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Table 1 Participant Characteristics for the EPIC-Norfolk Accelerometry Sample by Gender (3rd health check, 2006–2011)

From: The descriptive epidemiology of accelerometer-measured physical activity in older adults

  

All

Men

Women

 

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)

  1. Absolute numbers do not add up to the column total due to missing data