Table 2 Characteristics of getABI patients at time of the 7-year follow-up by subgroups
From: Barriers to physical activity in older adults in Germany: a cross-sectional study
Subjectively insufficiently active patients + complete data on barriers (n = 286) | Subjectively sufficiently active patients (n = 1607) | Patients with incomplete data (n = 44) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | chi2 | n | % | chi2 | |
Sociodemographic variables | ||||||||
Male | 141 | 49.3 | 741 | 46.1 | n.s. | 22 | 50.0 | n.s. |
Age (years) | ||||||||
< 75 | 83 | 29.0 | 359 | 22.3 | n.s. | 7 | 15.9 | n.s. |
75-79 | 113 | 39.5 | 692 | 43.1 | 20 | 45.5 | ||
80-84 | 64 | 22.4 | 410 | 25.5 | 10 | 22.7 | ||
≥ 85 | 26 | 9.1 | 146 | 9.1 | 7 | 15.9 | ||
Native country Germany | 258 | 90.2 | 1470 | 91.5 | n.s. | 37 | 84.1 | n.s. |
Qualification | ||||||||
No qualification or basic secondary school | 148 | 52.9 | 963 | 60.6 | n.s. | 24 | 55.8 | n.s. |
Vocational school | 79 | 28.2 | 379 | 23.8 | 13 | 30.2 | ||
University entrance qualification | 53 | 18.9 | 248 | 15.6 | 3 | 14.0 | ||
Living alone | 93 | 32.5 | 594 | 37.0 | n.s. | 13 | 29.5 | n.s. |
Cardiovascular risk factors | ||||||||
Currently smoking (baseline) | 24 | 8.4 | 102 | 6.3 | n.s. | 1 | 2.3 | n.s. |
Waist circumference#: women ≥ 88 cm; men ≥ 102 cm | 197 | 71.1 | 966 | 61.8 | * | 31 | 73.8 | n.s. |
Medical conditions and medication | ||||||||
Hypertension | 199 | 69.6 | 1018 | 63.4 | * | 30 | 68.2 | n.s. |
Coronary heart disease and/or myocardial infarction | 82 | 28.7 | 400 | 24.9 | n.s. | 16 | 36.4 | n.s. |
Chronic heart failure | 75 | 26.2 | 284 | 17.7 | * | 11 | 25.0 | n.s. |
Diabetes mellitus | 105 | 36.7 | 360 | 22.4 | * | 14 | 31.8 | n.s. |
Peripheral arterial disease | 45 | 15.7 | 175 | 10.9 | n.s. | 9 | 20.5 | n.s. |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 45 | 15.7 | 187 | 11.7 | n.s. | 6 | 13.6 | n.s. |
Arthritis (degenerative or rheumatoid) | 134 | 46.9 | 535 | 33.3 | * | 19 | 43.2 | n.s. |
Osteoporosis | 48 | 16.8 | 221 | 13.8 | n.s. | 5 | 11.4 | n.s. |
Number of chronic diseases† | ||||||||
0-1 | 71 | 24.8 | 631 | 39.3 | * | 12 | 27.3 | n.s. |
2-3 | 141 | 49.3 | 742 | 46.2 | 22 | 50.0 | ||
4-5 | 66 | 23.1 | 205 | 12.8 | 9 | 20.5 | ||
≥ 6 | 8 | 2.8 | 27 | 1.7 | 1 | 2.3 | ||
Number of medications | ||||||||
0-2 | 22 | 7.7 | 220 | 13.7 | * | 2 | 4.5 | n.s. |
3-5 | 82 | 28.7 | 559 | 34.8 | 10 | 22.7 | ||
6-8 | 103 | 36.0 | 530 | 33.0 | 16 | 36.4 | ||
9-11 | 57 | 19.9 | 212 | 13.2 | 9 | 20.5 | ||
≥ 12 | 22 | 7.7 | 85 | 5.3 | 7 | 15.9 | ||
Need for walking aid | 68 | 23.8 | 243 | 15.1 | * | 16 | 39.0 | * |
Falls (preceding 12 months) | 78 | 27.3 | 340 | 21.2 | * | 10 | 22.7 | n.s. |
Pain (preceding 3 months) | 186 | 65.0 | 815 | 50.7 | * | 30 | 68.2 | n.s. |