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Table 2 Characteristics of middle-aged females in each prefecture between 2005 and 2010

From: Exercise or sports in midlife and healthy life expectancy: an ecological study in all prefectures in Japan

 

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Mean ± SD

Min

Max

Mean ± SD

Min

Max

Mean ± SD

Min

Max

Mean ± SD

Min

Max

Mean ± SD

Min

Max

Mean ± SD

Min

Max

Age (Years)

54.6 ± 0.2

54.0

55.0

55.6 ± 0.3

55.0

56.1

56.6 ± 0.3

55.8

57.1

57.6 ± 0.3

56.9

58.0

58.5 ± 0.3

57.9

59.1

59.6 ± 0.3

59.0

60.0

Living with others (%)

94.8 ± 2.3

89.7

100.0

94.5 ± 2.7

88.9

99.4

94.5 ± 2.5

88.4

98.9

94.1 ± 2.5

88.5

98.8

94.1 ± 2.2

89.2

97.9

93.7 ± 2.5

89.1

98.5

Employed (%)

70.4 ± 6.1

59.0

84.7

69.8 ± 6.0

59.5

81.6

68.1 ± 6.7

57.0

83.5

65.9 ± 5.6

55.2

78.4

62.4 ± 6.1

50.3

77.4

59.5 ± 6.6

46.7

72.8

The presence of chronic diseases (%)

27.7 ± 3.6

20.9

36.3

38.2 ± 3.4

31.3

46.1

43.2 ± 4.3

35.4

55.0

41.2 ± 3.9

30.4

51.7

42.3 ± 5.4

30.2

54.8

41.0 ± 4.1

32.8

49.7

Exercise or sports (%)

38.9 ± 5.9

27.1

49.9

42.0 ± 6.6

27.9

58.0

42.9 ± 6.9

25.7

54.5

44.4 ± 6.4

31.3

57.5

45.3 ± 7.2

33.3

57.4

45.4 ± 6.4

29.7

56.7

Specific activity methods of exercise or sports

 By oneself (%)

15.6 ± 3.4

6.2

22.1

17.0 ± 3.9

7.8

26.1

18.6 ± 3.7

7.8

26.5

19.2 ± 3.6

10.2

26.0

19.8 ± 3.7

10.3

26.7

19.4 ± 3.9

10.4

27.9

 With families or friends (%)

18.7 ± 3.7

11.5

26.9

20.4 ± 4.6

9.2

30.3

20.3 ± 4.3

10.0

29.0

20.7 ± 4.7

10.5

29.3

20.9 ± 5.1

11.8

33.3

20.5 ± 4.7

10.8

29.2

 With co-workers (%)

1.6 ± 0.9

0.0

4.8

1.4 ± 1.0

0.0

4.4

1.1 ± 0.8

0.0

3.3

1.1 ± 0.8

0.0

3.1

1.1 ± 0.8

0.0

3.4

1.1 ± 0.8

0.0

2.9

 In a neighborhood community association (%)

2.3 ± 1.3

0.0

6.2

2.3 ± 1.8

0.0

10.2

2.0 ± 1.2

0.0

5.0

2.6 ± 2.0

0.0

10.3

2.6 ± 1.7

1.0

8.6

3.3 ± 1.8

0.3

9.4

 In a non-profit organization or corporation in the public interest (%)

0.7 ± 0.5

0.0

1.9

0.9 ± 0.7

0.0

2.8

0.9 ± 0.9

0.0

4.3

0.8 ± 0.7

0.0

2.3

0.9 ± 0.8

0.0

2.9

1.2 ± 0.8

0.0

3.2

  1. SD Standard deviation