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Table 1 Variables related to anthropometric parameters in the three levels of physical activity among Israeli men (means and standard deviations), 2005–2006

From: Level of physical activity and anthropometric characteristics in old age—results from a national health survey

Variable

Sufficiently active

n = 322

Insufficiently active

n = 201

Inactive

n = 276

Age (years)

74.0 (±6.0)

75.6 (±6.3)

75.3 (±6.8)

Illness status (number of illnesses per participant)

2.1 (±1.4)

2.3 (±1.5)

2.5 (±1.6)

Percent of smokers (%)

10.2

12.4

19.4

Calcium intake by food (mg/dl)

615 (±309)

590 (±288)

534 (±321)