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Table 1 Baseline sample characteristics in total and by physical activity category

From: Neuroticism, physical activity, and cognitive functioning in a population-based cohort of older adults

Variable

Overall

N = 7,6851

0 Minutes

N = 22851

 > 0 Minutes to

 <  = 150 Minutes

N = 25851

 > 150 Minutes

N = 28151

p-value2

Age

72.2 (6.2)

72.6 (6.7)

72.4 (6.3)

71.7 (5.6)

< 0.001

Education

12.4 (3.5)

11.6 (3.4)

12.4 (3.5)

13.1 (3.6)

< 0.001

Medical Conditions

1.11 (0.98)

1.23 (1.03)

1.11 (0.98)

1.01 (0.93)

< 0.001

CESD-10

1.46 (1.93)

1.98 (2.21)

1.41 (1.88)

1.08 (1.59)

< 0.001

Global cognition

0.30 (0.70)

0.15 (0.78)

0.30 (0.67)

0.41 (0.62)

< 0.001

Episodic Memory

0.29 (0.83)

0.17 (0.91)

0.29 (0.80)

0.39 (0.76)

< 0.001

Perceptual Speed

0.35 (0.93)

0.17 (0.93)

0.36 (0.92)

0.50 (0.91)

< 0.001

Neuroticism

5.35 (2.27)

5.77 (2.38)

5.34 (2.26)

5.01 (2.12)

< 0.001

Physical Activity (minutes)

75 (0, 240)

0 (0, 0)

60 (30, 105)

345 (225, 540)

< 0.001

Study Time (years)

6.9 (3.5, 9.6)

6.5 (3.4, 9.3)

7.1 (3.5, 9.8)

7.0 (3.6, 10.1)

< 0.001

Female

4,803 (62%)

1,638 (72%)

1,670 (65%)

1,495 (53%)

< 0.001

African American

4,929 (64%)

1,723 (75%)

1,670 (65%)

1,536 (55%)

< 0.001

  1. CESD-10   Modified Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scale
  2. 1Mean (SD); Median (IQR); n (%)
  3. 2One-way ANOVA; Kruskal–Wallis Rank Sum test; Pearson’s Chi-squared test