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Table 3 Mean predictions of WD and TOH within the weather parameter categories and mean predicted differences between the categories stratified by men

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

Men

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

 

> 12.8- ≤ 20.5

 

> 20.5

Daily WD (min)

90.2 (89.6; 90.8)

5.7 (4.8; 6.6)

95.9 (95.3; 96.5)

5.9 (5.0; 6.8)

101.9 (101.2; 102.5)

6.1 (5.2; 6.9)

108.1 (107.4; 108.7)

Daily TOH (min)

159.9 (158.2; 161.5)

23.8 (21.5; 26.2)

183.8 (182.1; 185.5)

24.6 (22.2; 27.0)

208.4 (206.7; 210.1)

24.4 (22.1; 26.7)

233.2 (231.4; 234.7)

Radiation (kWh/m2)

≤1170

 

> 1170- ≤ 2770

 

> 2770- ≤ 5190

 

> 5190

Daily WD (min)

92.3 (91.7; 92.9)

3.0 (2.1; 3.8)

95.3 (94.7; 96.0)

5.0 (4.1; 5.8)

100.1 (99.5; 100.8)

8.3 (7.3; 9.2)

108.4 (107.8; 109.1)

Daily TOH (min)

170.5 (168.8; 172.1)

11.6 (9.3; 13.8)

182.1 (180.4; 183.8)

19.4 (17.1; 21.7)

201.1 (199.4; 202.8)

30.8 (28.3; 33.2)

232.0 (230.3; 233.8)

Sunshine (h)

≤1.3

 

> 1.3- ≤ 5.0

 

> 5.0- ≤ 9.3

 

> 9.3

Daily WD (min)

92.0 (91.3; 92.6)

4.2 (3.3; 5.0)

96.2 (95.5; 96.8)

4.7 (3.8; 5.6)

100.8 (100.2; 101.5)

6.2 (5.2; 7.1)

107.0 (106.4; 107.6)

Daily TOH (min)

171.8 (170.2; 173.5)

14.0 (11.7; 16.3)

185.9 (184.2; 187.6)

16.8 (14.5; 19.1)

202.7 (201.0; 204.4)

21.6 (19.2; 24.0)

224.3 (222.6; 226.0)

Humidity (%)

≤80

 

> 80- ≤ 87

 

> 87- ≤ 94

 

> 94

Daily WD (min)

104.9 (104.3; 105.6)

−4.5 (−5.3; −3.6)

100.5 (99.8; 101.1)

−2.9 (−3.8; −2.1)

97.6 (97.0; 98.2)

− 5.1 (− 5.9; − 4.2)

92.6 (92.0; 93.2)

Daily TOH (min)

216.2 (214.6; 217.8)

−15.3 (−17.6; −13.0)

201.0 (199.3; 202.7)

−10.2 (−12.4; −7.9)

190.8 (189.2; 192.4)

−15.7 (− 17.9; − 13.5)

175.4 (173.7; 177.1)

Windspeed (m/s)

≤0.8

 

> 0.8- ≤ 1.3

 

> 1.3- ≤ 2.0

 

> 2.0

Daily WD (min)

101.5 (100.9; 102.1)

−0.9 (−1.8; −0.1)

100.5 (99.9; 101.1)

−1.8 (−2.6; −0.9)

98.8 (98.1; 99.4)

− 4.1 (− 5.0; − 3.3)

94.7 (94.1; 95.3)

Daily TOH (min)

209.0 (207.4; 210.5)

−5.7 (−8.0; −3.4)

203.0 (201.4; 204.7)

− 8.3 (− 10.6; −6.0)

194.8 (193.1; 196.5)

−19.0 (− 21.3; − 16.7)

175.9 (174.2; 177.6)

Raina (mm/h)

≤1.6

 

> 1.6

 

Daily WD (min)

99.9 (99.5; 100.2)

−3.7 (−4.2; − 3.2)

96.2 (95.5; 96.8)

 

Daily TOH (min)

197.8 (196.9; 198.8)

−7.2 (−8.5; −5.8)

190.7 (189.0; 192.3)

 
  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