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Table 3 Crude and adjusted association between light intensity physical activity with sociodemographic and health characteristics in older adults – Pelotas/Brazil, 2014

From: Physical activity levels objectively measured among older adults: a population-based study in a Southern city of Brazil

Variable

Male

Female

N

Crude (Mean and IC95%)

p

n

**Adjusted (Mean and IC95%)

p

n

Crude (Mean and IC95%)

p

n

**Adjusted (Mean and IC95%)

p

Age

  

<0.001

  

<0.001

  

<0.001

  

<0.001

 60 - 69

188

144 (137; 151)

 

173

143 (136; 150)

 

308

156 (151; 161)

 

270

151 (146; 157)

 

 70 - 79

128

117 (108; 127)

 

117

122 (112; 132)

 

209

130 (122; 137)

 

176

134 (126; 143)

 

 ≥80

51

93 (77; 109)

 

48

98 (81; 115)

 

87

83 (72; 93)

 

69

86 (74; 99)

 

Socioeconomic status

  

0.62

  

0.5

  

0.2

  

0.8

 A/B (richest)

136

132 (123; 142)

 

131

129 (120; 138)

 

191

140 (132; 147)

 

173

136 (129; 144)

 

 C

180

125 (118; 132)

 

172

127 (120; 134)

 

326

136 (130; 142)

 

288

138 (132; 144)

 

 D/E (poorest)

36

127 (108; 146)

 

35

140 (120; 159)

 

62

124 (108; 140)

 

54

132 (117; 148)

 

Body Mass Índex (BMI)

  

0.2

  

0.3

  

0.3

  

0.01

 Normal (BMI < 25 kg/m2)

112

122 (112; 132)

 

107

127 (117; 137)

 

147

136 (125; 146)

 

126

141 (131; 151)

 

 Overweight (BMI > 25 < 30 kg/m2)

161

135 (127; 143)

 

154

133 (125; 141)

 

239

141 (133; 148)

 

200

142 (134; 149)

 

 Obese (BMI > 30 kg/m2)

83

126 (116; 137)

 

77

124 (115; 133)

 

206

132 (125; 139)

 

189

129 (123; 135)

 

Marital status

  

0.05

  

0.09

  

<0.001

  

0.04

 Single

78

117 (105; 129)

 

71

119 (108; 131)

 

347

127 (121; 133)

 

296

133 (128; 138)

 

 Married

289

130 (124; 137)

 

267

132 (125; 138)

 

257

149 (142; 155)

 

219

142 (135; 149)

 

Occupational status

  

<0.001

  

0.001

  

<0.001

  

<0.001

 Currently not working

262

118 (111; 124)

 

239

123 (117; 129)

 

466

130 (125; 135)

 

437

133 (128; 138)

 

 Currently working

110

153 (143; 162)

 

99

144 (133; 155)

 

84

170 (159; 181)

 

78

158 (147; 169)

 

Self-perceived health

  

0.003

  

0.001

  

<0.001

  

<0.001

 Very good/ Good

200

135 (128; 143)

 

186

134 (127; 141)

 

304

147 (142; 153)

 

260

144 (138; 149)

 

 Regular

146

123 (114; 131)

 

135

127 (118; 136)

 

229

129 (122; 137)

 

199

135 (127; 143)

 

 Very bad/Bad

20

89 (69; 110)

 

17

91 (70; 113)

 

69

108 (92; 124)

 

56

111 (96; 127)

 
  1. * Non-parametric Kruskall Wallis test for ordinal variables and Wilcoxon test for dichotomized variables
  2. ** Adjusted for: age, socioeconomic status, BMI, marital status, occupational status and self-perceived health