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Table 3 SES measures, categorized by LTPA, at both baseline and follow-up

From: Association of socioeconomic status measures with physical activity and subsequent frailty in older adults

Baseline LTPA Level (n = 1799)

SES measure

Inactive

Insufficiently active

Sufficiently active

P value

 

(n = 734)

(n = 506)

(n = 559)

 

Education, years, mean (SD)

8.7 (5.5)

11.1 (4.7)

12.5 (4.5)

 < 0.001**

Household income category, n (%)

   

 < 0.001

Low

381 (51.9)

201 (39.7)

189 (33.8)

 

Intermediate

126 (17.1)

121 (23.9)

178 (31.8)

 

High

223 (30.3)

182 (35.9)

190 (33.9)

 

Neighborhood SES score, mean (SD)

9.4 (4.2)

11.1 (4.2)

11.5 (3.9)

 < 0.001*

Baseline LTPA Level among T2 participants (n = 601)

SES measure

Inactive

(n = 191)

Insufficiently active

(n = 178)

Sufficiently active

(n = 232)

P value

Education, years, mean (SD)

8.4 (5.6)

12.0 (4.7)

12.4 (4.3)

 < 0.001*

Household income category, n (%)

   

 < 0.001

Low

94 (49.2)

61 (34.3)

56(24.1)

 

Intermediate

31 (16.2)

45 (25.3)

81 (34.9)

 

High

66 (34.6)

72 (40.4)

95 (40.9)

 

Neighborhood SES score, mean (SD)

9.4 (4.4)

11.5 (4.5)

12.0 (4.1)

 < 0.001*

  1. Values are expressed as n (%) or mean ± SD
  2. Abbreviations: LTPA leisure time physical activity, SES socioeconomic status
  3. Household income categories: low < 5,300 NIS. Intermediate 5,300–10,500 NIS. High > 10,500 NIS
  4. *ANOVA post-hoc analyses (Bonferroni) significant < 0.05 difference between Inactive Vs. Insufficiently active and Sufficiently active LTPA categories
  5. **ANOVA post-hoc analyses (Bonferroni) significant < 0.05 difference between all 3 LTPA categories