Table 1 Sample description and average acceleration (mg) by sociodemographic characteristics. Brisbane 2016 (N = 700)
From: Accelerometer-measured physical activity in mid-age Australian adults
Variables | Accelerometry data | Average acceleration (mg) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | Mean (SD) | p value a | β b Crude (95%CI) | β b Adjusted (95%CI) c | |||||
Gender | 0.902 | |||||||||
Men | 282 | 40.3 | 23.8 (8.2) | Ref | Ref | |||||
Women | 418 | 59.7 | 23.8 (7.4) | -0.1 (-1.2; 1.1) | 1.0 (-0.3; 2.3) | |||||
Age | < 0.001 | |||||||||
45–54 | 181 | 25.9 | 26.7 (8.6) | Ref | Ref | |||||
55–64 | 292 | 41.7 | 23.9 (7.6) | -2.8 (-4.2; -1.4) | -2.8 (-4.2; -1.3) | |||||
65+ | 227 | 32.4 | 21.3 (6.1) | -5.5 (-6.9; -4.0) | -4.5 (-6.4; -2.7) | |||||
Education | 0.525 | |||||||||
Year 12 or less | 213 | 30.5 | 23.6 (7.4) | Ref | Ref | |||||
Certificated/diploma | 204 | 29.2 | 24.3 (8.4) | 0.6 (-1.8; 2.1) | 0.1 (-1.4; 1.7) | |||||
Bachelor degree or higher | 281 | 40.3 | 23.5 (7.5) | -0.1 (-1.5; 1.3) | -0.2 (-1.8; 1.4) | |||||
Income (per year) | 0.002 | |||||||||
< $ 41,599 | 149 | 23.2 | 21.6 (6.9) | Ref | Ref | |||||
$41,600 - $93,599 | 232 | 36.1 | 24.1 (7.9) | 2.5 (1.0; 4.1) | 0.7 (-0.9; 2.4) | |||||
$93,600 + | 262 | 40.7 | 24.7 (7.8) | 3.1 (1.6; 4.7) | 1.0 (-0.9; 2.8) | |||||
Occupation bd | < 0.001 | |||||||||
Managers/ professionals | 260 | 38.7 | 24.5 (7.8) | Ref | Ref | |||||
Clerical/ administrative | 71 | 10.6 | 23.3 (6.5) | -1.3 (-3.2; 0.7) | -1.5 (-3.7; 0.7) | |||||
Community/ personal/ sales | 68 | 10.1 | 26.5 (7.0) | 1.9 (-0.1; 3.9) | 1.8 (-0.5; 4.0) | |||||
Labourer/technician | 66 | 9.8 | 28.4 (9.1) | 3.8 (1.8; 5.8) | 5.2 (2.9; 7.5) | |||||
Retired | 158 | 23.5 | 20.8 (6.3) | -3.7 (-5.2; -2.3) | -1.3 (2.9; 7.5) | |||||
Other/non paid work | 49 | 7.3 | 22.6 (7.7) | -1.9 (-4.2; 0.4) | -1.9 (-4.5; 0.6) | |||||