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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of responders, non-responders and those who died

From: Factors associated with change in objectively measured physical activity in older people – data from the physical activity cohort Scotland study

Variables

Whole baseline cohort

Participated in follow up

Negative response

No response

Othera

Dead

N (%)

584 (100)

339 (58)

123 (21)

66 (11)

26 (5)

30 (5)

Age, mean (SD)

78.5 (7.7)

77.4 (7.4)

79.9 (7.6)

78.3 (7.8)

78.0 (9.4)

85.9 (5.4)

Female sex, n (%)

317 (54)

185 (55)

68 (55)

42 (64)

9 (35)

13 (43)

SIMD

1–4, n (%)

287 (49)

147 (44)

70 (57)

37 (56)

19 (73)

14 (47)

5–10, n (%)

293 (51)

188 (56)

53 (43)

29 (44)

7 (27)

16 (53)

Mean activity count per 24 h at baseline (SD)

146,045 (79,528)

157,407 (78,071)

128,877 (76,527)

143,442 (85,739)

144,947 (72,490)

98,795 (73,370)

Mean minutes of walking per day at baseline (SD)

177 (89)

191 (85)

155 (86)

177 (100)

172 (84)

120 (83)

Hospitalised in previous year, n (%)

99 (17)

46 (14)

25 (20)

13 (20)

6 (23)

9 (30)

Rheumatoid arthritis, n (%)

43 (7)

22 (6)

8 (7)

8 (12)

1 (4)

4 (13)

Osteoarthritis, n (%)

112 (19)

65 (19)

25 (20)

13 (20)

3 (12)

6 (20)

Neurological disease, n (%)

10 (2)

4 (1)

5 (4)

0 (0)

3 (12)

1 (3)

Hypertension, n (%)

289 (49)

161 (47)

60 (49)

38 (58)

13 (50)

17 (57)

Diabetes mellitus, n (%)

62 (11)

24 (7)

19 (15)

8 (12)

3 (12)

8 (27)

Heart disease, n (%)

186 (32)

100 (29)

41 (33)

20 (30)

8 (31)

17 (57)

Active cancer, n (%)

33 (6)

16 (5)

10 (8)

3 (5)

2 (8)

2 (7)

Fall in last year, n (%)

189 (32)

100 (29)

36 (29)

22 (33)

13 (50)

18 (60)

Presence of chronic pain, n (%)

255 (44)

143 (42)

54 (44)

31 (47)

11 (42)

16 (53)

  1. aMoved away from area, plus positive replies to invitation who died or were unable to participate in follow up visits