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.