Table 1 Socio-demographic and health characteristics of adults by cognitive leisure activity index score
From: Cognitive leisure activity and all-cause mortality in older adults: a 4-year community-based cohort
Variable | Total n | Cognitive leisure activity index score n (Column percentage) | P | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
Total | 4003 | 2674 | 1070 | 245 | 14 | Â |
Sex | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | <0.001 |
 Male | 1746 | 818 (30.6) | 708 (66.2) | 209 (85.3) | 11 (78.6) |  |
 Female | 2257 | 1856 (69.4) | 362 (33.8) | 36 (14.7) | 3 (21.4) |  |
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | <0.001 |
 60-70y | 2498 | 1531 (57.3) | 770 (72.0) | 185 (75.5) | 12 (85.7) |  |
 70–80 | 1150 | 846 (31.6) | 250 (23.4) | 53 (21.6) | 1 (7.1) |  |
  ≥ 80 y | 355 | 297 (11.1) | 50 (4.7) | 7 (2.9) | 1 (7.1) |  |
BMI | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | <0.001 |
 Underweight | 241 | 177 (6.6) | 51 (4.8) | 12 (4.9) | 1 (7.1) |  |
 Normal | 1482 | 1034 (38.7) | 363 (33.9) | 82 (33.5) | 3 (21.4) |  |
 Overweight | 2084 | 1329 (49.7) | 606 (56.6) | 140 (57.1) | 9 (64.3) |  |
 Obesity | 196 | 134 (5.0) | 50 (4.7) | 11 (4.5) | 1 (7.1) |  |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | <0.001 |
 Married | 3193 | 2030 (75.9) | 925 (86.5) | 225 (91.8) | 13 (92.9) |  |
 Single/ divorced/ separated/ widowed/ spinsterhood | 810 | 644 (24.1) | 145 (13.6) | 20 (8.2) | 1 (7.1) |  |
Educational attainment | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | <0.001 |
 Illiteracy | 2260 | 1851 (69.2) | 384 (35.9) | 24 (9.8) | 1 (7.1) |  |
 Primary school | 1181 | 673 (25.2) | 412 (38.5) | 94 (38.4) | 2 (14.3) |  |
  ≥ junior school | 562 | 150 (5.6) | 274 (25.6) | 127 (51.8) | 11 (78.6) |  |
Work status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | <0.001 |
 Retired | 2009 | 1262 (47.2) | 588 (55.0) | 148 (60.4) | 11 (78.6) |  |
 Still working | 627 | 408 (15.3) | 167 (15.6) | 50 (20.4) | 2 (14.3) |  |
 No work | 1367 | 1004 (37.5) | 315 (29.4) | 47 (19.2) | 1 (7.1) |  |
Physical activity | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | <0.001 |
 Inactive | 885 | 617 (23.1) | 221 (20.7) | 44 (18.0) | 3 (21.4) |  |
 Several times a month | 117 | 67 (2.5) | 41 (3.8) | 8 (3.3) | 1 (7.1) |  |
 3-4x/week | 807 | 574 (21.5) | 188 (17.6) | 43 (17.6) | 2 (14.3) |  |
 Almost every day | 2194 | 1416 (53.0) | 620 (57.9) | 150 (61.2) | 8 (57.1) |  |
Smoking | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | <0.001 |
 Former | 491 | 237 (8.9) | 195 (18.2) | 57 (23.3) | 2 (14.3) |  |
 Current | 843 | 344 (12.9) | 369 (34.5) | 122 (49.8) | 8 (57.1) |  |
 Never | 2669 | 2093 (78.3) | 506 (47.3) | 66 (27.0) | 4 (28.6) |  |
Alcohol use | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | <0.001 |
 Drinker | 751 | 312 (11.7) | 328 (30.7) | 103 (42.0) | 8 (57.1) |  |
 Never | 3252 | 2362 (88.3) | 742 (69.3) | 142 (58.0) | 6 (42.9) |  |
Cardiovascular or metabolic disease | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.047 | |
 Physician-diagnosed in past | 2064 | 1345 (50.3) | 590 (55.1) | 123 (50.2) | 6 (42.9) |  |
 Undiagnosed in past | 1939 | 1329 (49.7) | 480 (44.9) | 122 (49.8) | 8 (57.1) |  |
Cancer | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.860 |
 Physician-diagnosed in past | 87 | 58 (2.2) | 26 (2.4) | 3 (1.2) | 0 (0) |  |
 Undiagnosed in past | 3916 | 2616 (97.8) | 1044 (97.6) | 242 (98.8) | 14 (100) |  |
Cognitive status |  |  |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
 Impairment | 250 | 214 (8.0) | 35 (3.3) | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0) |  |
 Normal | 3753 | 2460 (92.0) | 1035 (96.7) | 244 (99.6) | 14 (100) |  |