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Table 2 Personal social capital scores by LTPA and SES characteristics

From: Personal social capital and self-rated health among middle-aged and older adults: a cross-sectional study exploring the roles of leisure-time physical activity and socioeconomic status

 

Personal social capital

Bonding

Bridging

Total (N = 662)

14.08 (2.91)

11.38 (3.34)

LTPA

 No-LTPA

13.31 (3.02) a

10.56 (3.35) a

 < 600 MET-mins/wk

14.27 (2.84)

11.95 (3.05)

 ≥ 600 MET-mins/wk

14.67 (2.68)

11.81 (3.35)

P-for-linear trend

<.001

<.001

Education

 Low

13.08 (2.83) c

9.96 (3.13) b, c

 Middle

13.66 (2.93) c

10.93 (3.16) c

 High

14.97 (2.67)

12.52 (3.23)

P-for-linear trend

<.001

<.001

Household income

 Low

12.93 (3.08) b, c

10.50 (3.29) b, c

 Middle

14.05 (2.68) c

11.41 (3.32) c

 High

15.21 (2.55)

12.19 (3.20)

P-for-linear trend

<.001

<.001

  1. Values are presented as Mean (Standard Deviation) unless otherwise specified. All pairwise comparisons were adjusted by the Tukey’s method
  2. LTPA Leisure-time physical activity, MET Metabolic equivalent tasks
  3. aSignificantly lower than ‘< 600 MET-mins/wk’ and ‘≥600 MET-mins/wk’ groups (P < .05)
  4. bSignificantly lower than ‘Middle’ group (P < .05)
  5. cSignificantly lower than ‘High’ group (P < .05)