Table 2.

The proportion of participants by physical activity, sedentary time and metabolic syndrome among urban men aged 60+ years in regional China.

		N of participants	Participants with sufficient PA a		p-value*	Participants with prolonged SB b		p-value*	Participants with MetS c		p-value*
			%	n		%	n		%	n
Overall		5,520	26.9	1,485		87.5	4,830		30.8	1,699
Age (years)
	60–69	3,518	28.3	996		87.4	3,074		29.7	1,044
	70–79	1,611	26.0	419	<0.001	87.8	1,414	0.93	33.2	535	0.04
	80+	391	17.9	70		87.5	342		30.7	120
Educational attainment (schooling years)
	0-9	994	23.2	231		74.2	738		25.7	255
	10-12	3,530	27.2	959	<0.01	89.0	3143	<0.001	32.3	1,141	<0.001
	13+	996	29.6	295		95.3	949		30.4	303
Smoking d
	No	3,187	25.6	816	0.01	88.0	2,806	0.15	29.9	953	0.10
	Yes	2,133	28.7	669		868	1,824		32.0	746
Drinking e
	No	3,257	25.4	828	<0.01	87.0	2,932	0.14	29.7	968	0.04
	Yes	2,263	29.0	657		88.3	1,998		32.3	731
Meat consumption (reached recommendation) f
	No	4,331	27.8	1,204	<0.01	86.9	3,765	0.02	30.6	1326	0.62
	Yes	1,189	23.6	281		89.6	1065		31.4	373
Family history of hypertension g
	No	3,751	26.3	987	0.15	86.7	3,253	0.01	27.6	1,035	<0.001
	Yes	1,769	28.2	498		89.1	1,577		37.5	664
Family history of diabetes h
	No	4,948	26.6	1,316	0.13	87.2	4,313	0.03	29.5	1,458	<0.001
	Yes	572	29.5	169		90.4	517		42.1	241

^*Chi-square test.

^aPhysical activity was categorized into “insufficient PA (<150 min/week)”and “sufficient PA (≥150 min/week)” based on weekly moderate physical activity time.

^bSedentary behavior was classified as “shortened SB time (<2 h/day)” or “prolonged SB time (≥2 h/day)” according to SB recommendations for Chinese people.

^cMetS was identified according to diagnostic criteria recommended by Chinese Diabetes Society.

^dSmoking status was defined as smokers (current- and ex-smokers) and non-smokers (who never smoked cigarettes).

^eDrinkers were defined as persons who drank alcohol, on average, at least two times a week for more than one year, while non-drinkers were those people who did not meet drinker's definition.

^fMeat consumption was classified as “reached recommendation” and “not reach recommendation” based on the frequency of meat consumption recommended for Chinese old people by Chinese Nutrition Society.

^gFamily history of hypertension was categorized as having a positive family history (“Yes”) of hypertension, if at least one of parents had been identified as hypertensive patient.

^hFamily history of diabetes was classified as having a positive family history (“Yes”) of diabetes, if at least one of parents had been identified as diabetic patient.