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Table 2 Description of the subsample of KORA FF4 and device assessed physical activity groups with means or frequencies (standard deviations or percentages)

From: Direct healthcare costs associated with device assessed and self-reported physical activity: results from a cross-sectional population-based study

Variable

MVPA (Quartiles)

Light intensity physical activity (Quartiles)

Step counts per daya

WHO thresholdb

Very high

High

Low

Very low

Very high

High

Low

Very low

Active

Inactive

Active

Inactive

N

477

119 (25.0)

118 (24.7)

117 (24.5)

123 (25.8)

118 (24.7)

120 (25.2)

119 (25.0)

120 (25.2)

98 (20.5)

379 (79.5)

66

411

Age

57.8 (5.5)

57.0 (5.2)

56.9 (5.4)

57.3 (5.7)

60.1 (5.4)

57.1 (4.9)

57.9 (5.5)

57.9 (5.8)

58.4 (5.8)

56.7 (5.2)

58.2 (5.6)

57.4 (5.4)

57.9 (5.6)

Sex

Female

253 (53.1)

63 (52.9)

62 (52.5)

64 (54.7)

64 (52.0)

62 (52.5)

64 (53.3)

63 (52.9)

64 (53.3)

51 (48.0)

177 (46.7)

30 (45.7)

223 (54.3)

Education

Primary

220 (46.1)

48 (40.3)

50 (42.4)

52 (44.4)

70 (56.9)

65 (55.1)

60 (50.0)

49 (41.2)

46 (38.3)

43 (43.9)

177 (46.7)

19 (28.8)

201 (48.9)

Secondary

138 (28.9)

43 (36.1)

31 (26.3)

35 (29.9)

29 (23.6)

34 (28.8)

39 (32.5)

27 (22.7)

38 (31.7)

33 (33.7)

105 (27.7)

26 (39.4)

112 (27.3)

Tertiary

119 (25.0)

28 (23.5)

37 (31.4)

30 (25.6)

24 (19.5)

19 (16.1)

21 (17.5)

43 (36.1)

36 (30.0)

22 (22.5)

97 (25.6)

21 (31.8)

98 (23.8)

Equivalence Income

1610.4 (761.8)

1516.6 (674.6)

1715.6 (825.4)

1725.0 (838.5)

1491.6 (675.5)

1543.8 (805.6)

1505.4 (572.0)

1686.5 (821.0)

1702.2 (810.3)

1534.2 (689.8)

1629.8 (778.8)

1704.1 (752.9)

1595.6 (763.2)

Diseases

116 (24.3)

25 (21.0)

27 (22.3)

32 (27.4)

32 (26.0)

19 (16.1)

33 (27.5)

30 (25.2)

34 (28.3)

19 (19.4)

97 (25.6)

13 (19.7)

103 (25.1)

MI

13 (2.7)

3 (2.5)

5 (4.2)

1 (0.9)

4 (3.3)

2 (1.7)

1 (0.83)

6 (5.0)

4 (3.3)

1 (1.0)

12 (3.2)

1 (1.5)

12 (2.9)

Stroke

6 (1.3)

1 (0.8)

3 (2.6)

2 (1.63)

2 (1.7)

3 (2.5)

1 (0.8)

1 (1.0)

5 (1.3)

1 (1.52)

5 (1.22)

Cancer

39 (8.2)

13 (10.9)

10 (8.5)

7 (6.0)

9 (7.3)

6 (5.1)

14 (11.7)

10 (8.4)

9 (7.5)

12 (12.2)

27 (7.12)

7 (10.6)

32 (7.8)

Diabetes

30 (6.3)

5 (4.2)

4 (3.4)

9 (7.7)

12 (9.8)

4 (3.4)

8 (6.7)

6 (5.0)

12 (10.0)

5 (5.1)

25 (6.6)

3 (4.6)

27 (6.6)

Asthma

47 (9.8)

7 (5.9)

12 (1.02)

15 (12.8)

13 (10.6)

10 (8.5)

11 (9.2)

12 (10.1)

14 (11.7)

5 (5.1)

42 (11.1)

4 (8.5)

43 (9.0)

Smoking

Never

196 (41.1)

50 (42.0)

49 (41.5)

47 (40.2)

50 (40.7)

56 (47.5)

50 (41.7)

50 (42.0)

40 (33.3)

50 (51.0)

146 (38.5)

30 (16.3)

166 (40.4)

Former

207 (43.4)

49 (41.2)

53 (44.9)

53 (45.3)

52 (42.3)

45 (38.1)

58 (48.3)

47 (39.5)

57 (47.5)

32 (32.7)

175 (46.2)

30 (45.5)

177 (43.1)

Yes

74 (15.5)

20 (16.8)

16 (13.6)

17 (14.5)

21 (17.1)

17 (14.4)

12 (10.0)

22 (18.5)

23 (18.5)

16 (16.3)

58 (15.3)

6 (9.0)

68 (16.6)

Elevated alcohol consumption

160 (33.5)

41 (34.5)

44 (37.3)

36 (30.8)

39 (31.7)

42 (35.6)

37 (30.8)

42 (35.3)

39 (32.5)

32 (32.7)

128 (33.8)

24 (36.4)

136 (33.1)

Problems with walking

29 (6.1)

6 (5.1)

4 (3.4)

9 (7.7)

10 (8.1)

5 (4.2)

8 (6.7)

10 (8.4)

6 (5.0)

5 (5.1)

24 (6.4)

2 (3.1)

27 (6.6)

  1. a active: > 10.000 steps per day, inactive: ≤ 10.000 steps per day;
  2. b active: ≥ 150 min MVPA per week in ≥10-min bouts, inactive < 150 min MVPA per week in ≥10-min bouts