Table 1.
Descriptive characteristics of the study population (N = 1,932).
| Total population | Men (n = 993) | Women (n = 939) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 59.7 | (8.2) | 60.8 | (8.1) | 58.6 | (8.1) |
| Educational level (% high) | 39.3 | 43.5 | 34.9 | |||
| Smoking status (% current) | 12.5 | 13.5 | 11.5 | |||
| Alcohol consumption (% high) | 26.3 | 23.7 | 29.2 | |||
| BMI | 26.8 | (4.4) | 27.5 | (4.0) | 26.1 | (4.6) |
| History of CVD (%) | 15.7 | 18.8 | 12.4 | |||
| Type 2 diabetes mellitus (%) | 26.0 | 36.0 | 15.5 | |||
| SF-36 physical function score | 95 | [85–100] | 95 | [85–100] | 95 | [80–100] |
| Valid days accelerometer data (n) | 6.3 | 1.2 | 6.3 | 1.2 | 6.4 | 1.1 |
| Waking time (h/day) | 15.7 | (0.9) | 15.8 | (0.9) | 15.7 | (0.9) |
| Sedentary time (h/day) | 9.4 | (1.6) | 9.9 | (1.5) | 8.8 | (1.6) |
| Total PA (h/day) | 2.0 | (0.7) | 2.0 | (0.7) | 2.1 | (0.6) |
| High intensity PA (min/day) | 19.2 | [9.6–32.0] | 14.1 | [6.9–26.5] | 23.6 | [14.5–35.7] |
| Sedentary breaks (N/day) | 37.6 | (8.5) | 37.7 | (9.0) | 37.5 | (8.0) |
| Average sedentary bout duration (min) | 11.1 | 3.4 | 11.8 | (3.7) | 10.4 | (2.9) |
| Sedentary bouts ≥30 min (N/day) | 4.8 | (1.5) | 5.1 | (1.6) | 4.5 | (1.4) |
| 6 MWD (m) | 585.1 | (80.5) | 594.1 | (86.0) | 575.5 | (73.0) |
| Timed chair stand test (s) | 23.8 | (5.5) | 23.8 | (5.7) | 23.7 | (5.2) |
| Grip strength (kg) | 35.7 | (10.6) | 43.6 | (8.1) | 27.4 | (5.4) |
| Normalized grip strength (kg kg−1) | 0.45 | (0.12) | 0.50 | (0.11) | 0.39 | (0.09) |
| Elbow flexion strength (Nm) | 59.2 | (23.5) | 73.2 | (21.4) | 44.2 | (14.5) |
| Normalized elbow flexion (Nm kg−1) | 0.75 | (0.27) | 0.86 | (0.26) | 0.64 | (0.22) |
| Knee extension strength (Nm) | 134.9 | (44.8) | 161.5 | (39.8) | 106.9 | (30.4) |
| Normalized knee extension (Nm kg−1) | 1.72 | (0.48) | 1.88 | (0.46) | 1.54 | (0.45) |
BMI, body mass index; CVD, cardiovascular disease; PA, physical activity; 6MWD, distance covered during six min walk test. Values expressed as mean (SD), median [25–75%], or percentages.