Table 3.
Crude and adjusted association between light intensity physical activity with sociodemographic and health characteristics in older adults – Pelotas/Brazil, 2014
| Variable | Male | Female | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Crude (Mean and IC95%) | p | n | **Adjusted (Mean and IC95%) | p | n | Crude (Mean and IC95%) | p | n | **Adjusted (Mean and IC95%) | p | |
| Age | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||||||||
| 60 - 69 | 188 | 144 (137; 151) | 173 | 143 (136; 150) | 308 | 156 (151; 161) | 270 | 151 (146; 157) | ||||
| 70 - 79 | 128 | 117 (108; 127) | 117 | 122 (112; 132) | 209 | 130 (122; 137) | 176 | 134 (126; 143) | ||||
| ≥80 | 51 | 93 (77; 109) | 48 | 98 (81; 115) | 87 | 83 (72; 93) | 69 | 86 (74; 99) | ||||
| Socioeconomic status | 0.62 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.8 | ||||||||
| A/B (richest) | 136 | 132 (123; 142) | 131 | 129 (120; 138) | 191 | 140 (132; 147) | 173 | 136 (129; 144) | ||||
| C | 180 | 125 (118; 132) | 172 | 127 (120; 134) | 326 | 136 (130; 142) | 288 | 138 (132; 144) | ||||
| D/E (poorest) | 36 | 127 (108; 146) | 35 | 140 (120; 159) | 62 | 124 (108; 140) | 54 | 132 (117; 148) | ||||
| Body Mass Índex (BMI) | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.01 | ||||||||
| Normal (BMI < 25 kg/m2) | 112 | 122 (112; 132) | 107 | 127 (117; 137) | 147 | 136 (125; 146) | 126 | 141 (131; 151) | ||||
| Overweight (BMI > 25 < 30 kg/m2) | 161 | 135 (127; 143) | 154 | 133 (125; 141) | 239 | 141 (133; 148) | 200 | 142 (134; 149) | ||||
| Obese (BMI > 30 kg/m2) | 83 | 126 (116; 137) | 77 | 124 (115; 133) | 206 | 132 (125; 139) | 189 | 129 (123; 135) | ||||
| Marital status | 0.05 | 0.09 | <0.001 | 0.04 | ||||||||
| Single | 78 | 117 (105; 129) | 71 | 119 (108; 131) | 347 | 127 (121; 133) | 296 | 133 (128; 138) | ||||
| Married | 289 | 130 (124; 137) | 267 | 132 (125; 138) | 257 | 149 (142; 155) | 219 | 142 (135; 149) | ||||
| Occupational status | <0.001 | 0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||||||||
| Currently not working | 262 | 118 (111; 124) | 239 | 123 (117; 129) | 466 | 130 (125; 135) | 437 | 133 (128; 138) | ||||
| Currently working | 110 | 153 (143; 162) | 99 | 144 (133; 155) | 84 | 170 (159; 181) | 78 | 158 (147; 169) | ||||
| Self-perceived health | 0.003 | 0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||||||||
| Very good/ Good | 200 | 135 (128; 143) | 186 | 134 (127; 141) | 304 | 147 (142; 153) | 260 | 144 (138; 149) | ||||
| Regular | 146 | 123 (114; 131) | 135 | 127 (118; 136) | 229 | 129 (122; 137) | 199 | 135 (127; 143) | ||||
| Very bad/Bad | 20 | 89 (69; 110) | 17 | 91 (70; 113) | 69 | 108 (92; 124) | 56 | 111 (96; 127) | ||||
* Non-parametric Kruskall Wallis test for ordinal variables and Wilcoxon test for dichotomized variables
** Adjusted for: age, socioeconomic status, BMI, marital status, occupational status and self-perceived health