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Table 1 Characteristics of included sample at time of activity monitoring by current chronic disease burden (CCIcurrent)

From: Current and historic patterns of chronic disease burden are associated with physical activity and sedentary behavior in older adults: an observational study

 

Overall

N = 886

CCIcurrent = 0

N = 515

CCIcurrent = 1

N = 137

CCIcurrent = 2+

N = 234

Age, mean (SD)

77.0 (6.9)

75.5 (6.3)

76.7 (6.8)

80.3 (7.1)

Women, n (%)

492 (55.5)

306 (59.4)

78 (56.9)

108 (46.2)

Hispanic Ethnicity, n (%)

12 (1.4)

7 (1.4)

2 (1.5)

3 (1.3)

Race, n (%)

    

 Asian

25 (2.8)

13 (2.5)

2 (1.5)

10 (4.3)

 Black

12 (1.4)

3 (0.6)

1 (0.7)

8 (3.4)

 Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander

2 (0.2)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.7)

1 (0.4)

 White

807 (91.1)

481 (93.4)

127 (92.7)

199 (85.0)

 Other Race / More than One Race / Not Reported

40 (4.5)

18 (3.5)

6 (4.4)

16 (6.8)

Non-Hispanic Whitea, n (%)

796 (89.8)

474 (92.0)

126 (92.0)

196 (83.8)

Post-Secondary Education, n (%)

807 (91.1)

474 (92.0)

127 (92.7)

206 (88.0)

BMI, mean (SD)

27.0 (5.0)

26.3 (4.6)

28.0 (5.8)

27.7 (5.2)

Depressive Symptomsb, n (%)

76 (8.6)

37 (7.2)

7 (5.1)

32 (13.7)

Current / Prior Smokingc, n (%)

398 (45.1)

211 (41.0)

65 (47.8)

122 (52.4)

Ever Alcohol Problemd, n (%)

167 (18.9)

95 (18.5)

20 (14.6)

52 (22.3)

Marital Status, n (%)

    

 Never Married

53 (6.0)

38 (7.4)

7 (5.1)

8 (3.4)

 Married / Living as Married

516 (58.2)

310 (60.2)

87 (63.5)

119 (50.9)

 Separated / Divorced

160 (18.1)

88 (17.1)

22 (16.1)

50 (21.4)

 Widowed

148 (16.7)

74 (14.4)

18 (13.1)

56 (23.9)

 Other

9 (1.0)

5 (1.0)

3 (2.2)

1 (0.4)

Current CCI, mean (SD)

1.0 (1.6)

0.0 (0.0)

1.0 (0.0)

3.2 (1.6)

  1. a A combined race/ethnicity variable was used in modeling
  2. b Depressive symptoms defined as a score of 10 or greater on the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D)
  3. c Of the 398 participants reporting current or prior smoking, only 14 reported current. 3 participants were missing information, so reported n (%) is among the non-missing
  4. d Ever alcohol problem defined as participant reporting ever having had: a doctor suggest to cut down on drinking; a social, marital, or work-related problem due to drinking; aggressive behavior while under the influence of alcohol; or, 2 or more traffic violations associated with alcohol. 2 participants were missing information, so reported n (%) is among the non-missing