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Table 1 Characteristics of the participants with complete questionnaire and accelerometry data on sedentary time

From: Development of a questionnaire to assess sedentary time in older persons – a comparative study using accelerometry

 

Sedentary behavior sample

Overall LASA sample

p-value

N

83

1735

 

Female (%)

49.4

57.0

0.17

Age (years), mean (SD)

74.3 (6.9)

73.9 (9.0)

0.97

Education level (%)

   

  Low

13.3

28.2

0.012

  Medium

65.1

54.1

 

  High

21.7

17.7

 

BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD)

27.0 (3.7)

27.5 (4.4)

0.23

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BMC Geriatrics

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