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Table 2 Change in total, moderate and vigorous level physical activity and their 95 % CI at different point of retirement transition among those entering to statutory retirement

From: Changes in physical activity during transition to retirement: a cohort study

 

Time in relation to retirement

 
 

Pre-retirement

Retirement transition

Post-retirement

 
 

Mean changea

95 % CI

Mean changea

95 % CI

Mean changea

95 % CI

Interaction: period x time, p-value

Total weekly physical activity (MET hours)

−0.50

−1.54

0.53

1.81

1.20

2.42

−1.81

−2.83

−0.79

< .0001

Moderate-level physical activity (hours/week)

0.03

−0.11

0.18

0.58

0.49

0.67

−0.17

−0.32

−0.01

< .0001

Vigorous physical activity (hours/week)

−0.07

−0.17

0.02

−0.08

−0.14

−0.03

−0.16

−0.25

−0.07

0.29

  1. Notes: Models adjusted for retirement age, sex, occupational status, smoking, alcohol use, BMI and number of chronic diseases before retirement
  2. aChange is estimated over four years of time