Table 1.
Description of the sample according to demographic, socioeconomic, and health conditions in older adults. Florianopolis, South Brazil, 2009/2010.
| Variables | n (%) | Leisure time physical activity | Commuting physical activity | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≥150 min/wk (%) | P** | ≥150 min/wk (%) | P** | ||
| Gender | <0.001 | <0.001 | |||
| Females | 1058 (63.9) | 26.3 | 23.4 | ||
| Males | 598 (36.1) | 35.6 | 36.1 | ||
| Age (years) | <0.001 | <0.001 | |||
| 60 to 69 | 846 (51.1) | 33.7 | 31.7 | ||
| 70 to 79 | 596 (36.0) | 28.5 | 27.2 | ||
| 80 or more | 214 (12.9) | 16.2 | 14.2 | ||
| Skin color | 0.46 | 0.80 | |||
| White | 1410 (86.8) | 30.3 | 28.1 | ||
| Mixed | 131 (8.0) | 25.2 | 29.0 | ||
| Black | 84 (5.2) | 28.6 | 25.0 | ||
| Marital status | <0.001 | <0.001 | |||
| Married | 974 (58.8) | 32.0 | 29.5 | ||
| Single, separated, or divorced | 225 (13.6) | 33.8 | 35.1 | ||
| Widowed | 457 (27.6) | 22.5 | 21.2 | ||
| Per capita monthly income | <0.001 | 0.01 | |||
| Lower tertile | 552 (33.3) | 23.2 | 25.7 | ||
| Middle tertile | 550 (33.2) | 27.5 | 25.5 | ||
| Highest tertile | 554 (33.5) | 38.3 | 35.7 | ||
| Schooling (years) | <0.001 | <0.001 | |||
| 0 to 8 | 1031 (62.6) | 23.1 | 24.4 | ||
| 9 to11 | 231 (14.0) | 35.1 | 39.4 | ||
| 12 or more | 386 (23.4) | 44.3 | 30.8 | ||
| Disability score* | <0.001 | <0.001 | |||
| No disability | 458 (27.7) | 39.5 | 38.9 | ||
| Mild disability | 707 (42.7) | 31.8 | 29.7 | ||
| Moderate/severe disability | 491 (29.6) | 17.3 | 15.3 | ||
| Self-reported health status | <0.001 | <0.001 | |||
| Excellent/good | 848 (51.2) | 37.4 | 33.1 | ||
| Fair | 642 (38.8) | 22.3 | 24.1 | ||
| Poor/very poor | 165 (10.0) | 18.8 | 16.4 | ||
Notes: *Measured by the activities of daily living scale.
**P value of Chi-square test.