Table 2.
Baseline characteristics, across baseline LTPA categories, among T2 participants
| Baseline variable | LTPA categories | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inactive (n = 191) |
Insufficiently active (n = 178) |
Sufficiently active (n = 232) |
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| Age, years, mean (SD) | 72.0 (4.8) | 72.4 (4.7) | 71.7 (4.5) | 0.301 |
| Female, n (%) | 127 (66.5) | 109 (61.2) | 100 ((43.1 | < 0.001 |
| Living alone n (%) | 40 (20.9) | 41 (23.0) | 31 (13.4) | 0.027 |
| Employment, n (%) | 34 (18.0) | 67 (37.6) | 90 (38.8) | < 0.001 |
| Married, n (%) | 126 (66.0) | 127 (71.3) | 190 (81.9) | < 0.001 |
| Self-rated health- good/ very good, n (%) | 105 (55.0) | 124 (69.7) | 201 (86.6) | < 0.001 |
| Cardiovascular disease, n (%) | 50 (26.2) | 40 (22.5) | 62 (26.7) | 0.516 |
| Hypertension, n (%) | 102 (53.4) | 99 (55.6) | 126 (54.3) | 0.885 |
| Comorbidities, n (%) | 0.346 | |||
| 0 | 21 (11.0) | 19 (10.7) | 31 (13.4) | |
| 1–3 | 150 (94.2) | 147 (82.6) | 188 (81.0) | |
| ≥ 4 | 20 (10.5) | 12 (6.7) | 13 (5.6) | |
| BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 30.1 (4.8) | 29.0 (4.0) | 28.1 (3.9) | < 0.001* |
| Adjusted MMSE score, mean (SD) | 31.0 (4.3) | 30.8 (2.8) | 31.2 (2.8) | 0.543 |
| No functional limitations, n (%) | 164 (85.9) | 173 (97.2) | 229 (98.7) | < 0.001 |
| GHQ score, mean (SD) | 4.6 (3.9) | 4.6 (3.5) | 4.0 (3.4) | 0.186 |
Values are expressed as n (%) or mean ± SD
Abbreviations: LPTA leisure time physical activity, BMI body mass index, MMSE mini-mental state examination
*ANOVA post-hoc analyses (froni) significant < 0.05 difference between Inactive Vs. Insufficiently active And Sufficiently active LPTA categories