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. 2021 Aug 25;11(8):e050680. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-050680

Table 1.

Participant characteristics for 6219 participants with complete data on physical activity

Participant characteristic Total %
Gender Female 3445 55.4
Male 2770 44.5
Prefer not to say 4 0.1
Mean (SD) 69.9 (7.3)
Median (IQR) 70 (66–74)
Range 50–92
Age (years) 50–64 1212 19.5
65–74 3440 55.3
75–84 1394 22.4
85+ 127 2.0
Missing data 46 0.7
Ethnicity White 5825 93.7
 English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British 5143 82.7
 Any other White background 536 8.6
 Irish 146 2.3
Mixed/multiple ethnic groups 99 1.6
 White and Black African 10 0.2
 White and Asian 33 0.5
 White and Black Caribbean 7 0.1
 Any other mixed/multiple ethnic background 49 0.8
Asian/Asian British 174 2.8
 Indian 91 1.5
 Pakistani 12 0.2
 Bangladeshi 2 0.0
 Chinese 32 0.5
 Any other Asian background 37 0.6
Black/African/Caribbean/Black British 43 0.7
 African 13 0.2
 Caribbean 21 0.3
 Any other Black/African/Caribbean/Black British 9 0.1
Other ethnic group 64 1.0
 Arab 17 0.3
 Any other ethnic group 47 0.8
Prefer not to say 14 0.2
Mean (SD) 25.3 (5.1)
Median (IQR) 24.4 (22.2–27.1)
Body mass index (BMI) (kg/m2) <18.5 (underweight range) 61 1.0
18.5–24.9 (healthy weight) 1644 26.4
25.0–29.9 (overweight) 962 15.5
≥30.0 (obese range) 358 5.8
Missing data 3194 51.4
Shielding at time of questionnaire No 4591 73.8
Yes 1628 26.2
Marital status Married 3869 62.2
Single 789 12.7
Widowed 601 9.7
Divorced 595 9.6
Living arrangements Living with a partner 365 5.9
Cohabiting 4530 72.8
Living alone 1689 27.2
Employment Retired 4322 69.5
Continuing to work in your usual job; at home 1101 17.7
None of the above 201 3.2
Furloughed (put on leave, still getting paid) 197 3.2
Continuing to work in your usual job and leave home for your job 141 2.3
A key worker 96 1.5
Had to close your business due to COVID-19 70 1.1
Lost my job due to the lockdown 42 0.7
Unemployed 36 0.6
A student 13 0.2
Current smoker No 6027 96.9
Yes 192 3.1
Alcohol intake No 1083 17.4
Yes 5136 82.6
Diet No change from usual—already had a healthy diet. 4991 80.3
My diet has become more healthy. 715 11.5
My diet was healthy before but has got worse since lockdown. 312 5.0
No change from usual—my diet is not very healthy. 201 3.2
Frailty Robust 5055 81.3
Prefrail 1117 18.0
Frail 34 0.5
Missing data 13 0.2
Loneliness Not ever 2994 48.1
Rarely 1469 23.6
Sometimes 1305 21.0
Often 372 6.0
Missing data 79 1.3
HADS (depression score) Normal (0–7) 4658 74.9
Borderline (8–10) 312 5.0
Abnormal (11–21) 116 1.9
Missing data 1133 18.2
HADS (anxiety score) Normal (0–7) 4335 69.7
Borderline (8–10) 486 7.8
Abnormal (11–21) 265 4.3
Missing data 1133 18.2
Total participants 6219

HADS, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.