Table 1. Baseline characteristics of the study population according to physical activity pattern. |
| Characteristics |
Active
- weekend warrior |
Active
- regularly active |
Inactive |
| n |
36, 165 |
19, 823 |
27, 398 |
| Age
(years) |
61.49 (7.76) |
60.42 (7.91) |
62.38 (7.86) |
| Male,
n (%) |
17, 626
(48.7) |
9, 701
(48.9) |
9, 102
(33.2) |
| Education,
n (%) |
| College or
above |
17, 140
(47.4) |
10, 019
(50.5) |
9, 707
(35.4) |
| Others |
19, 025
(52.6) |
9, 804
(49.5) |
17, 691
(64.6) |
| Townsend
deprivation index |
-1.92 (2.70) |
-1.31 (3.00) |
-1.79 (2.78) |
| Ethnicity,
n (%) |
| White |
35, 214
(97.4) |
19, 124
(96.5) |
26, 431
(96.5) |
| Non-White |
951 (2.6) |
699 (3.5) |
967 (3.5) |
| Smoking
status, n (%) |
| Never |
21, 492
(59.4) |
11, 504
(58.0) |
15, 146
(55.3) |
| Former |
12, 616
(34.9) |
7, 062
(35.6) |
9, 807
(35.8) |
| Current |
2, 057
(5.7) |
1, 257
(6.3) |
2, 445
(8.9) |
| Alcohol
intake frequency, n (%) |
| Daily or
almost daily |
8, 758
(24.2) |
4, 881
(24.6) |
5, 506
(20.1) |
| 3-4 times/week |
10, 217
(28.3) |
5, 450
(27.5) |
6, 104
(22.3) |
| 1-2 times/week |
9, 259
(25.6) |
4, 806
(24.2) |
6, 879
(25.1) |
| 1-3 times/month |
3, 553
(9.8) |
1, 991
(10.0) |
3, 543
(12.9) |
| Special occasions
only |
2, 768
(7.7) |
1, 665
(8.4) |
3, 407
(12.4) |
| Never |
1, 610
(4.5) |
1, 030
(5.2) |
1, 959
(7.2) |
| BMI,
kg/m2 |
26.08 (3.93) |
25.69 (3.97) |
27.84 (5.11) |
| Total
weekly MVPA, min |
288.00
(216.00, 432.00) |
432.00
(302.40, 604.80) |
72.00 (43.20,
115.20) |
|
Data are presented as mean (SD), median (IQR), or n (%), as appropriate. Active participants accumulated ≥150 min/week of MVPA. Weekend warriors accumulated ≥50% of weekly MVPA on their two most active days; regularly active participants accumulated <50% on their two most active days. Inactive participants accumulated <150 min/week of MVPA. Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; IQR, interquartile range; MVPA, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity; SD, standard deviation. |
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