Table 1.
Descriptive statistics (baseline analytic sample, n = 3777, after removal of obese [BMI ≥30Kg/m 2 ] participants)
| Variable | |
|---|---|
| Age (yrs; mean, SD) | 64.8 ± 8.6 |
| Male | 46.4 |
| Physical activity | |
| Inactive | 14.1 |
| Moderate (at least 1/wk) | 48.3 |
| Vigorous (at least 1/wk) | 37.5 |
| TV viewing (hr/d; mean, SD) | 5.0 ± 4.0 |
| Smoker | 12.7 |
| Alcohol intake | |
| Daily | 25.7 |
| At least once a week | 42.0 |
| Monthly | 17.3 |
| Rarely/never | 14.9 |
| Long standing illness | 46.9 |
| Depressive symptoms (CES-D > 3) | 9.9 |
| CV medication | 34.7 |
| Disability | 17.2 |
| Body mass index (Kg/m2; mean, SD) | |
| Baseline | 25.57 ± 2.65 |
| Follow up | 25.69 ± 3.02 |
| Waist circumference (cm; mean, SD)† | |
| Baseline | 86.93 ± 8.97 |
| Follow up | 87.86 ± 20.83 |
Presented as percentages unless otherwise stated.
†Analytic sample excluding centrally obese participants.