Table 1 Study characteristics
| Â | TILDA (n (%)) | Mitchelstown (n (%)) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | |||
 < 50 | 267 (4.2)a | 2 (0.1)b | < 0.001 |
 50–59 | 2571 (40.4)a | 852 (56.9)b | |
 60–69 | 1995 (31.3)a | 621 (41.5)b | |
 70–79 | 1162 (18.2)a | 23 (1.5)b | |
 80+ | 374 (5.9)a | 0 (0.0)b | |
Sex | |||
 Male | 2779 (43.6)a | 720 (48.1)b | 0.002 |
 Female | 3597 (56.4)a | 778 (51.9)b | |
Body Mass Index | |||
 Underweight | 26 (0.5) | 6 (0.4) | 0.281 |
 Normal | 1131 (22.5) | 354 (23.7) | |
 Overweight | 2166 (43.1) | 667 (44.6) | |
 Obese | 1700 (33.8) | 468 (31.3) | |
Education | |||
 Primary | 1611 (26.9)a | 351 (24.7)a | 0.002 |
 Secondary | 2669 (44.6)a | 706 (49.8)b | |
 Tertiary | 1700 (28.4)a | 362 (25.5)b | |
Marital status | |||
 Married/ living with a partner as if married | 4676 (73.3)a | 1180 (78.9)b | < 0.001 |
 Single (never married) | 541 (8.5)a | 129 (8.6)a | |
 Separated | 250 (3.9)a | 64 (4.3)a | |
 Divorced | 145 (2.3)a | 33 (2.2)a | |
 Widowed | 764 (12.0)a | 89 (6.0)b | |
Smoker | |||
 Never | 2820 (44.2)a | 726 (49.8)b | < 0.001 |
 Past | 2457 (38.5)a | 517 (35.4)b | |
 Current | 1099 (17.2)a | 216 (14.8)b | |
Meeting PA Guidelines | |||
 Yes | 3057 (47.9)a | 460 (30.7)b | < 0.001 |
 No | 3319 (52.1)a | 1038 (69.3)b | |
PA Categories | |||
 Low | 3319 (52.1)a | 1038 (69.3)b | < 0.001 |
 Moderate | 440 (6.9)a | 87 (5.8)a | |
 High | 2617 (41.0)a | 373 (24.9)b | |
Walking categories | |||
 Low | 2839 (44.5)a | 914 (61.1)b | < 0.001 |
 Moderate | 1394 (21.9)a | 281 (18.8)b | |
 High | 2143 (33.6)a | 301 (20.1)b | |