From: The descriptive epidemiology of accelerometer-measured physical activity in older adults
All | Men | Women | ||
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n = 4052 | n = 1797 (44.3 %) | n = 2255 (55.7 %) | ||
Age, mean (SD) | 69.0 (7.6) | 70.0 (7.6) | 68.2 (7.5) | |
Paid employment | yes % (n) | 25.8 (1028) | 29.2 (518) | 23.1 (510) |
no % (n) | 74.3 (2957) | 70.8 (1255) | 76.9 (1678) | |
Education level | O-level or lower % (n) | 37.3 (1512) | 30.5 (548) | 42.8 (964) |
A-level % (n) | 45.3 (1835) | 49.7 (893) | 41.8 (942) | |
Degree % (n) | 17.4 (704) | 19.8 (355) | 15.5 (349) | |
BMI | underweight % (n) | 0.7 (28) | 0.4 (7) | 0.9 (21) |
normal weight % (n) | 34.9 (1414) | 27.2 (489) | 41.0 (925) | |
overweight % (n) | 45.8 (1855) | 54.4 (978) | 38.9 (877) | |
obese % (n) | 18.6 (755) | 18.0 (323) | 19.2 (432) | |
Smoking | current % (n) | 4.0 (159) | 3.9 (69) | 4.1 (90) |
former/never % (n) | 96.0 (3829) | 96.1 (1702) | 96.0 (2127) | |
Self-rated health | very good/excellent % (n) | 43.1 (1706) | 42.6 (748) | 43.5 (958) |
good % (n) | 42.2 (1671) | 41.8 (734) | 42.6 (937) | |
fair/poor % (n) | 14.7 (581) | 15.7 (275) | 13.9 (306) |