Table 1 Characteristics of study participants at the time of the chair-stand test: the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement (SHARE)
Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|
N | 20,357 | 25,762 |
Follow-up time | 5.3 ± 2.9 | 5.3 ± 2.9 |
Age (years) | 63.7 ± 8.8 | 63.3 ± 9.1 |
ISCED-97 | ||
Pre-primary education | 734 (3.6%) | 959 (3.7%) |
ISCED-97 code 1a | 2954 (14.5%) | 4589 (17.8%) |
ISCED-97 code 2b | 3182 (15.6%) | 4570 (17.7%) |
ISCED-97 code 3c | 7100 (34.9%) | 8542 (33.2%) |
ISCED-97 code 4d | 995 (4.9%) | 1251 (4.9%) |
ISCED-97 code 5e | 5049 (24.8%) | 5598 (21.7%) |
ISCED-97 code 6f | 267 (1.3%) | 161 (0.6%) |
Other | 76 (0.4%) | 92 (0.4%) |
BMI (kg/m2) | ||
< 18.5 | 82 (0.4%) | 436 (1.7%) |
18.5 – 24.9 | 6539 (32.2%) | 11,160 (43.3%) |
25.0 – 29.9 | 10,064 (49.4%) | 9307 (36.1%) |
≥ 30 | 3672 (18.0%) | 4859 (18.9%) |
Number of chronic diseases | ||
0 | 6172 (30.3%) | 6913 (26.8%) |
1 | 6918 (34.0%) | 8271 (32.1%) |
2 | 4084 (20.1%) | 5360 (20.8%) |
3 | 1882 (9.2%) | 3058 (11.9%) |
4 | 811 (4.0%) | 1274 (4.9%) |
≥ 5 | 490 (2.4%) | 886 (3.4%) |
Vigorous sports or activities | ||
More than once a week | 9000 (44.2%) | 9094 (35.3%) |
Once a week | 2946 (14.5%) | 4005 (15.6%) |
1 to 3 times a month | 1986 (9.8%) | 2342 (9.1%) |
Hardly ever / never | 6425 (31.6%) | 10,321 (40.1%) |
Country | ||
Northern Europe | 3092 (15.2%) | 3559 (13.8%) |
Western Europe | 8333 (40.9%) | 10,373 (40.3%) |
Southern Europe | 4731 (23.2%) | 5571 (21.6%) |
Eastern Europe | 4201(20.6%) | 6259 (24.3%) |
Handgrip strength test | ||
Unable or refusing to perform the test | 901 (4.4%) | 1535 (6.0%) |
Test performed | 19,437 (95.6%) | 24,206 (94.0%) |
Mean handgrip strength (kg) | 44.9 ± 9.7 | 27.5 ± 6.7 |
CST-5 | ||
Did not feel safe to do the CST-5 | 2587 (12.7%) | 4000 (15.5%) |
Test performed | 17,770 (87.3%) | 21,762 (84.5%) |
Time for 5 sits and stands (s) | 11.2 ± 8.0 | 12.2 ± 8.4 |
Time for CST-5 > 15 s | ||
Yes | 2042 (11.5%) | 3409 (15.7%) |
No | 15,728 (88.5%) | 18,353 (84.3%) |