Table 5.
Sociodemographic, clinical, and lifestyle characteristics of the physical activity assessment sub-sample by COVID-19 like symptoms (N = 587)
| < 70 years | p value* | ≥ 80 years | p value* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 symptoms (n = 214) | ≥ 1 symptoms (n = 144) | 0 symptoms (n = 166) | ≥ 1 symptoms (n = 63) | |||
| Variables assessed at wave 6 (2016–2018) | ||||||
| Female, n (%) | 122 (57.0) | 97 (67.4) | 0.049 | 123 (74.1) | 38 (60.3) | 0.042 |
| Education, n (%) | ||||||
| Elementary/high school | 76 (35.5) | 41 (28.5) | 0.164 | 87 (52.4) | 41 (65.1) | 0.085 |
| University | 138 (64.5) | 103 (71.5) | 79 (47.6) | 22 (34.9) | ||
| ≥ 1 cardiovascular disease, n (%) | 27 (12.6) | 17 (11.8) | 0.819 | 58 (34.9) | 27 (42.9) | 0.268 |
| ≥ 1 neuropsychiatric disease, n (%) | 45 (21.0) | 34 (23.6) | 0.563 | 35 (21.1) | 13 (20.6) | 0.941 |
| ≥ 1 musculoskeletal disease, n (%) | 90 (42.1) | 74 (51.4) | 0.082 | 118 (71.1) | 49 (77.8) | 0.309 |
| COPD, n (%) | 5 (2.3) | 3 (2.1) | 0.874 | 13 (7.8) | 8 (12.7) | 0.254 |
| Asthma, n (%) | 17 (7.9) | 8 (5.6) | 0.385 | 24 (14.5) | 8 (12.7) | 0.732 |
| Other respiratory diseases, n (%) | 2 (0.9) | 2 (1.4) | 0.688 | 2 (1.2) | 1 (1.6) | 0.820 |
| Physical inactivity, n (%) | 48 (22.4) | 34 (23.6) | 0.794 | 103 (62.1) | 40 (63.5) | 0.840 |
| Variables assessed during the telephone interview (May–September 2020) | ||||||
| Living alone, n (%) | 69 (32.2) | 54 (37.5) | 0.304 | 109 (65.7) | 40 (63.5) | 0.758 |
| Location where most time spent (since March), n (%) | ||||||
| Home/with relatives | 209 (100.0) | 141 (99.3) | 0.224 | 155 (95.1) | 58 (92.1) | 0.381 |
| Senior, service, nursing housing/hospital/rehab | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.7) | 8 (4.9) | 5 (7.9) | ||
| Frequency of going out (since March), n (%) | ||||||
| Everyday | 190 (89.2) | 126 (88.7) | 0.161 | 123 (74.6) | 42 (66.7) | 0.356 |
| ≥ 1 per week | 22 (10.3) | 12 (8.5) | 30 (18.2) | 13 (20.6) | ||
| < 1 per week/ never | 1 (0.5) | 4 (2.8) | 12 (7.3) | 8 (12.7) | ||
| Use of public transport (since March), n (%) | ||||||
| ≥ 1 per week | 26 (12.2) | 26 (18.2) | 0.270 | 18 (11.0) | 6 (9.5) | 0.520 |
| 2–3 times per month | 21 (9.9) | 15 (10.5) | 15 (9.2) | 9 (14.3) | ||
| < 2 times per month/never | 166 (77.9) | 102 (71.3) | 131 (79.9) | 48 (73.2) | ||
Physical inactivity defined according to current guidelines’ definition of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity levels (i.e., < 150 min/week)
COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
*Chi2 test