
Comorbidities*: | ||||||
No | 73 (22.7) | 69 (33.0) | 45 (22.8) | 36 (37.5) | 28 (22.4) | 33 (29.2) |
Yes | 249 (77.3) | 140 (67.0) | 152 (77.2) | 60 (62.5) | 97 (77.6) | 80 (70.8) |
Body Mass Index***: | ||||||
Underweight (<18.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Normal (18.5-24.9) | 69 (21.6) | 70 (34.1) | 39 (20.0) | 23 (25.0) | 30 (24.0) | 47 (41.6) |
Overweight (25.0-29.9) | 136 (42.5) | 102 (49.8) | 77 (39.5) | 51 (55.4) | 59 (47.2) | 51 (45.1) |
Obese (≥30.0) | 115 (35.9) | 33 (16.1) | 79 (40.5) | 18 (19.6) | 36 (28.8) | 15 (13.3) |
Smoking habits***: | ||||||
Smoker | 6 (1.9) | 19 (9.1) | 5 (2.6) | 5 (5.2) | 1 (0.8) | 14 (12.4) |
Occasional smoker | 1 (0.3) | 2 (1.0) | 1 (0.5) | 1 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.9) |
Non-smoker | 290 (90.3) | 72 (34.4) | 182 (92.9) | 31 (32.3) | 108 (86.4) | 41 (36.3) |
Ex-smoker | 24 (7.5) | 116 (55.5) | 8 (4.1) | 59 (61.5) | 16 (12.8) | 57 (50.4) |
LTPAb (minutes/day)*** | 14.3 | 27.3 | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 36.9 (35.1) | 50.5 (35.2) |
(28.2) | (36.1) | |||||