Table 1.
Study sample characteristics
| Total (N=1943) | Men (N=940) | Women (N=1003) | |
| Age | 70.91 (9.26) | 70.94 (9.10) | 70.88 (9.42) |
| Educational level | |||
| Primary | 117 (6.0%) | 46 (4.9%) | 71 (7.1%) |
| Lower | 714 (36.7%) | 224 (23.8%) | 490 (48.9%) |
| Further/intermediate | 594 (30.6%) | 342 (36.4%) | 252 (25.1%) |
| Higher | 494 (25.4%) | 318 (33.8%) | 176 (17.5%) |
| Marital status | |||
| Living with partner | 1401 (72.1%) | 797 (84.8%) | 604 (60.2%) |
| Living alone | 542 (27.9%) | 143 (15.2%) | 399 (39.8%) |
| Occupation | |||
| Yes | 378 (19.5%) | 207 (22.0%) | 171 (17.0%) |
| Body mass index, m/kg2 | 27.59 (4.28) | 27.42 (3.65) | 27.75 (4.78) |
| History of cancer | 231 (11.9%) | 133 (14.1%) | 98 (9.8%) |
| History of coronary heart disease | 177 (9.1%) | 140 (14.9%) | 37 (3.7%) |
| History of stroke | 69 (3.6%) | 38 (4.0%) | 31 (3.1%) |
| History of diabetes | 346 (17.8%) | 187 (19.9%) | 159 (15.9%) |
| Alcohol (glass/day), median (IQR) | 0.64 (0.05–0.86) | 0.86 (0.16–1.50) | 0.38 (0.05–0.86) |
| Smoking | |||
| Current smoker | 171 (8.8%) | 73 (7.8%) | 98 (9.8%) |
| Former smoker | 1141 (58.7%) | 633 (67.3%) | 508 (50.6%) |
| Never smoker | 631 (32.5%) | 234 (24.9%) | 397 (39.6%) |
| Depressive symptoms (CES-D), median (IQR) | 3.00 (1.00–7.00) | 2.00 (0.00–5.00) | 4.00 (1.00–9.00) |
| Anxiety (HADS), median (IQR) | 2.60 (0.00–4.00) | 1.00 (0.00–3.00) | 2.00 (1.00–5.00) |
| Nocturnal sleep | 6 hours 26 min (62 min) | 6 hours 20 min (63 min) | 6 hours 31 min (61 min) |
| Sedentary behaviour | 13 hours 32 min (79 min) | 13 hours 49 min (78 min) | 13 hours 18 min (76 min) |
| Light physical activity | 2 hours 28 min (32 min) | 2 hours 24 min (31 min) | 2 hours 32 min (31 min) |
| Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity | 1 hour 23 min (29 min) | 1 hour 21 min (28 min) | 1 hour 25 min (29 min) |
Data are presented as mean(SD) or N(%) unless otherwise indicated, and shown for non-imputed data. Missing data were low (<2%).
Time spent in nocturnal sleep, sedentary behaviour, light and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity does not necessarily add up to 24 hours, as not all participants wore the accelerometer for the full 24 hours per day (participants were included when they used the accelerometer for at least 4 days with minimally 1200 min each day).
CES-D, Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression; HADS, Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale.