Table 2.

Clinical characteristics of older adults grouped according to sitting time

	Total (n = 3,296)		G1 (n = 2,464)		G2 (n = 832)
Variables	n	%	N	%	n	%	p-value*
Arterial hypertension							0.001
Yes	2,171	65.9	1,583	64.2	588	70.7
No	1,125	34.1	881	35.8	244	29.3
Diabetes mellitus							0.002
Yes	655	19.9	459	18.6	196	23.6
No	2,641	80.1	2,005	81.4	636	76.4
Use of medication							0.044
Yes	2,877	87.3	2,134	86.6	743	89.3
No	419	12.7	330	13.4	89	10.7
Falls							0.162
Yes	905	27.5	661	26.8	244	29.3
No	2,391	72.5	1,803	73.2	588	70.7
Self-rated health							0.002
Good	1,580	47.9	1,219	49.5	361	43.4
Poor	1,716	52.1	1,245	50.5	471	56.6
Basic activities of daily living							0.000
Dependent	481	14.6	309	12.5	172	20.7
Independent	2,815	85.4	2,155	87.5	660	79.3
Body mass index							0.011
Underweight	104	3.2	70	2.9	34	4.1
Normal weight	1,121	34.0	848	34.4	273	32.8
Overweight	1,245	37.8	956	38.8	289	34.7
Obese	826	25.0	590	23.9	236	28.4

*Chi-square.

G1: Sitting time < 330 minutes/day.

G2: Sitting time ≥ 330 minutes/day.