Table 1 Demographic characteristics and leisure walking minutes at pre-COVID-19 (assessed between 2014–2017) of the Lifelines COVID-19 sub-cohort and the total Lifelines cohort
Variable | COVID-19 sub-cohort N = 20,806 | Total Lifelines cohort N = 100,285 | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 55.1 ± 10.6 | 49.9 ± 12.7 | P < 0.001 |
 Median (min–max) | 54 (20–89) | 50 (19–96) | |
Gender, female | 12,485 (60.0%) | 59,169 (59.0%) | P = 0.007 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 26.1 ± 4.1 | 26.1 ± 4.3 | P = 0.593 |
Education | |||
 Low | 5,180 (28.5%) | 28,590 (29.2%) | P < 0.001 |
 Intermediate | 6,423 (35.3%) | 36,244 (37.0%) | |
 High | 6,586 (36.2%) | 33,221 (33.9%) | |
Occupation status | |||
 Employed | 12,365 (66.7%) | 74,045 (74.2%) | P < 0.001 |
Household composition | |||
 Living alone | 2,124 (12.3%) | 11,172 (12.5%) | P = 0.456 |
 Having children < 18 yrs | 6,537 (37.4%) | 46,911 (50.5%) | P < 0.001 |
# people who perform leisure walking | 12,213 (65.9%) | 60,519 (60.8%) | P < 0.001 |
Leisure walking minutes/week | |||
 Mean ± SD | 139 ± 191 | 123 ± 185 | P < 0.001 |
 Median (min–max) | 75 (0–2100) | 60 (0–2310) | P < 0.001 |
 IQR | 180 | 180 |  |
WI score | |||
 500m Euclidian buffer Mean ± SD | 22.19 ± 13.49 | 22.11 ± 13.89 | P = 0.456 |
 1650m Euclidian buffer Mean ± SD | 32.41 ± 17.44 | 32.70 ± 18.30 | P = 0.041 |