Skip to main content

Table 1 Baseline demographics, physical activity and sedentary behaviour of completers vs non-completers, Samples 1 and 2

From: Acceptability of a theory-based sedentary behaviour reduction intervention for older adults (‘On Your Feet to Earn Your Seat’)

  

Sample 1

Sample 2

Participant characteristics

 

Completers (n = 12)

Non-completers (n = 4)

Completers (n = 23)

Non-completers (n = 4)

Demographics

     

Gender

n

12

4

23

4

 

Male

10 (83 %)

4 (100 %)

7 (30 %)

2 (50 %)

 

Female

2 (17 %)

0

16 (70 %)

2 (50 %)

Age

n

12

4

23

4

 

Mean (SD)

66.42 (4.81)

69.25 (4.50)

66.91 (4.18)

69.50 (6.85)

Ethnicity

n

11

4

23

4

 

White

9 (82 %)

2 (50 %)

11 (48 %)

1 (25 %)

 

Black

1 (9 %)

0

8 (35 %)

3 (75 %)

 

Asian

1 (9 %)

0

3 (13 %)

0

 

Mixed or other

0

2 (50 %

1 (4 %)

0

Marital status

n

12

4

23

4

 

Single

8 (67 %)

2 (50 %)

3 (13 %)

2 (50 %)

 

Married

0

1 (25 %)

11 (48 %)

1 (25 %)

 

Widowed

1 (8 %)

0

5 (22 %)

0

 

Divorced or separated

3 (25 %)

1 (25 %)

4 (17 %)

1 (25 %)

Longstanding illness

n

11

4

22

4

 

Yes

8 (67 %)

4 (100 %)

16 (70 %)

3 (75 %)

 

No

3 (33 %)

0

6 (26 %)

1 (25 %)

Education: university

n

11

4

26

4

 

Yes

0

0

11 (48 %)

1 (25 %)

 

No

11 (100 %)

4 (100 %)

12 (52 %)

3 (75 %)

Education: age leaving school

n

12

4

22

4

 

Mean (SD)

15.27 (1.84)

15.00 (3.74)

17.41 (2.94)

16.75 (2.75)

Sedentary behaviour

     

Sitting time (IPAQ), mins/week

n

10

4

23

4

 

Mean (SD)

2082.00 (1614.26)

4095.00 (1547.93)

2695.43 (1041.47)

960.00 (1416.47)

Sitting time (MOST), mins/week

n

11

4

23

4

 

Mean (SD)

2445.83 (2474.71)

3825.00 (2069.27)

3534.13 (1895.25)

3412.50 (1643.60)

SB habit

n

11

4

22

4

 

Mean (SD)

4.00 (0.72)

4.50 (0.57)

3.80 (0.87)

3.50 (0.88)

Physical activity

     

Walking, mins/week

n

12

4

23

4

 

Mean (SD)

236.67 (384.72)

70.00 (49.66)

341.74 (476.17)

705.00 (644.17)

Moderate PA, mins/week

n

12

4

23

4

 

Mean (SD)

48.33 (121.34)

15.00 (30.00)

143.48 (396.03)

37.50 (56.78)

Vigorous PA, mins/week

n

12

4

26

4

 

Mean (SD)

20.00 (53.26)

0

75.13 (130.30)

0

PA habit

n

11

4

23

4

 

Mean (SD)

3.27 (0.99)

2.93 (1.19)

2.89 (0.96)

2.50 (1.00)

  1. ‘Non-completers’ were participants who completed T1 but withdrew prior to T3. Ns differ due to missing data. PA = Physical activity, SB = Sedentary behaviour, SD = Standard deviation