Table 1 Comparison of participant characteristics between those who did and did not consent to wear device
From: Device-assessed physical activity and sedentary behavior in a community-based cohort of older adults
| Â | ActiGraph | activPAL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Consent(N = 1151) | Non-consent(N = 734) | Consent(N = 1135) | Non-consent(N = 750) | |
% | % | % | % | |
Age category | ||||
 65–69 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 6 |
 70–74 | 30 | 17 | 30 | 18 |
 75–79 | 23 | 19 | 23 | 20 |
 80–84 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
 85–89 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 17 |
 90+ | 6 | 22 | 6 | 21 |
Male | 44 | 39 | 44 | 40 |
Non-Hispanic white | 88 | 87 | 89 | 87 |
Post-secondary education | 90 | 85 | 91 | 85 |
BMI | ||||
 Underweight | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
 Normal | 37 | 39 | 37 | 38 |
 Overweight | 39 | 35 | 39 | 35 |
 Obese | 23 | 25 | 23 | 25 |
Self-rated health | ||||
 Excellent | 19 | 9 | 19 | 10 |
 Very good | 42 | 31 | 42 | 31 |
 Good | 31 | 41 | 31 | 40 |
 Fair | 7 | 15 | 7 | 15 |
 Poor | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
# of ADLs with difficulty | ||||
 0 | 79 | 63 | 77 | 65 |
 1 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 17 |
 2+ | 6 | 18 | 7 | 17 |
Significant depressive symptoms (CESD score ≥ 10) | 9 | 12 | 9 | 11 |
Cognitive impairment | 3 | 15 | 3 | 15 |
Regularly walk for exercise | 54 | 39 | 53 | 41 |
Difficulty walking half mile | ||||
 None | 75 | 53 | 74 | 55 |
 Some | 15 | 18 | 15 | 17 |
 A lot / Unable | 11 | 29 | 11 | 28 |
Hypertension | 48 | 57 | 48 | 57 |
Coronary artery disease | 13 | 20 | 13 | 19 |
Cerebrovascular disease | 10 | 16 | 10 | 15 |