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Table 1 Characteristics of participants at baseline

From: Association between physical activity and longitudinal change in body mass index in middle-aged and older adults

 

Total (N = 5159)

Age in years, Mean (SD)

73.0 (10.2)

Age categories, N (%)

 

50–59 years

682 (13.2)

60–69 years

1116 (21.6)

70–79 years

1898 (36.8)

80–89 years

1378 (26.7)

≥ 90 years

85 (1.6)

Male sex, N (%)

2605 (50.5)

Education in years, Mean (SD)

14.4 (2.7)

Cognitive Status, N (%)

 

Normal

4503 (87.3)

Mild cognitive impairment

588 (11.4)

Dementia

68 (1.3)

Late-life PA composite score, Mean (SD)

6.8 (3.9)

Late-life MVPA, Mean (SD)

2.7 (3.0)

BMI, Mean (SD)

28.6 (5.6)

BMI group, N (%)

 

<18.5

44 (0.9)

≥ 18.5 to < 25

1302 (25.2)

≥ 25 to < 30

2071 (40.1)

≥ 30 to < 35

1140 (22.0)

≥ 35 to < 40

396 (7.7)

≥ 40

206 (4.0)

Charlson index, Mean (SD)

3.4 (3.3)

Smoker, N (%)

2377 (46.1)

Marital status, N (%) {1}

 

Single, never married

238 (4.6%)

Married

3588 (69.6%)

Separated

12 (0.2%)

Divorced

424 (8.2%)

Widowed

865 (16.8%)

Living together, not married

30 (0.6%)

Other, specify

1 (0.0%)

  1. Abbreviations: N = number of participants; SD = standard deviation; PA = physical activity; MVPA = moderate-vigorous physical activity; BMI = body mass index. Age range 50.0-94.2 years; years of education range 5–20 years; late-life physical activity composite score range 0–21; late-life MVPA score range 0.2–14; BMI range 15.0-62.9; Charlson index range 0–22; smoking was assessed using the item: ‘Do you smoke cigarettes now? yes - no’; \(\underline{\underline {\{ \} }} =\) indicates number of persons with missing data