Table 1.
Demographic overview of entire cohort and by subgroup in adults aged 70–85 years
| Variable | Overall | No bicycle use | Bicycle use | P value | No walking | Walk | P value |
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| (N = 53) | (N = 45) | (N = 8) | (N = 6) | (N = 47) | |||
| Age | 77.02 ± 4.58 | 77.29 ± 4.56 | 75.5 ± 4.75 | 0.31 | 78.5 ± 5.86 | 76.83 ± 4.44 | 0.41 |
| Charlson index | 1.77 ± 2.37 | 1.84 ± 2.54 | 1.38 ± 1.06 | 0.61 | 2.33 ± 3.44 | 1.7 ± 2.24 | 0.54 |
| Sex, N (%) | |||||||
| Female | 28 (53) | 26 (58) | 2 (25) | 0.09 | 3 (50) | 25 (53) | 0.88 |
| Male | 25 (47) | 19 (42) | 6 (75) | 3 (50) | 22 (47) | ||
| Race, N (%) | |||||||
| White race | 52 (98) | 44 (98) | 8 (100) | 0.67 | 6 (100) | 46 (98) | 0.72 |
| Other race | 1 (2) | 1 (2) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) | ||
| Marital status, N (%) | |||||||
| Divorced | 6 (11) | 6 (13) | 0 (0) | 0.63 | 1 (17) | 5 (11) | 0.4 |
| Married | 38 (72) | 31 (69) | 7 (88) | 3 (50) | 35 (74) | ||
| Single | 2 (4) | 2 (4) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (4) | ||
| Widowed | 7 (13) | 6 (13) | 1 (13) | 2 (33) | 5 (11) | ||
| Comorbid health concerns, N (%) | |||||||
| CHF | 5 (9) | 4 (9) | 1 (13) | 0.75 | 0 (0) | 5 (11) | 0.4 |
| CVD | 8 (15) | 8 (18) | 0 (0) | 0.2 | 3 (50) | 5 (11) | 0.011 |
| Diabetes | 13 (25) | 10 (22) | 3 (38) | 0.35 | 1 (17) | 12 (26) | 0.63 |
| Cancer | 6 (11) | 5 (11) | 1 (13) | 0.91 | 0 (0) | 6 (13) | 0.35 |
Abbreviations: CHF, congestive heart failure; CVD, coronary vascular disease.