Table 2. Characteristics of LA, AL, and AH clusters among Chinese older adults aged 60–79 years in 2020.
| Characteristics | AL (n=6,123) | LA (n=21,291) | AH (n=12,543) |
| Note: Highest education category, proportion of college graduates and above; Good profession, proportion of first four categories (1=staff of government agencies and public institutions, 9=no occupation); Good life satisfaction self-reported, proportion of last two categories (1=very dissatisfied, 5=very satisfied); good stress self-reported, proportion of last two categories (1=always, 5=never); high economic development city, proportion of first category (1=economically developed city, 3=economically underdeveloped city). Abbreviation: LA=low activity; AL=active leisure; AH=active home; MPA=moderate-intensity physical activity; VPA=vigorous-intensity physical activity; MVPA=moderate-to-vigorous physical activity; PA=physical activity. * Geometric means and 95% confidence intervals (in parentheses) reported; † Means and standard deviations (in parentheses) reported; § P<0.05 vs. AH group; ¶ P<0.05 vs. LA group; ** P<0.05 AH group vs. LA group. | |||
| Demographic characteristics | |||
| Age (year)* | 67.1 (5) | 69.3 (7)** | 69.1 (5)§¶ |
| Male proportion (%) † | 65.9 (53.5, 71.4) | 52.3 (49.1, 55.3)** | 43.2 (39.2, 45.3)§¶ |
| Urban proportion (%)† | 42.9 (39.1, 44.3) | 56.7 (55.4, 58.3)** | 54.1 (52.9, 57.9)§¶ |
| Highest education category (%)† | 3.3 (2.9, 3.8) | 7.4 (5.8, 9.1)** | 15.3 (13.2, 18.1)§¶ |
| Having a good profession (%)† | 18.6 (14.3, 22.2) | 23.3 (20.6, 25.5)** | 44.6 (42.9, 46.3)§¶ |
| Married proportion (%)† | 98.2 (97.2, 99.4) | 98.3 (97.5, 99.8) | 98.0 (97.1, 99.6) |
| Living with spouse or partner (%)† | 59.3 (54.7, 62.4) | 57.1 (56.3, 58.4)** | 62.4 (58.8, 65.4)§¶ |
| Psychosocial | |||
| Having a good Life satisfaction self-reported (%)† | 77.2 (75.8, 78.5) | 91.1 (89.8, 93.0)** | 93.4 (90.1, 95.4)§¶ |
| Having a good Stress self-reported (%)† | 69.2 (64.2, 75.3) | 73.9 (68.9, 76.3)** | 83.0 (79.9, 86.4)§¶ |
| Built environment | |||
| Living with 15 minutes exercise circle (%)† | 78.5 (77.2, 79.6) | 75.2 (74.0, 76.6)** | 87.9 (86.6, 88.8)§¶ |
| Live in high economic development city (%)† | 59.4 (58.3, 60.6) | 54.3 (53.8, 55.0)** | 59.8 (58.4, 61.2)¶ |
| PA level | |||
| MPA (min/week)* | 300.8 (38.7) | 263.2 (26.1)** | 338.2 (48.3)§¶ |
| VPA (min/week)* | 19.1 (8.2) | 14.6 (7.7)** | 33.6 (9.7)§¶ |
| MVPA (min/week)* | 310.1 (46.4) | 268.5 (25.5)** | 362.5 (46.5)§¶ |
| Sedentary (min/week)* | 587.8 (444.6) | 680.7 (478.8)** | 720.3 (567.4)§¶ |
| Physical fitness | |||
| Body mass index (kg/m2)* | 24.7 (3.21) | 24.8 (3.44) | 24.5 (3.15)¶ |
| Body fat percentage (%)* | 28.8 (7.1) | 27.7 (7.7)** | 25.9 (7.9)§¶ |
| Lung capacity (mmHg)* | 1,976 (744) | 1,917 (655)** | 2,124 (687)§¶ |
| 2-minute step test (number)* | 94 (44) | 86 (31)** | 101 (44)§¶ |
| Grip (kg)* | 29.7 (8.7) | 27.8 (8.7)** | 30.6 (9.0)§ |
| Sit and reach test (cm)* | 4.6 (9.4) | 3.1 (8.7) | 4.8 (9.1)§¶ |
| 30-second chair stand test (number)* | 11 (4) | 11 (4) | 12 (3)§¶ |
| Standing on one foot with eyes closed (minute)* | 10.5 (8.9) | 9.5 (7.7)** | 10.1 (8.5)¶ |
| Reaction (minutes)* | 0.80 (0.25) | 0.79 (0.22)** | 0.76 (0.20)§¶ |