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Table 1 Physical activity and sedentary behaviors at baseline and two-year follow-up: descriptive statistics

From: Longitudinal changes in physical activity and sedentary time in adults around retirement age: what is the moderating role of retirement status, gender and educational level?

 

Total group Mean (SD)

n = 446

Retired Mean (SD)

n = 341

Retiring Mean (SD)

n = 105

High education

Low education

Men

Women

Retired Mean (SD)

n = 154

Retiring Mean (SD)

n = 56

Retired Mean (SD)

n = 185

Retiring Mean (SD)

n = 49

Retired Mean (SD)

n = 173

Retiring Mean (SD)

n = 61

Retired Mean (SD)

n = 167

Retiring Mean (SD)

n = 44

Physical Activity (min/week)

 Walking transport

  Baseline

181 (228)

179 (234)

187 (209)

148 (201)

164 (177)

210 (260)

207 (234)

155 (230)

176 (198)

205 (236)

203 (226)

  Two-year follow-up

171 (217)

167 (211)

184 (238)

168 (208)

158 (211)

162 (210)

208 (259)

151 (201)

151 (213)

184 (220)

230 (264)

 Cycling transport

  Baseline

70 (134)

65 (123)

86 (165)

63 (109)

65 (125)

69 (139)

104 (193)

68 (124)

81 (161)

60 (121)

92 (173)

  Two-year follow-up

71 (139)

66 (123)

87 (180)

62 (112)

76 (151)

70 (136)

97 (204)

69 (123)

60 (100)

184 (220)

124 (248)

 MVPA garden

  Baseline

180 (332)

204 (366)

105 (162)

222 (373)

140 (191)

183 (359)

73 (124)

298 (453)

131 (183)

107 (210)

68 (119)

  Two-year follow-up

154 (278)

160 (291)

133 (234)

153 (254)

158 (231)

171 (331)

111 (236)

204 (334)

165 (248)

112 (227)

89 (207)

 Moderate PA household

  Baseline

259 (284)

277 (289)

199 (256)

246 (279)

133 (189)

308 (295)

256 (293)

206 (270)

146 (219)

352 (292)

273 (287)

  Two-year follow-up

248 (282)

256 (283)

223 (279)

245 (278)

172 (249)

266 (286)

269 (299)

192 (256)

154 (234)

322 (295)

320 (310)

 Walking (voluntary) work

  Baseline

47 (136)

31 (106)

97 (197)

25 (96)

67 (173)

39 (119)

123 (215)

40 (120)

91 (200)

23 (90)

104 (196)

  Two-year follow-up

37 (117)

41 (121)

23 (100)

38 (116)

29 (112)

45 (128)

18 (89)

41 (120)

20 (74)

41 (123)

28 (128)

 MVPA (voluntary) work

  Baseline

117 (300)

92 (257)

197 (401)

66 (213)

114 (321)

121 (299)

270 (450)

115 (292)

194 (408)

67 (214)

202 (395)

  Two-year follow-up

96 (257)

105 (267)

66 (218)

89 (238)

40 (177)

126 (300)

88 (248)

122 (290)

72 (202)

88 (242)

57 (241)

 Walking leisure-time

  Baseline

146 (224)

146 (222)

146 (230)

149 (227)

128 (218)

136 (210)

162 (241)

130 (214)

143 (226)

162 (231)

151 (238)

  Two-year follow-up

140 (215)

131 (203)

171 (248)

131 (192)

156 (225)

127 (210)

184 (268)

115 (190)

144 (229)

149 (215)

207 (272)

 Cycling leisure-time

  Baseline

82 (181)

85 (181)

75 (180)

85 (182)

84 (182)

85 (182)

67 (179)

115 (214)

104 (221)

53 (133)

35 (86)

  Two-year follow-up

73 (165)

65 (159)

98 (182)

62 (145)

129 (211)

69 (174)

72 (149)

80 (170)

133 (211)

50 (145)

51 (119)

 MVPA leisure-time

  Baseline

105 (234)

102 (221)

113 (271)

115 (230)

90 (194)

87 (211)

134 (324)

109 (235)

139 (322)

96 (207)

78 (173)

  Two-year follow-up

87 (201)

86 (193)

91 (225)

93 (195)

99 (202)

79 (193)

84 (246)

102 (222)

107 (266)

67 (154)

69 (154)

Sedentary behaviors (min/week)

 Passive transport

  Baseline

418 (437)

416 (436)

426 (445)

377 (374)

456 (473)

445 (470)

399 (422)

461 (451)

517 (491)

370 (417)

299 (339)

  Two-year follow-up

368 (394)

353 (366)

419 (469)

346 (374)

424 (472)

361 (359)

415 (470)

399 (394)

454 (493)

299 (323)

371 (433)

 TV viewing

  Baseline

898 (621)

921 (619)

824 (626)

741 (530)

678 (571)

1137 (649)

952 (648)

892 (641)

809 (708)

947 (595)

845 (497)

  Two-year follow-up

1048 (644)

1055 (656)

1025 (607)

910 (633)

861 (472)

1236 (639)

1169 (676)

1016 (630)

966 (673)

1092 (683)

1107 (495)

 Computer use

  Baseline

505 (526)

523 (499)

447 (606)

531 (472)

535 (747)

517 (531)

371 (441)

630 (564)

489 (631)

413 (395)

390 (572)

  Two-year follow-up

578 (564)

588 (591)

545 (464)

579 (546)

556 (351)

578 (605)

536 (548)

669 (571)

562 (526)

504 (604)

522 (366)

 Sitting during hobby’s

  Baseline

687 (680)

702 (680)

640 (679)

755 (644)

627 (690)

640 (719)

652 (676)

672 (707)

576 (709)

736 (653)

729 (633)

  Two-year follow-up

730 (717)

731 (748)

726 (608)

756 (731)

662 (515)

682 (742)

782 (680)

671 (770)

682 (599)

798 (721)

788 (623)

 Sitting household chores

  Baseline

114 (307)

132 (337)

57 (173)

127 (234)

52 (140)

138 (431)

62 (199)

118 (245)

28 (82)

145 (411)

97 (246)

  Two-year follow-up

124 (323)

137 (353)

83 (195)

132 (318)

71 (168)

146 (393)

94 (217)

130 (327)

78 (192)

145 (379)

90 (200)

 Sitting during meals

  Baseline

667 (320)

673 (316)

648 (331)

645 (267)

634 (335)

702 (357)

659 (330)

622 (287)

641 (358)

727 (336)

656 (294)

  Two-year follow-up

659 (338)

666 (349)

636 (299)

657 (326)

636 (293)

670 (368)

636 (307)

644 (337)

597 (294)

690 (361)

691 (301)

  1. SD standard deviation; MVPA moderate-to-vigorous physical activity; PA physical activity