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. 2018 May 25;15:46. doi: 10.1186/s12966-018-0679-z

Table 2.

PA variables and other characteristics of female participants, by category of individual-level NRs

Variables Category of NRs P-value
Visiting each other Standing and chatting Exchange of greetings None
(n = 1268, 29.8%) (n = 1895, 44.6%) (n = 938, 22.1%) (n = 151, 3.6%)
PA, median (interquartile range)
MVPA, MET-hours/week 29.7 (13.2–62.7) 26.4 (11.9–57.8) 23.1 (8.3–55.8) 11.6 (0–34.7) < 0.001b
 VPA, min/week 0 (0–100) 0 (0–60) 0 (0–20) 0 (0–0) < 0.001b
 MPA, min/week 0 (0–120) 0 (0–120) 0 (0–105) 0 (0–0) < 0.001b
 WT, min/week 300 (160–630) 350 (150–630) 280 (120–630) 180 (0–420) < 0.001b
 ST, min/day 300 (180–480) 300 (180–480) 300 (180–480) 420 (240–600) 0.027b
Age (years), mean (standard deviation) 74.0 (5.5) 73.7 (5.4) 73.0 (5.7) 73.9 (6.0) < 0.001b
Living alone, n (%) 339 (26.7) 409 (21.6) 222 (23.7) 60 (39.7) < 0.001
Years of residence in the neighborhood, n (%) < 0.001
 1–29 169 (13.3) 327 (17.3) 253 (27.0) 54 (35.8)
 30–59 822 (64.8) 1144 (60.4) 497 (53.0) 68 (45.0)
 60- 268 (21.1) 414 (21.9) 182 (19.4) 28 (18.5)
Education, n (%) 0.008
 Junior high school graduation 287 (22.6) 389 (20.5) 216 (23.0) 47 (31.1)
 High school graduation 569 (44.9) 851 (44.9) 386 (41.2) 63 (41.7)
 Junior college/vocational college/college/graduate school graduation 364 (28.7) 607 (32.0) 310 (33.1) 35 (23.2)
 Other/missing 48 (3.8) 48 (2.5) 26 (2.8) 6 (4.0)
Equivalent income, n (%) 0.012
 < 2.0 million 481 (37.9) 652 (34.4) 325 (34.7) 62 (41.1)
 2.0–3.99 million 338 (26.7) 545 (28.8) 241 (25.7) 30 (19.9)
 ≥ 4.0 million 206 (16.3) 288 (15.2) 145 (15.5) 17 (11.3)
 Unknown/missing 243 (19.2) 410 (21.6) 227 (24.2) 42 (27.8)
Alcohol drinking status, n (%) 0.244
 Current 538 (42.4) 785 (41.4) 378 (40.3) 48 (31.8)
 Never or former 721 (56.9) 1098 (57.9) 551 (58.7) 101 (66.9)
Smoking status, n (%) 0.213
 Current 64 (5.1) 117 (6.2) 71 (7.6) 6 (4.0)
 Never or former 1191 (93.9) 1757 (92.7) 856 (91.3) 142 (94.0)
Body mass index, kg/m2 0.056
 < 18.5 117 (9.2) 236 (12.5) 124 (13.2) 17 (11.3)
 18.5–24.9 893 (70.4) 1310 (69.1) 652 (69.5) 102 (67.6)
 ≥ 25 246 (19.4) 339 (17.9) 152 (16.2) 30 (19.9)
Number of chronic diseases, n (%)a 0.038
 0 302 (23.8) 493 (26.0) 259 (27.6) 43 (28.5)
 1 393 (31.0) 583 (30.8) 289 (30.8) 41 (27.2)
 2+ 457 (36.0) 686 (36.2) 301 (32.1) 48 (31.8)
Mobility limitation, n (%) 391 (30.8) 552 (29.1) 313 (33.4) 66 (43.7) < 0.001
Self-rated health, n (%) < 0.001
 Excellent to good 1010 (79.7) 1492 (78.7) 710 (75.7) 95 (62.9)
 Fair to poor 186 (14.7) 316 (16.7) 182 (19.4) 46 (30.5)
Depressive mood, n (%) 306 (24.1) 630 (33.3) 384 (40.9) 86 (57.0) < 0.001
Employment, n (%) 339 (26.7) 466 (24.6) 287 (30.6) 34 (22.5) < 0.001
Social activity, n (%) 667 (52.6) 904 (47.7) 364 (38.8) 26 (17.2) < 0.001

PA physical activity, NRs neighbor relationships, MVPA moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, VPA vigorous physical activity, MPA moderate physical activity, WT walking time, ST sitting time

aSum of the presence of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, cardiovascular disease, cerebrovascular disease, and diabetes mellitus

bP for trend test