Table 1.
Not meeting the recommendations | Meeting the recommendations | ||||
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< 300 MET/min/week | 300–599 MET/min/week | 600–899 MET/min/week | 900–1199 MET/min/week | ≥ 1200 MET/min/week | |
Socio-demographics | |||||
Total n (%) | 727 (0.9) | 2351 (2.8) | 5438 (6.4) | 7073 (8.3) | 69,265 (81.6) |
Age at PA assessment (years), mean (SD) | 69.0 (5.8) | 68.0 (6.0) | 66.6 (6.6) | 65.3 (7.0) | 61.5 (7.8) |
Sex (female), n (%) | 396 (54.5) | 1190 (50.6) | 2945 (54.2) | 3900 (55.1) | 38,905 (56.2) |
Deprivation, n (%) | |||||
Lower | 234 (32.1) | 843 (35.9) | 1955 (36.0) | 2618 (37.0) | 26,193 (37.8) |
Middle | 236 (32.5) | 768 (32.7) | 1904 (35.0) | 2574 (36.4) | 23,798 (34.4) |
Higher | 257 (35.4) | 740 (31.4) | 1579 (29.0) | 1881 (26.6) | 19,274 (27.8) |
Ethnicity, n (%) | |||||
White | 713 (98.1) | 2310 (98.3) | 5307 (91.6) | 6913 (97.7) | 67,010 (96.7) |
Others | 14 (1.9) | 41 (1.7) | 131 (2.4) | 160 (2.3) | 2255 (3.3) |
Educational attainment, n (%) | |||||
College/university degree | 268 (36.9) | 819 (34.8) | 2034 (37.4) | 2726 (38.5) | 30,712 (44.4) |
A-levels | 94 (12.9) | 265 (11.3) | 677 (12.5) | 965 (13.6) | 9214 (13.3) |
O-levels | 148 (20.4) | 498 (21.2) | 1186 (21.8) | 1518 (21.5) | 14,153 (20.4) |
CSEs | 11 (1.5) | 70 (2.9) | 171 (3.1) | 241 (3.4) | 2935 (4.2) |
NVQ, HND, HNC or equivalent | 48 (6.6) | 187 (8.0) | 346 (6.4) | 432 (6.1) | 3617 (5.2) |
Other professional qualification | 49 (6.7) | 171 (7.3) | 340 (6.2) | 429 (6.1) | 3369 (4.9) |
None of the above | 109 (15.0) | 341 (14.5) | 684 (12.6) | 762 (10.8) | 5265 (7.6) |
Lifestyle | |||||
Smoking status, n (%) | |||||
Never | 316 (43.5) | 1103 (46.9) | 2786 (51.2) | 3841 (54.3) | 40,231 (58.1) |
Previous | 305 (42.0) | 966 (41.1) | 2125 (39.1) | 2700 (38.2) | 24,649 (35.6) |
Current | 106 (14.5) | 282 (12.0) | 527 (9.7) | 532 (7.5) | 4385 (6.3) |
Alcohol frequency intake, n (%) | |||||
Daily or almost daily | 164 (22.6) | 495 (21.1) | 1262 (23.2) | 1606 (22.7) | 16,219 (23.4) |
3–4 times a week | 109 (15.0) | 457 (19.4) | 1149 (21.1) | 1714 (24.2) | 18,894 (27.3) |
Once or twice a week | 142 (19.5) | 574 (24.4) | 1236 (22.7) | 1697 (24.0) | 17,673 (25.5) |
1–3 times a month | 114 (15.7) | 293 (12.5) | 672 (12.4) | 822 (11.6) | 7218 (10.4) |
Special occasions only | 120 (16.5) | 337 (14.3) | 718 (13.2) | 790 (11.2) | 5831 (8.4) |
Never | 78 (10.7) | 195 (8.3) | 401 (7.4) | 444 (6.3) | 3430 (5.0) |
Fruit and vegetables, n (%) | |||||
Meet the recommendations | 374 (51.4) | 1171 (49.8) | 2746 (50.5) | 3684 (52.1) | 38,389 (55.4) |
Total fish intake, n (%) | |||||
Meet the recommendations | 396 (54.5) | 1241 (52.8) | 2873 (52.8) | 3679 (52.0) | 35,152 (50.8) |
Processed meat, n (%) | |||||
Meet the recommendations | 481 (66.2) | 1553 (66.1) | 3611 (66.4) | 4859 (68.7) | 49,715 (71.8) |
Red meat, n (%) | |||||
Meet the recommendations | 331 (45.5) | 1115 (47.4) | 2566 (47.2) | 3455 (48.8) | 36,479 (52.7) |
Health status | |||||
BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 30.2 (6.0) | 29.9 (5.8) | 28.9 (5.3) | 28.1 (5.3) | 26.2 (4.2) |
BMI categories, n (%) | 406 (0.6) | ||||
Underweight (< 18.5 kg/m2) | 6 (0.8) | 7 (0.3) | 15 (0.3) | 30 (0.4) | 29,206 (42.2) |
Normal weight (18.5–24.9 kg/m2) | 121 (16.6) | 416 (17.7) | 1247 (22.9) | 1851 (26.2) | 28,557 (41.2) |
Overweight (25.0 to 29.9 kg/m2) | 262 (36.0) | 919 (39.1) | 2270 (41.7) | 3065 (43.3) | 11,096 (16.0) |
Obese (≥ 30.0 kg/m2) | 338 (46.6) | 1009 (42.9) | 1906 (35.1) | 2127 (30.1) | |
Reaction time (seconds) (log scale) | 6.6 (0.2) | 6.6 (0.3) | 6.6 (0.2) | 6.6 (0.2) | 6.5 (0.2) |
Visual memory (log scale) | 2.4 (0.7) | 2.3 (0.7) | 2.3 (0.7) | 2.3 (0.7) | 2.3 (0.7) |
Morbidity count, n (%) | |||||
None | 85 (11.7) | 418 (17.8) | 1355 (24.9) | 2072 (29.3) | 30,034 (43.4) |
1 | 188 (25.9) | 694 (29.5) | 1793 (33.0) | 2365 (33.4) | 23,278 (33.6) |
2–3 | 347 (47.7) | 962 (40.9) | 1926 (35.4) | 2239 (31.7) | 14,429 (20.8) |
≥ 4 | 107 (14.7) | 277 (11.8) | 364 (6.7) | 397 (5.6) | 1524 (2.2) |
n, number; SD, standard deviation; PA, physical activity; CSE, certificate of secondary education; NVQ, national vocational qualification; HND, higher national diploma; HNC, higher national certificate; MET, metabolic equivalent tasks