| Senior center members | Non-members | Pa |
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Sample |
N (individuals) | 97 | 130 | |
N of valid days | 654 | 848 | |
Days per participant (Avg) | 6.74 | 6.52 | |
Demographics |
Average Age (SD) | 76.6 (5.9) | 73.5 (7.3) | |
Gender | | | 0.966 |
Male | 43 (44.3%) | 58 (44.6%) | |
Female | 54 (55.7%) | 72 (55.4%) | |
Health |
BMI | | | 0.726 |
Normal weight | 18 (18.6%) | 22 (16.9%) | |
Overweight + obesity | 65 (67%) | 70 (53.8%) | |
nd. | 14 (14.4%) | 38 (29.2%) | |
Self-reported Health | | | 0.262 |
Poor | 4 (4.1%) | 3 (2.3%) | |
Regular | 28 (28.9%) | 40 (30.8%) | |
Good | 65 (67%) | 98 (52.3%) | |
Weekly PA minutes (SD)b | 285.9 (317.8) | 225.3 (234.3) | 0.235 |
Mobility |
Usual mode of transport | | | 0.420 |
Walking | 57 (58.7%) | 89 (68.5%) | |
Public | 18 (18.6%) | 19 (14.6%) | |
Private | 20 (20.6%) | 22 (16.9%) | |
Travel time to senior centerc | | | 0.558 |
1–10 min | 60 (61.9%) | 71 (54.6%) | |
11–20 min | 20 (20.6%) | 33 (25.4%) | |
> 20 min | 17 (17.5%) | 19 (14.6%) | |
nd. | 0 (0%) | 7 (5.4%) | |
- a Based on chi-Square statistics for categorical variables and ANOVA for continuous variables
- b Self-reported minutes of physical activity obtained using the IPAQ short questionnaire
- c Self-reported travel time (in minutes) that it would take to walk from home to the closest senior center