Table 1 Characteristics of the study sample
From: Effect of age and physical activity level on functional fitness in older adults
Characteristic | Mean ± SD (min–max) | Number (percentage) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (year) | 70.4 ± 4.3 (65–87) | ||
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 27.8 ± 4.5 (17.5–39.6) | ||
Physical activity level (kcal/kg/day) | 35.3 ± 2.7 (32–51) | ||
Sex | Female | 111 (48.5) | |
Male | 118 (51.5) | ||
Marital status | Married | 180 (78.6) | |
Single | 49 (21.4) | ||
Occupation | Housewife | 81 (35.4) | |
Retired | 139 (60.7) | ||
Retired–working | 9 (3.9) | ||
Education | Illiterate | 18 (7.9) | |
Literate | 17 (7.4) | ||
Primary school | 92 (40.2) | ||
Middle school | 22 (9.6) | ||
High school | 51 (22.3) | ||
College | 29 (12.7) | ||
Number of people living with at home | Alone | 25 (10.9) | |
With one person | 135 (59.0) | ||
With 2 or more people | 69 (30.1) | ||
Chronic health status | 0 | 22 (9.6) | |
1 | 43 (18.8) | ||
2 | 64 (27.9) | ||
3 | 48 (21.0) | ||
4/over | 52 (22.7) | ||
Smoking history | Never smoked | 110 (48.0) | |
Past smoker | 83 (36.2) | ||
Current smoker | 36 (15.7) | ||