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Table 3 Chronic health conditions and physical activity energy expenditure (Kcal/week)

From: Physical activity, body functions and disability among middle-aged and older Spanish adults

Chronic health condition (%)

Prevalence (%)

cMR a

aMR b (95% CI)

Arthritis/Osteoarthritis

49.3

1.06

1.27 (1.07–1.51)

Hypertension

46.1

0.95

1.16 (0.97–1.39)

Diabetes

16.6

0.99

1.08 (0.86–1.36)

Depression

18.1

1.01

1.05 (0.84–1.31)

Arrhythmia

12.5

0.77

0.95 (0.71–1.26)

Thyroid disease

8.8

1.01

1.01 (0.75–1.36)

COPD

7.9

0.80

0.84 (0.61–1.16)

Ischemic heart disease

8.7

0.67

0.82 (0.61–1.10)

Anxiety

8.6

1.26

1.14 (0.84–1.55)

Cerebrovascular disease

11.3

0.62

0.95 (0.71–1.28)

Urinary incontinence

5.9

0.68

0.96 (0.66–1.40)

Cancer

5.8

1.31

1.14 (0.79–1.63)

Dementia

7.4

0.68

0.45 (0.31–0.66)

Neurodegenerative diseases

2.9

0.77

1.43 (0.83–2.48)

Visual alterations

7.3

0.45

0.85 (0.59–1.24)

Renal insufficiency

3.6

0.52

0.82 (0.52–1.32)

Heart failure

3.5

0.49

0.54 (0.34–0.87)

Peripheral artery disease

1.7

0.60

0.76 (0.42–1.39)

Anemia

4.4

0.95

1.09 (0.71–1.67)

Chronic hepatic disease

0.8

1.07

1.11 (0.45–2.73)

Severe mental disease

1.7

0.53

0.89 (0.43–1.84)

Deafness

4.2

0.45

0.76 (0.49–1.19)

Hip fracture

2.4

0.48

1.11 (0.59–2.09)

Asthma

3.1

0.76

0.89 (0.55–1.42)

  1. cMR crude mean ratio, CI confidence interval; aMR adjusted mean ratio, COPD Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. The reference group is made up of persons free of the specific health condition
  2. aRatio of mean physical activity expenditure (Kcal/week) on comparing subjects with each chronic condition to those not suffering from the condition, obtained from negative binomial models
  3. bRatio of mean physical activity energy expenditure (Kcal/week) on comparing subjects with each chronic condition to those not suffering from the condition, obtained from negative binomial models, adjusted for sex, age (years), urban or rural setting, institutionalization (yes/no), number of chronic diseases (other than index condition), and cognitive status (MEC score, except in the case of dementia; MEC is the Spanish version of the Mini-Mental Status Examination)