Table 4.
Crude and adjusted association between MVPA (5-min bout) and 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 | 20 (16; 23) | 173 | 20 (17; 23) | 308 | 12 (10; 13) | 270 | 11 (10; 13) | ||||
| 70 - 79 | 128 | 13 (10; 16) | 117 | 13 (10; 17) | 209 | 6 (4; 7) | 176 | 6 (5; 8) | ||||
| ≥80 | 51 | 3 (2; 4) | 48 | 4 (1; 6) | 87 | 1 (0; 1) | 69 | 1 (0; 2) | ||||
| Socioeconomic status | 0.03 | 0.001 | 0.2 | 0.4 | ||||||||
| A/B (richest) | 136 | 12 (10; 15) | 131 | 12 (9; 14) | 191 | 9 (7; 11) | 173 | 8 (6; 9) | ||||
| C | 180 | 15 (12; 19) | 172 | 16 (13; 20) | 326 | 8 (6; 9) | 288 | 8 (7; 9) | ||||
| D/E (poorest) | 36 | 24 (13; 32) | 35 | 26 (19; 34) | 62 | 8 (4; 12) | 54 | 11 (7; 15) | ||||
| Body Mass Índex (BMI) | 0.002 | 0.002 | 0.3 | 0.2 | ||||||||
| Normal (BMI < 25 kg/m2) | 112 | 18 (13; 22) | 107 | 18 (14; 23) | 147 | 8 (6; 10) | 126 | 9 (7; 10) | ||||
| Overweight (BMI > 25 < 30 kg/m2) | 161 | 17 (13; 20) | 154 | 16 (13; 20) | 239 | 9 (7; 11) | 200 | 9 (8; 11) | ||||
| Obese (BMI > 30 kg/m2) | 83 | 10 (6; 13) | 77 | 10 (7; 13) | 206 | 8 (6; 10) | 189 | 7 (5; 9) | ||||
| Marital status | 0.4 | 0.9 | <0.001 | 0.3 | ||||||||
| Single | 78 | 16 (10; 22) | 71 | 15 (10; 21) | 347 | 7 (5; 8) | 296 | 8 (6; 9) | ||||
| Married | 289 | 15 (13; 17) | 267 | 15 (13; 18) | 257 | 10 (8; 12) | 219 | 9 (7; 11) | ||||
| Occupational status | 0.001 | 0.04 | <0.001 | 0.9 | ||||||||
| Currently not working | 262 | 12 (10; 14) | 239 | 14 (12; 16) | 466 | 8 (6; 9) | 437 | 8 (7; 9) | ||||
| Currently working | 110 | 21 (16; 27) | 99 | 19 (14; 24) | 84 | 12 (8; 15) | 78 | 8 (5; 12) | ||||
| Self-perceived health | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||||||||
| Very good/ Good | 200 | 18 (15; 21) | 186 | 19 (15; 22) | 304 | 10 (9; 12) | 260 | 10 (8; 12) | ||||
| Regular | 146 | 12 (9; 16) | 135 | 13 (9; 16) | 229 | 7 (5; 8) | 199 | 7 (6; 9) | ||||
| Very bad/Bad | 20 | 4 (2; 7) | 17 | 3 (0; 7) | 69 | 3 (2; 5) | 56 | 3 (2; 5) | ||||
* Non-parametric Kruskall Wallis test for ordinal variables and Wilcoxon test for dichotomized variables
# MVPA = Moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity
**Adjusted for: age, socioeconomic status, BMI, marital status, occupational status and self-perceived health