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Table 2 Health, demographic, physical activity and sedentary behaviour characteristics (n = 1377 men), mean (SD) or % (n)

From: Validity of questionnaire-based assessment of sedentary behaviour and physical activity in a population-based cohort of older men; comparisons with objectively measured physical activity data

Men with PA score self-reported and accelerometer dataa, n

1377

Region, % (n)

 

 South

36.2 (499)

 Midlands

14.9 (205)

 North

39.0 (538)

 Scotland

9.8 (135)

Age at baseline (years), mean (SD)

78.5 (4.6)

BMI (Kg/ m2), mean (SD)

27.1 (3.8)

Health status

 

Pre-existing CVD, % (n)

22.6 (345)

ECG Heart Rateb

 

 Heart Rate, bpm, mean (SD)

64.8 (11.9)

 Men without atrial fibrillation and tachycardias, % (n)

88.4 (1111)

 Men who did not use beta-blockers, % (n)

71.3 (953)

Spirometryb

 

 FEV1, L, mean (SD)

2.5 (0.6)

 Men with between test variation of <3%, % (n)b,c

68.4 (858)

 Men performing Lung Function test without problems, % (n)

97.5 (1226)

Physical activity score self-reported

 

 Inactive (0–2), % (n)

17 (228)

 Occasional (3–5), % (n)

23 (321)

 Light (6–8), % (n)

23 (312)

 Moderate (9–12), % (n)

16 (216)

 Moderately Vigorous (13–20), % (n)

13 (174)

 Vigorous (> = 21), % (n)

9 (126)

Sedentary behaviour self-reportedd

 

 Watching TV/video/DVDs, minutes/day, mean (SD)

176 (111)

 Total SB score: watching TV/video/DVDs, reading, using computer, driving (or sitting in) a car, minutes/day, mean (SD)

317 (146)

 Men who do not report any TV/video/DVD viewing, % (n)

1.4(16)

 Men who do not report any reading, % (n)

9.3 (103)

 Men who do not report any PC use, % (n)

48.2 (536)

 Men who do not report any driving or sitting in a car, % (n)

8.6 (96)

Objectively measured physical activity

 

Accelerometer number of valid days per week, mean (SD)

6.7 (0.8)

Accelerometer wear time (minutes/day), mean (SD)

854 (92)

Accelerometer wear season, % (n)

 

 Winter (November-February)

31.2 (477)

 Spring (March-May)

21.8 (333)

 Summer (June-August)

23.4 (358)

 Autumn (September-October)

23.6 (360)

Counts per minute, mean (95 % CI)e

183 (178,189)

  1. aBRHS men who met the inclusion criteria and have a self-reported PA score and a valid week of objectively measured PA
  2. bBRHS men who met the inclusion criteria and have a self-reported PA score, a valid week of objectively measured PA, FEV1 and heart rate, n = 1257
  3. cMen with non-missing observations for test variation (at least two spirometer blows), n = 1254
  4. dBRHS men who met the inclusion criteria and have a self-reported PA score, a valid week of objectively measured PA, and self-reported sedentary behaviour score, n = 1112
  5. emeans adjusted for wear time, day order, season and region using random effects model