Table 1.
Socio-demographic and behavioural characteristics of the cohort and repeat cross-sectional samples and differences between time points
| Cohort | Repeat cross-sectional | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 Mean (SD) / % | T2 Mean (SD) / % | N | T1 Mean (SD) / % | N | T2 Mean (SD) / % | N | |
| Age | 50.4 (13.6) | 58.4 (13.6) | 358 | 48.8 (18.3) | 962 | 52.6 (16.5) | 970 |
| % Male | 43.7% | 43.7% | 359 | 37.1% | 970 | 42.8% | 972 |
| % Home ownership | 61.2% | 63.1% | 358 | 47.9% | 965 | 49.6% | 971 |
| % Car ownership | 58.4% | 60.1% | 358 | 48.8% | 951 | 53.4% | 969 |
| % “Working” | 58.7% | 48.6% | 358 | 48.3% | 961 | 48.3% | 972 |
| Years lived in local area | 18.3 (15.3) | 24.9 (16.6) | 362 | 18.2 (18.0) | 980 | 19.0 (17.4) | 965 |
| % who walked | 88.6% | 86.6% | 254 | 81.4% | 753 | 82.0% | 793 |
| Walking time if walked (min/week) | 376.6 (353.3) | 392.9 (366.9) | 410.3 (392.9) | 355.22 (346.3) | |||
| % who participated in MVPA | 75.8% | 76.3% | 219 | 65.4% | 694 | 70.2% | 749 |
| MVPA time if participated in MVPA (min/week) | 501.4 (500.2) | 529.0 (508.9) | 569.8 (506.2) | 513.9 (447.6) | |||
| Sedentary time (min/day) | 402.7 (234.0) | 388.1 (229.2) | 220 | 380.6 (247.6) | 649 | 380.7 (239.5) | 711 |
Bold values represent statistically significant differences between time points (p < 0.05). SD standard deviation, MVPA moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, N number of observations