Table 1 Characteristics of 1201 LASA participants of 7 day hip-accelerometer study
Total group | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
Demographic factors | |||
N | 1201 | 586 (49%) | 615 (51%) |
Mean age | 70.7 ± 8.0 | 70.5 ± 7.7 | 70.9 ± 8.2 |
Age categories | |||
< 65 years | 317 (26%) | 153 (26%) | 164 (27%) |
≥ 65–70 years | 330 (28%) | 172 (29%) | 158 (26%) |
≥ 70–75 years | 218 (18%) | 109 (19%) | 109 (18%) |
≥ 75–80 years | 165 (14%) | 76 (13%) | 89 (15%) |
≥ 80 years | 171 (14%) | 76 (13%) | 95 (15%) |
Education | |||
Low | 389 (32%) | 170 (29%) | 219 (36%) |
Middle | 461 (38%) | 196 (33%) | 265 (43%) |
High | 351 (29%) | 220 (38%) | 131 (21%) |
Urbanization grade | |||
Rural | 540 (45%) | 252 (43%) | 288 (47%) |
Intermediate urban | 436 (36%) | 231 (39%) | 205 (33%) |
Urban | 224 (19%) | 103 (18%) | 121 (20%) |
Living situation | |||
Alone | 342 (29%) | 106 (18%) | 236 (38%) |
Together | 859 (71%) | 480 (82%) | 379 (62%) |
Season | |||
Summer | 246 (21%) | 117 (20%) | 129 (21%) |
Fall | 294 (24%) | 147 (25%) | 147 (24% |
Winter | 347 (29%) | 174 (30%) | 173 (28%) |
Spring | 314 (26%) | 148 (25%) | 166 (27%) |
Lifestyle factors | |||
Smoking | |||
Current | 130 (11%) | 61 (11%) | 69 (11%) |
Former | 724 (61%) | 392 (68%) | 332 (55%) |
Never | 326 (28%) | 123 (21%) | 203 (34%) |
BMI categories | |||
Underweighta | 187 (16%) | 37 (7%) | 150 (25%) |
Normal | 690 (59%) | 356 (62%) | 334 (56%) |
Overweight | 241 (20%) | 151 (26%) | 90 (15%) |
Obese | 54 (5%) | 29 (5%) | 25 (4%) |
Health and function factors | |||
Number of chronic diseases | |||
0 | 253 (21%) | 143 (24%) | 110 (18%) |
1 | 354 (30%) | 181 (31%) | 173 (28%) |
≥ 2 | 594 (49%) | 262 (45%) | 332 (54%) |
Self-rated health | |||
Excellent/good | 862 (72%) | 449 (77%) | 413 (67%) |
Poor/fair | 338 (28%) | 137 (23%) | 201 (33%) |
≥ 1 functional limitation | 421 (35%) | 174 (30%) | 247 (40%) |
6 m walk test (sec) | 7.2 ± 3.4 | 7.00 ± 2.8 | 7.5 ± 3.8 |
Bicycling | 835 (70%) | 420 (72%) | 415 (68%) |
Swimming | 108 (9%) | 39 (7%) | 69 (11%) |
Accelerometry results | |||
Wear time (h/d) | 14.2 ± 1.5 | 14.2854 ± 1.5 | 14.1 ± 1.5 |
Sedentary time (h/d) | 9.2 ± 1.5 (65%) | 9.4 ± 1.4 (66.5%) | 9.0 ± 1.4 (64.1%) |
Light-low time (h/d) | 3.5 ± 1.0 (25%) | 3.3 ± 0.9 (23.2%) | 3.7 ± 1.0 (26.4%) |
Light-high time (h/d) | 1.1 ± 0.7 (7.6%) | 1.1 ± 0.7 (7.5%) | 1.1 ± 0.7 (7.6%) |
Moderate time (min/d) | 14 (5–28) (2.3%) | 18 (7–32) (2.7%) | 11 (4–23) (1.9%) |
Vigorous time (min/d) | 0 (0–0) (0.0%) | 0 (0–0) (0.0%) | 0 (0–0) (0.0%) |