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Table 1 Descriptive statistics for included participants with valid accelerometer data (n = 578)

From: Association of objective sedentary behaviour and self-rated health in English older adults

Variables (n = 578)

Mean (SD)

Daily time in sedentary behaviour (min/day)

617.61 (83.41)

Percentage of time in sedentary behaviour (%)

75.47 (9.45)

Daily time in moderate-vigorous physical activity (min/day)

14.97 (19.73)

Percentage of time in moderate-vigorous physical activity (%)

1.79 (2.32)

Self-rated health, n (%)

Very good/good

367 (63.5)

Fair

158 (27.3)

Bad/very bad

53 (9.2)

Age (years)

73.69 (6.38)

Sex, n (%)

Males

274 (47.4)

Females

304 (52.6)

Body mass index (kg/m2)*

28.13 (4.84)

Urban/rural classification, n (%)

Urban

449 (77.7)

Suburban/town

46 (8.0)

Village/hamlet/isolated dwelling

83 (14.4)

Smoking status, n (%)

Never smoked

239 (41.3)

Occasional smoker

35 (6.1)

Regular smoker

249 (43.1)

Current smoker

55 (9.5)

Current alcohol drinker, n (%)

Yes

459 (79.4)

No

119 (20.6)

Long standing illness, n (%)

No condition present

401 (69.4)

Condition present

177 (30.6)

  1. * n = 534
  2. ** n = 460