Table 1.
Mean (SD) participant characteristics for high and low HH and LH groups, within younger and older groups
| HH | P value | LH | P value | |||
| Low | High | Low | High | |||
| Younger | ||||||
| n | 100 | 149 | 137 | 112 | ||
| Sex, female, n (%) | 48 (48) | 94 (63) | 62 (45) | 80 (71) | ||
| Age (years) | 43 (15) | 44 (13) | 0.516 | 42 (14) | 46 (13) | 0.015 |
| Education (years) | 12 (4) | 12 (4) | 0.493 | 13 (4) | 11 (4) | <0.001 |
| Height (m) | 1.64 (0.09) | 1.62 (0.08) | 0.115 | 1.65 (0.08) | 1.60 (0.08) | <0.001 |
| Weight (kg) | 68.0 (15.2) | 67.7 (17.3) | 0.875 | 69.0 (17.2) | 66.4 (15.5) | 0.219 |
| Body mass index | 25.2 (4.8) | 25.6 (5.6) | 0.557 | 25.1 (5.4) | 25.8 (5.2) | 0.324 |
| PA (GPAQ) | ||||||
| Recreational (MET min/week) | 576 (784) | 774 (1302) | 0.137 | 637 (933) | 764 (1324) | 0.393 |
| Transport (MET min/week) | 2065 (3010) | 2003 (2228) | 0.861 | 1577 (1955) | 2579 (3075) | 0.003 |
| Occupational (MET min/week) | 1686 (3619) | 2408 (5658) | 0.220 | 2052 (4252) | 2199 (5699) | 0.821 |
| Total (MET min/week) | 4327 (5151) | 5185 (6903) | 0.263 | 4266 (4971) | 5543 (7511) | 0.125 |
| Housework activity (LAPAQ) | ||||||
| Heavy (min/week) | 0 (2) | 192 (292) | <0.001 | 47 (81) | 198 (335) | <0.001 |
| Light (min/week) | 198 (363) | 584 (593) | <0.001 | 95 (87) | 838 (592) | <0.001 |
| Total (MET min/week) | 496 (908) | 2228 (2079) | <0.001 | 425 (458) | 2887 (2120) | <0.001 |
| Older | ||||||
| n | 132 | 108 | 103 | 137 | ||
| Sex, female, n (%) | 63 (48) | 74 (69) | 39 (38) | 98 (72) | ||
| Age (years) | 77 (6) | 73 (6) | <0.001 | 77 (7) | 74 (6) | 0.004 |
| Education (years) | 6 (4) | 7 (5) | 0.168 | 7 (5) | 7 (5) | 0.764 |
| Height (m) | 1.57 (0.09) | 1.57 (0.08) | 0.987 | 1.58 (0.08) | 1.56 (0.08) | 0.064 |
| Weight (kg) | 60.1 (10.3) | 58.5 (9.6) | 0.192 | 60.4 (9.8) | 58.6 (10.1) | 0.161 |
| Body mass index | 24.5 (3.7) | 23.8 (3.3) | 0.102 | 24.2 (3.5) | 24.1 (3.5) | 0.778 |
| PA (GPAQ) | ||||||
| Recreational (MET min/week) | 828 (1053) | 890 (1047) | 0.650 | 867 (1181) | 847 (941) | 0.884 |
| Transport (MET min/week) | 1561 (1565) | 1836 (2050) | 0.253 | 1554 (1964) | 1783 (1667) | 0.340 |
| Occupational (MET min/week) | 676 (2269) | 401 (1397) | 0.251 | 547 (2113) | 557 (1783) | 0.968 |
| Total (MET min/week) | 3065 (2731) | 3127 (2531) | 0.856 | 2968 (2968) | 3187 (2366) | 0.537 |
| Housework activity (LAPAQ) | ||||||
| Heavy (min/week) | 0 (0) | 131 (140) | <0.001 | 31 (72) | 80 (134) | <0.001 |
| Light (min/week) | 446 (508) | 684 (568) | <0.001 | 89 (93) | 902 (485) | <0.001 |
| Total (MET min/week) | 1116 (1270) | 2236 (1584) | <0.001 | 347 (377) | 2576 (1349) | <0.001 |
Significant p values are indicated by bold typeface.
GPAQ, Global Physical Activity Questionnaire; HH, heavy housework; LAPAQ, Longitudinal Ageing Study Amsterdam Physical Activity Questionnaire; LH, light housework; MET, metabolic equivalent of task; PA, physical activity.