Table 1 Characteristics of the 7564 participants, by recreational physical activity at baseline
Characteristics | Recreational physical activity | ||
|---|---|---|---|
0 MET-hours per week | 1–24 MET-hours per week | ≥25 MET-hours per week | |
Number of participants, n | 1876 | 2812 | 2876 |
Mean (SD) age, years | 71.9 (4.4) | 71.5 (4.3) | 71.6 (4.3) |
No education beyond primary school, n (%) | 533 (28.4) | 571 (20.3) | 511 (17.8) |
Born in Australia, n (%) | 982 (52.3) | 1507 (53.6) | 1627 (56.6) |
Currently married, n (%) | 1510 (80.5) | 2277 (81.0) | 2328 (80.9) |
Current smokers, n (%) | 339 (18.1) | 238 (8.5) | 263 (9.1) |
Weekly drinkers, n (%)a | 1180 (64.7) | 1829 (67.5) | 1950 (72.3) |
Mean (SD) BMI, kg/m2 | 27.1 (4.1) | 26.9 (3.6) | 26.3 (3.4) |
Self-reported diabetes, n (%) | 177 (9.4) | 320 (11.4) | 244 (8.5) |
Always/almost always adds salt to food, n (%)a | 708 (38.8) | 761 (28.1) | 762 (28.2) |
Using blood pressure-lowering medication, n (%)a | 487 (26.7) | 794 (29.3) | 705 (26.1) |
Using cholesterol-lowering medication, n (%)a | 189 (10.4) | 288 (10.6) | 263 (9.7) |
Mean (SD) person-years of observation | 10.0 (4.1) | 10.6 (3.9) | 10.8 (3.9) |
Number of major vascular events, n (%) | 443 (23.6) | 556 (19.8) | 558 (19.4) |