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. 2008 Nov 27;38(1):68–73. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afn237

Table 1.

Sample

Interview type No. Gender Mean age Reported activity levelsa
Focus groups Caucasian 58 44 females 65.4 Active: 24 (41.4%)
14 males Less active: 26 (44.8%)
Sedentary: 8 (13.8%)
South Asian 29 13 females 66.1 Active: 14 (48.3%)
16 males Less active: 12 (41.4%)
Sedentary: 3 (10.3%)
In-depth interviews Caucasian 23 14 females 64.8 Active: 10 (43.5%)
9 males Less active: 9 (39.1%)
Sedentary: 4 (17.4%)
South Asian 17 10 females 65.2 Active: 8 (47.1%)
7 males Less active: 4 (23.5%)
Sedentary: 5 (29.4%)

aUsing DoH guidelines of regular activity [26] and adding a less active category (as the distinction between the active and sedentary are too extreme).

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