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Table 2 Mean predictions of WD and TOH within the weather parameter categories and mean predicted differences between the categories stratified by women

From: The relationship of weather with daily physical activity and the time spent out of home in older adults from Germany – the ActiFE study

Women

Predicted mean

(95% CI)

Q1

Difference Q2-Q1

Q2

Difference Q3-Q2

Q3

Difference Q4-Q3

Q4

Temperature (°C)

≤4.5

 

> 4.5- ≤ 12.9

 

> 12.9- ≤ 20.5

 

> 20.5

Daily WD (min)

95.0 (94.4; 95.7)

6.2 (5.2; 7.1)

101.0 (100.4; 101.7)

4.2 (3.3; 5.0)

105.6 (105.0; 106.2)

6.1 (5.2; 7.0)

111.7 (111.1; 112.3)

Daily TOH (min)

166.1 (164.5; 167.7)

22.9 (20.7; 25.2)

188.7 (187.1; 190.3)

17.7 (15.6; 19.9)

207.4 (205.8; 208.9)

22.0 (19.8; 24.3)

229.5 (227.9; 231.1)

Radiation (kWh/m2)

≤1170

 

> 1170- ≤ 2770

 

> 2770- ≤ 5190

 

> 5190

Daily WD (min)

96.6 (95.9; 97.2)

2.7 (1.8; 3.6)

99.2 (98.6; 99.9)

5.1 (4.2; 5.9)

104.5 (103.8; 105.1)

8.4 (7.6; 9.3)

112.9 (112.3; 113.5)

Daily TOH (min)

179.0 (177.4; 180.6)

7.8 (5.7; 9.9)

186.6 (185.1; 188.2)

14.5 (12.4; 16.6)

201.5 (200.0; 203.1)

23.6 (21.4; 25.8)

225.1 (223.6; 226.6)

Sunshine (h)

≤1.3

 

> 1.3- ≤ 5.0

 

> 5.0- ≤ 9.3

 

> 9.3

Daily WD (min)

95.7 (95.1; 96.4)

4.3 (3.4; 5.2)

100.2 (99.6; 100.8)

4.9 (4.0; 5.8)

104.9 (104.2; 105.5)

7.6 (6.7; 8.5)

112.4 (111.8; 113.1)

Daily TOH (min)

179.9 (178.3; 181.5)

10.4 (8.3; 12.5)

190.7 (189.2; 192.2)

11.8 (9.7; 13.9)

201.9 (200.4; 203.4)

18.3 (16.2; 20.4)

220.1 (218.6; 221.6)

Humidity (%)

≤80

 

> 80- ≤ 87

 

> 87- ≤ 94

 

> 94

Daily WD (min)

108.7 (108.1; 109.3)

−3.3 (−4.2; −2.5)

105.1 (104.5; 105.8)

−4.1 (−5.0; −3.2)

101.2 (100.5; 101.8)

−3.4 (− 4.3; − 2.4)

97.8 (97.1; 98.5)

Daily TOH (min)

209.8 (208.3; 211.2)

−6.9 (−8.9; − 4.8)

202.2 (200.7; 203.7)

−9.2 (−11.4; −7.1)

193.5 (192.2; 195.0)

−7.4 (−9.6; − 5.1)

186.1 (184.4; 187.7)

Windspeed (m/s)

≤0.8

 

> 0.8- ≤ 1.3

 

> 1.3- ≤ 2.0

 

> 2.0

Daily WD (min)

106.5 (105.9; 107.1)

−1.1 (−2.0; −0.2)

105.1 (104.5; 105.8)

−1.7 (− 2.6; −0.9)

103.4 (102.8; 104.0)

−5.2 (−6.1; − 4.3)

98.1 (97.4; 98.7)

Daily TOH (min)

212.5 (211.0; 214.0)

−6.2 (−8.3–4.2)

205.6 (204.1; 207.1)

− 8.1 (− 10.1; − 6.1)

197.5 (196.0; 199.1)

−21.1 (− 23.2; − 18.9)

176.0 (173.4; 177.6)

Raina (mm/h)

≤1.6

 

> 1.6

 

Daily WD (min)

104.5 (104.2; 104.9)

−4.6 (− 5.1; − 4.1)

99.8 (99.1; 100.4)

 

Daily TOH (min)

199.8 (199.0; 200.7)

−6.0 (−7.3; − 4.8)

193.5 (192.0; 195.0)

 
  1. Legend: CI-confidence interval; Q1: first quartile; Q2: second quartile; Q3: third quartile; Q4: fourth quartile; a: categorisation at 75%-percentile; bold marked: significant differences