Table 4. Year 2 Mean Scores (± SD) for Psychological Factors Across Physical Activity Levels Using the SBAS in ADVANCE Older Controls, n = 996.
SBAS categories | Inactive | Light-intensity | Moderate-intensity | Hard-intensity | Very hard-intensity | p-value* for linear trend across groups | Possible range of scores | Desired direction of score |
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n (%) | 164 (16.5) | 215 (21.6) | 389 (39.1) | 138 (13.9) | 90 (9.0) | — | — | — |
Depression | 6.8 ± 5.5 | 5.1 ± 4.8 | 4.8 ± 4.5 | 3.9 ± 3.9 | 3.9 ± 4.0 | <0.001 | 0–30 | ↓ |
Mental health | 51.8 ± 9.0 | 53.7 ± 7.4 | 54.0 ± 6.8 | 55.0 ± 6.8 | 54.6 ± 6.8 | 0.002 | 0–100 | ↑ |
Physical health | 43.3 ± 11.7 | 49.4 ± 8.3 | 50.7 ± 7.8 | 53.0 ± 5.9 | 53.4 ± 7.0 | <0.001 | 0–100 | ↑ |
Note. Values are mean ± SD. Bold indicates statistically significant findings.
Regression analyses across SBAS categories adjusted by gender, ethnicity, and education level.