Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the participants according to baseline fitness and PA levels.
| Total | Chair stand test quartile | Physical Activity Level | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 (n = 2340) | Q2 (n = 1493) | Q3 (n = 1631) | Q4 (n = 1410) | p value | Light (n = 4118) | Moderate (n = 1297) | High (n = 1459) | p value | ||
| N | 6874 | 2340 | 1493 | 1631 | 1410 | 4118 | 1297 | 1459 | ||
| Age (years) | 64.95 ± 4.92 | 65.84 ± 4.78 | 64.98 ± 4.82 | 64.66 ± 5.01 | 63.79 ± 4.86 | <0.001 | 65.02 ± 4.99 | 64.81 ± 4.77 | 64.88 ± 4.83 | NS |
| Female sex (%) | 48.52 | 59.91 | 48.29 | 44.08 | 34.96 | <0.001 | 52.19 | 42.87 | 43.18 | <0.001 |
| Weight (Kg) | 86.59 ± 13 | 87.06 ± 13.1 | 87.07 ± 13.29 | 85.89 ± 12.88 | 86.1 ± 12.6 | 0.008 | 87.32 ± 13.28 | 86.14 ± 12.85 | 84.9 ± 12.11 | <0.001 |
| BMI (Kg/m2) | 32.56 ± 3.45 | 33.25 ± 3.53 | 32.63 ± 3.49 | 32.14 ± 3.32 | 31.84 ± 3.2 | <0.001 | 33.02 ± 3.55 | 32.11 ± 3.26 | 31.67 ± 3.08 | <0.001 |
| Smoking status (%) | <0.001 | |||||||||
| Current smoker | 12.53 | 11.97 | 14 | 13.67 | 10.57 | 14.21 | 10.72 | 9.39 | <0.001 | |
| Former smoker | 43.58 | 37.78 | 43 | 44.27 | 53.05 | 39.92 | 48.57 | 49.49 | ||
| Never smoker | 43.89 | 50.26 | 43 | 42.06 | 36.38 | 45.87 | 40.71 | 41.12 | ||
| Adherence to er-MedDiet | 8.5 ± 2.67 | 8.44 ± 2.59 | 8.54 ± 2.69 | 8.53 ± 2.69 | 8.51 ± 2.75 | NS | 8.25 ± 2.59 | 8.64 ± 2.67 | 9.06 ± 2.8 | <0.001 |
| Marital status (%) | <0.001 | 0.018 | ||||||||
| Married | 76.51 | 74.15 | 76.16 | 77.87 | 79.22 | 75.33 | 77.1 | 79.3 | ||
| Single | 5.14 | 5.64 | 5.76 | 4.23 | 4.68 | 5.83 | 4.47 | 3.77 | ||
| Divorced | 7.93 | 8.38 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 8.58 | 8.31 | 7.71 | 7.06 | ||
| Widowed/widower | 10.43 | 11.84 | 10.78 | 10.61 | 7.52 | 10.54 | 10.72 | 9.87 | ||
| Maximum attained educational level (%) | <0.001 | NS | ||||||||
| Primary school or less | 48.59 | 57.14 | 48.56 | 45.19 | 38.37 | 49.73 | 47.88 | 45.99 | ||
| Secondary school | 29.2 | 26.92 | 29.6 | 30.23 | 31.35 | 28.48 | 30.53 | 30.02 | ||
| College or higher | 22.21 | 15.94 | 21.84 | 24.59 | 30.28 | 21.78 | 21.59 | 23.99 | ||
| Schooling time (years) | 11.86 ± 8.51 | 11.35 ± 10.56 | 11.87 ± 7.98 | 11.97 ± 7.16 | 12.57 ± 6.33 | <0.001 | 11.85 ± 9.2 | 11.75 ± 8.15 | 11.98 ± 6.55 | NS |
| Mean sleep hours at working days | 6.98 ± 1.22 | 6.96 ± 1.29 | 7.02 ± 1.2 | 6.95 ± 1.2 | 7.02 ± 1.16 | NS | 6.96 ± 1.25 | 6.96 ± 1.17 | 7.07 ± 1.18 | 0.014 |
| Mean sleep hours at weekend | 7.18 ± 1.28 | 7.12 ± 1.36 | 7.22 ± 1.24 | 7.16 ± 1.26 | 7.24 ± 1.22 | 0.028 | 7.17 ± 1.32 | 7.14 ± 1.23 | 7.22 ± 1.21 | NS |
| Labor status (%) | <0.001 | |||||||||
| Active | 20.99 | 15.43 | 20.76 | 22.87 | 28.3 | 21.54 | 20.66 | 19.74 | <0.001 | |
| Long-term inactive | 23.01 | 28.89 | 22.57 | 21.09 | 15.96 | 24.75 | 21.36 | 19.6 | ||
| Retired | 55.99 | 55.68 | 56.66 | 56.04 | 55.74 | 53.72 | 57.98 | 60.66 | ||
| Diabetes at baseline n (%) | 1871 (27.22) | 738 (31.54) | 422 (28.27) | 403 (24.71) | 308 (21.84) | <0.001 | 1175 (28.53) | 344 (26.52) | 352 (24.13) | 0.004 |
| Depression at baseline n (%) | 1428 (20.77) | 627 (26.79) | 282 (18.89) | 278 (17.04) | 241 (17.09) | <0.001 | 925 (22.46) | 239 (18.43) | 264 (18.09) | <0.001 |
| Hypertension at baseline n (%) | 5750 (83.65) | 1994 (85.21) | 1253 (83.92) | 1360 (83.38) | 1143 (81.06) | 0.01 | 3467 (84.19) | 1076 (82.96) | 1207 (82.73) | NS |
| History of lung disease n (%) | 23 (0.33) | 7 (0.3) | 9 (0.6) | 2 (0.12) | 5 (0.35) | NS | 13 (0.32) | 6 (0.46) | 4 (0.27) | NS |
| History of cancer n (%) | 497 (7.23) | 185 (7.91) | 103 (6.9) | 117 (7.17) | 92 (6.52) | NS | 310 (7.53) | 90 (6.94) | 97 (6.65) | NS |
Light = light-moderate PA activities but not every week; Moderate = moderate PA activities ≤150 min/week or vigorous PA activities ≤75 min/week; High = >150 min/week of moderate PA activities or >75 min/week of vigorous activities.
NS = non significant.
Q1 = 0–11 repetitions; Q2 = 12–13 repetitions; Q3 = 14–16 repetitions; Q4 = 17–37 repetitions.
Mean ± SD for age, weight, BMI, adherence to er-MedDiet, schooling time and sleep hours.
(%) for sex, smoking status, marital status, educational level, labor status and T2D, depression, hypertension, lung disease and cancer prevalence.
Chair stand test quartiles and PA levels were compared with sex, smoking status, marital status, educational level, labor status and T2D, depression, hypertension, lung disease and cancer prevalence with a χ2 test and with age, weight, BMI, adherence to er-MedDiet, schooling time and sleep hours with ANOVA test.
Significant p values in bold.