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Table 1 Description of the study variables by retirement status (N = 2902)

From: Statutory retirement and changes in self-reported leisure-time physical activity: a follow-up study with three time-points

 

Continuously employed n = 1103

Retired1a n = 851

Retired2b n = 948

All n = 2902

p χ2/Anova

Phase 1.

 Physical activity min/week mean (SD)

315.0 (206.5)

299.1 (195.8)

299.9 (192.3)

305.4 (198.9)

0.126

 Low activity %

22.8

26.6

26.3

25.0

0.088

 Age mean(SD)

51.0 (2.14)

58.5 (2.35)

54.9 (1.80)

54.4 (3.72)

<0.001

 Women %

81.1

75.7

81.3

79.6

0.004

 Socio-economic position %

    

0.023

 Managers and professionals

35.1

38.2

37.5

36.2

 

 Semi-professionals

16.0

18.8

17.4

17.3

 

 Routine non-manuals

37.1

29.1

34.9

34.0

 

 Manuals

11.9

13.9

12.0

12.5

 

 Marital status %

    

0.235

 Single

10.8

10.1

10.1

10.4

 

 Married or cohabiting

70.2

73.0

68.8

70.5

 

 Divorced or widowed

19.0

16.9

21.1

19.1

 

 Smokers %

22.3

14.0

18.6

18.6

<0.001

 BMI mean (SD)

25.1 (4.0)

26.2 (4.0)

25.9 (4.3)

25.7 (4.1)

<0.001

 LLI %

12.1

21.2

17.6

16.5

<0.001

Phase 2.

 Physical activity min/week mean (SD)

317.4 (200.8)

331.9 (197.6)

314.7 (198.5)

320.8 (199.2)

0.145

 Low activity %

21.9

20.8

23.2

22.0

0.468

 Marital status %

    

0.705

 Single

10.5

10.6

9.7

10.3

 

 Married or cohabiting

66.3

68.6

67.6

67.4

 

 Divorced or widowed

23.2

20.8

22.7

22.3

 

 Smokers %

17.3

11.3

14.7

14.7

0.001

 BMI mean (SD)

25.7 (4.3)

26.4 (4.2)

26.4 (4.8)

26.1 (4.4)

0.001

 LLI %

24.5

25.0

28.5

29.5

0.092

Phase 3.

 Physical activity min/week mean (SD)

297.1 (202.7)

298.3 (199.8)

323.4 (197.9)

306.0 (200.6)

0.005

 Low activity %

26.5

29.6

23.4

26.4

0.012

 Marital status %

    

0.864

 Single

11.7

10.6

10.7

11.0

 

 Married or cohabiting

63.2

64.9

65.2

64.3

 

 Divorced or widowed

25.1

24.6

24.2

24.6

 

 Smokers %

14.3

8.3

11.3

11.4

0.001

 BMI mean (SD)

26.2 (4.7)

26.5 (4.5)

26.6 (4.8)

26.4 (4.7)

0.292

 LLI %

27.6

29.5

27.3

28.0

0.053

  1. aRetired between phase1 and phase2
  2. bRetired between phase2 and phase3