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Table 1 Descriptive statistics of all variables in the study

From: Cross-sectional associations between personality traits and device-based measures of step count and sedentary behaviour in older age: the Lothian Birth Cohort 1936

 

Males

Females

P-value for difference

Total

n = 140

n = 131

 

n = 271

M (SD)

M (SD)

 

M (SD)

Step count

6908.71 (2806.90)

6973.95 (2812.77)

.849

6940.25 (2804.72)

Sedentary time (%)

64.78 (9.79)

60.09 (10.48)

< .001

62.51 (10.38)

Sit-to-stand transitions

43.82 (12.46)

44.14 (10.40)

.816

43.97 (11.49)

BMI (kg/m2)

27.62 (4.06)

26.80 (4.51)

.115

27.22 (4.30)

Extraversion

20.44 (7.58)

22.05 (7.53)

.083

21.23 (7.59)

Agreeableness

29.16 (5.63)

33.20 (4.17)

< .001

31.15 (5.35)

Conscientiousness

28.01 (5.68)

27.63 (6.45)

.606

27.83 (6.06)

Emotional Stability

25.60 (7.28)

24.95 (7.19)

.463

25.28 (7.23)

Intellect/Imagination

23.96 (6.22)

23.96 (6.48)

.994

23.96 (6.34)

 

n(%)

n(%)

 

n(%)

Long-term illness

24 (17.1)

25 (19.1)

.797

49 (18.1)

  1. Note. Step count, sedentary time and sit-to-stand transitions are expressed as daily averages. Personality traits are given in raw units. BMI Body Mass Index