Table 1.
Characteristics of participants by different thresholds of MVPA per week
| Patient characteristics | ≥ 150 min of MVPA per week | ≥ 300 min of MVPA per week | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inactivea (n = 28,763) |
Regulara (n = 20,022) |
WWa (n = 37,486) |
Inactiveb (n = 52,436) |
Regularb (n = 15,499) |
WWb (n = 18,336) |
|
| Demographic and socioeconomic characteristics | ||||||
| Age (years) | 63.7 [56.4; 68.7] | 61.1 [53.9; 66.8] | 62.6 [55.6; 67.6] | 63.2 [56.0; 68.2] | 60.9 [53.8; 66.5] | 62.4 [55.4; 67.4] |
| Sex, n (%) | ||||||
| Female | 19,314 (67.1) | 10,192 (50.9) | 19,219 (51.3) | 33,255 (63.4) | 7,426 (47.9) | 8,044 (43.9) |
| Male | 9,449 (32.9) | 9,830 (49.1) | 18,267 (48.7) | 19,181 (36.6) | 8,073 (52.1) | 10,292 (56.1) |
| Townsend deprivation index | − 2.5 [− 3.8; − 0.3] | − 2.1 [− 3.6; 0.5] | − 2.6 [− 3.9; − 0.5] | − 2.5 [− 3.8; − 0.3] | − 2.1 [− 3.6; 0.5] | − 2.7 [− 3.9; − 0.6] |
| Ethnic type, n (%) | ||||||
| White | 27,798 (96.6) | 19,352 (96.7) | 36,540 (97.5) | 50,725 (96.7) | 15,013 (96.9) | 17,952 (97.9) |
| Black | 290 (1.0) | 166 (0.8) | 256 (0.7) | 504 (1.0) | 116 (0.7) | 92 (0.5) |
| Asian | 384 (1.3) | 229 (1.1) | 334 (0.9) | 652 (1.2) | 170 (1.1) | 125 (0.7) |
| Other | 291 (1.0) | 275 (1.4) | 356 (0.9) | 555 (1.1) | 200 (1.3) | 167 (0.9) |
| Educational attainment (years) | 18.0 [16.0; 20.0] | 20.0 [16.0; 20.0] | 20.0 [16.0; 20.0] | 18.0 [16.0; 20.0] | 20.0 [17.0; 20.0] | 20.0 [16.0; 20.0] |
| Employment status, n (%) | ||||||
| Paid employment or self-employed | 16,399 (57.0) | 13,438 (67.1) | 23,445 (62.5) | 31,244 (59.6) | 10,497 (67.7) | 11,541 (62.9) |
| Retired or unemployed | 12,364 (43.0) | 6584 (32.9) | 14,041 (37.5) | 21,192 (40.4) | 5002 (32.3) | 6795 (37.1) |
| Lifestyle characteristics | ||||||
| Smoking status, n (%) | ||||||
| Never | 15,860 (55.1) | 11,582 (57.8) | 22,180 (59.2) | 29,795 (56.8) | 8945 (57.7) | 10,882 (59.3) |
| Previous | 10,421 (36.2) | 7216 (36.0) | 13,233 (35.3) | 18,724 (35.7) | 5643 (36.4) | 6503 (35.5) |
| Current | 2482 (8.6) | 1224 (6.1) | 2073 (5.5) | 3917 (7.5) | 911 (5.9) | 951 (5.2) |
| Alcohol status, n (%) | ||||||
| Never | 1129 (3.9) | 494 (2.5) | 841 (2.2) | 1755 (3.3) | 352 (2.3) | 357 (1.9) |
| Previous | 957 (3.3) | 530 (2.6) | 857 (2.3) | 1543 (2.9) | 405 (2.6) | 396 (2.2) |
| Current | 26,677 (92.7) | 18,998 (94.9) | 35,788 (95.5) | 49,138 (93.7) | 14,742 (95.1) | 17,583 (95.9) |
| Clinical characteristics | ||||||
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 27.2 [24.4; 30.7] | 25.3 [23.0; 27.9] | 25.7 [23.4; 28.3] | 26.6 [24.0; 29.8] | 25.1 [22.9; 27.6] | 25.4 [23.3; 27.9] |
| Hypertension, n (%) | 8588 (29.9) | 4098 (20.5) | 8197 (21.9) | 14,163 (27.0) | 3014 (19.4) | 3706 (20.2) |
| Diabetes, n (%) | 1460 (5.1) | 492 (2.5) | 880 (2.3) | 2134 (4.1) | 334 (2.2) | 364 (2.0) |
MVPA = moderate-to-vigorous physical activity; WW = weekend warrior
Data are n (%) or median (quartile)
aIndividuals classified as: inactive (below 150 min MVPA threshold), regular exercisers (≥ 150 min MVPA, not WW), weekend warrior (≥ 150 min MVPA with ≥ 50% over 1–2 days)
bIndividuals classified as: inactive (below 300 min MVPA threshold), regular exercisers (≥ 300 min MVPA, not WW), weekend warrior (≥ 300 min MVPA with ≥ 50% over 1–2 days)