Table 1 Sociodemographic and health-related characteristics of participants
Variables | Total sample (n = 89) | Men (n = 26) | Women (n = 63) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | N | % | |
Age group | ||||||
60–74 years | 75 | 84.3 % | 24 | 92.3 % | 51 | 81.0 % |
≥ 75 years | 14 | 15.7 % | 2 | 7.7 % | 12 | 19.0 % |
Educational level | ||||||
Up to high school | 69 | 77.5 % | 18 | 69.2 % | 51 | 81.0 % |
University and higher | 20 | 22.5 % | 8 | 30.8 % | 12 | 19.0 % |
Job status | ||||||
Without a full-time job | 87 | 97.8 % | 26 | 100.0 % | 61 | 96.8 % |
With a full-time job | 2 | 2.2 % | 0 | 0.0 % | 2 | 3.2 % |
Marital status | ||||||
Married | 60 | 67.4 % | 22 | 84.6 % | 38 | 60.3 % |
Not married | 29 | 32.6 % | 4 | 15.4 % | 25 | 39.7 % |
Living status | ||||||
Living alone | 8 | 9.0 % | 0 | 0.0 % | 8 | 12.7 % |
Living with others | 81 | 91.0 % | 26 | 100.0 % | 55 | 87.3 % |
Body mass index | ||||||
Non-overweight | 48 | 53.9 % | 15 | 57.7 % | 33 | 52.4 % |
Overweight | 41 | 46.1 % | 11 | 42.3 % | 30 | 47.6 % |
Sedentary behavior | ||||||
< 9 h/day | 17 | 19.1 % | 5 | 19.2 % | 12 | 19.0 % |
≥ 9 h/day | 72 | 80.9 % | 21 | 80.8 % | 51 | 81.0 % |
Daily steps | ||||||
< 7,000 steps/day | 40 | 44.9 % | 9 | 34.6 % | 31 | 49.2 % |
≥ 7,000 steps/day | 49 | 55.1 % | 17 | 65.4 % | 32 | 50.8 % |
Baseline lower-extremity performance | ||||||
Worse | 44 | 49.4 % | 11 | 42.3 % | 33 | 52.4 % |
Better | 45 | 50.6 % | 15 | 57.7 % | 30 | 47.6 % |
Difference in lower-extremity performance between baseline and follow-up | ||||||
Declined | 42 | 47.2 % | 9 | 34.6 % | 33 | 52.4 % |
Maintained or improved | 47 | 52.8 % | 17 | 65.4 % | 30 | 47.6 % |