Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants
From: Daily step count and all-cause mortality in a sample of Japanese elderly people: a cohort study
All | Males | Females | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of participants | 419 | 228 | 191 | |
Steps/day (steps) | 6470 (2732) | 6605 (2882) | 6308 (2540) | 0.294 |
Height (cm) | 156.8 (8.2) | 162.7 (5.4) | 149.8 (4.7) | < 0.001 |
Weight (kg) | 55.6 (8.8) | 59.2 (8.4) | 51.4 (7.4) | < 0.001 |
Body mass index (kg·m−2) | 22.6 (2.9) | 22.3 (2.8) | 22.9 (3.1) | 0.036 |
Percentage of Body fat (%) | 23.8 (7.1) | 19.8 (5.1) | 28.4 (6.2) | < 0.001 |
Smokers | < 0.001 | |||
Never smoker (%) | 47.0 | 11.0 | 90.1 | |
Past smoker (%) | 34.6 | 58.8 | 5.8 | |
Current smoker (%) | 18.4 | 30.3 | 4.2 | |
Drinkers | < 0.001 | |||
Never drinker (%) | 52.5 | 29.8 | 79.6 | |
1–2 times/week (%) | 9.1 | 8.3 | 9.9 | |
3–5 times/week (%) | 9.8 | 14.0 | 4.7 | |
6–7 times/week (%) | 28.6 | 47.8 | 5.8 | |
Medication use (%) | 62.5 | 63.6 | 61.3 | 0.685 |