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Table 1 Sample characteristics at baseline and follow-up

From: A study on prospective associations between adiposity and 7-year changes in movement behaviors among older women based on compositional data analysis

 

Baseline

Follow-up

Differencea

Mean

Var

Mean

Var

Mean

Var

p

Age (years)

62.8

4.1

69.8

4.2

7.0

0.6

< 0.001

Height (cm)

160.8

6.5

159.7

6.7

−1.0

1.4

< 0.001

Weight (kg)

68.3

10.3

69.7

11.2

1.4

4.8

< 0.001

BMI (kg/m2)

26.4

4.0

27.3

4.2

0.9

1.9

< 0.001

Body composition

 Fat mass percentage (%)

34.6

6.3

36.8

6.6

2.2

3.8

< 0.001

Movement-behavior composition

 SB (%)

52.2

58.9

59.5

59.0

7.3

  

 LPA (%)

43.8

51.9

37.2

49.4

−6.6

 

< 0.001

 MVPA (%)

4.0

89.3

3.3

91.6

−0.7

  
  1. Mean = Arithmetic mean for non-compositional variables and compositional mean for time-use components expressed in percentages, Var = Standard deviation for non-compositional variables and the percentage of total variance of log-ratios related to a given time-use component, p = p-value from the paired t-test for non-compositional variables and Hotelling test for movement behavior composition), BMI = body mass index, SB = time spent in sedentary behavior, LPA = time spent in light physical activity, MVPA = time spent in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity
  2. a difference in movement composition variables was expresses as follow-up % minus baseline %