Does retirement mean more physical activity? A longitudinal study

BMC Public Health

Table 1 Descriptive statistics, by transitions out of full-time employment

	Work full-time (no change)		Work part-time		Unemployed		Semi-retired		Fully retired		Disabled
N person-years (%)	16,070	66.3	2,868	11.8	538	2.2	1,718	7.1	2,478	10.2	170	0.7
Vigorous physical activity (N, %)
Never	7,743	48.2	1,310	45.7	276	51.3	839	48.8	1,386	55.9	122	71.8
1–3 times per month	1,756	10.9	272	9.5	50	9.3	181	10.5	211	8.5	6	3.5
Once per week	1,856	11.6	349	12.2	63	11.7	163	9.5	263	10.6	11	6.5
At least twice per week	4,215	26.2	855	29.8	133	24.7	490	28.5	556	22.4	29	17.1
Everyday	500	3.1	82	2.9	16	3.0	45	2.6	62	2.5	2	1.2
Moderate physical activity (N, %)
Never	1,750	10.9	293	10.2	75	13.9	200	11.6	428	17.3	52	30.6
1–3 times per month	1,727	10.8	283	9.9	68	12.6	181	10.5	279	11.3	13	7.7
Once per week	2,972	18.5	454	15.8	106	19.7	307	17.9	412	16.6	25	14.7
At least twice per week	8,185	50.9	1,579	55.1	245	45.5	873	50.8	1,150	46.4	68	40.0
Everyday	1,436	8.9	259	9.0	44	8.2	157	9.1	209	8.4	12	7.1
Light physical activity (N, %)
Never	685	4.3	87	3.0	26	4.8	80	4.7	167	6.7	31	18.2
1–3 times per month	981	6.1	104	3.6	39	7.3	106	6.2	164	6.6	10	5.9
Once per week	3,597	22.4	495	17.3	113	21.0	385	22.4	534	21.6	34	20.0
At least twice per week	9,056	56.4	1,805	62.9	291	54.1	937	54.5	1,359	54.8	80	47.1
Everyday	1,751	10.9	377	13.2	69	12.8	210	12.2	254	10.3	15	8.8
Age (Mean years, SD)	58.3	4.7	58.8	5.1	57.5	4.2	62.2	4.7	62.1	4.4	57.5	4.4
Gender (N, %)
Male	8206	51.1	664	23.2	274	50.9	754	43.9	1130	45.6	68	40.0
Female	7864	48.9	2,204	76.9	264	49.1	964	56.1	1348	54.4	102	60.0

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