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Table 1 Characteristics of participants at baseline of the Taiwan Longitudinal Survey on Aging (1999)

From: The combination of physical activity with fruit and vegetable intake associated with life satisfaction among middle-aged and older adults: a 16-year population-based cohort study

 

Total number

Percentage of total number

PA (%)

F &V intake (%)

Combine PA and F&V intake (%)

Satisfied

(%)

Low

Moderate

High

Low

Moderate

High

Both low

Both high

Only high PA

Only high FV

Other

Sex

 Men

2059

53.4

34.6

12.6

52.8

10.3

10.3

79.3

5.1

43.7

7.2

35.3

8.6

70.3

 Women

1798

46.6

44.9

9.5

45.6

7.4

8.9

83.7

3.6

39.1

3.8

44.4

9.1

64.9

Age

 53–64

1401

36.3

45.7

11.6

42.7

8.1

8.8

83.1

4.4

37.4

4.2

45.3

8.6

69.6

 65–74

1437

37.3

26.9

9.9

63.2

10.4

9.5

80.1

4.1

50.4

7.9

29.3

8.3

63.2

 ≧75

1019

26.4

30.6

11.1

58.3

11.1

22.2

66.7

5.6

44.4

11.1

22.2

16.7

66.7

Education

 0–6

2968

77.0

47.3

9.2

43.5

10.6

11.4

78.1

4.9

34.2

6.2

43.5

11.2

62.7

 7–12

663

17.2

24.3

13.0

62.7

5.3

5.9

88.8

3.0

58.6

4.7

30.2

3.6

82.8

 ≧13

226

5.9

10.1

23.2

66.7

2.9

2.9

94.2

2.9

63.8

1.4

30.4

1.4

73.9

Marital status

 Yes

2659

68.9

40.5

10.1

49.4

7.9

9.2

82.9

3.9

42.7

5.0

40.1

8.3

71.1

 No

1198

31.1

36.4

15.0

48.6

12.9

11.1

76.0

6.4

36.4

7.5

38.7

11.0

54.3

Smoking

 Yes

954

24.7

47.7

12.8

39.5

17.1

15.9

67.1

11.0

32.6

8.1

33.7

15.1

63.4

 No

2903

75.3

37.6

10.7

51.7

6.8

8.0

85.2

2.8

43.7

4.9

41.3

7.3

68.7

Drinking

 Yes

963

25.0

36.7

13.1

50.2

11.5

8.9

79.6

5.9

42.2

7.6

36.7

7.6

70

 No

2894

75.0

40.8

10.3

48.9

7.9

9.9

82.3

3.8

41.1

4.8

41.0

9.3

66.7

Hypertension

 Yes

1293

33.5

29.5

14.7

55.8

7.4

10.1

82.5

1.8

45.6

6.9

36.9

8.8

66.4

 No

2564

66.5

43.2

9.8

47.0

9.4

9.4

81.2

5.2

40.0

5.1

40.8

8.9

68.1

Diabetes

 Yes

541

14.0

31.4

18.6

50.0

5.7

4.3

90.0

0.0

44.3

1.4

45.7

8.6

70

 No

3316

86.8

40.4

10.4

49.2

9.2

10.1

80.7

4.8

41.2

5.9

39.3

8.9

67.4

Heart disease

 Yes

733

19.0

32.5

17.9

49.6

9.5

12.1

78.4

6.0

42.7

5.1

35.0

11.1

59

 No

3124

81.0

40.8

10.0

49.2

8.8

9.2

82.0

4.1

41.2

5.6

40.5

8.5

69

Stroke

 Yes

178

4.6

18.8

12.5

68.8

6.7

6.7

86.7

6.3

56.3

6.3

25.0

6.3

50

 No

3679

95.4

40.1

11.1

48.9

8.9

9.7

81.4

4.3

41.2

5.5

40.1

8.9

68

Cancer

 Yes

103

2.7

14.3

21.4

64.3

7.1

7.1

85.7

0.0

57.1

0.0

28.6

14.3

71.4

 No

3754

97.3

40.1

10.9

49.0

8.9

9.6

81.4

4.4

41.2

5.6

40.0

8.8

67.6

Tea consumption

 ≧3

647

17.8

39.7

11.9

48.3

8.0

8.7

83.3

4.0

39.7

6.6

43.0

6.6

68.2

  < 3

1258

32.6

38.4

10.1

51.5

6.5

10.1

83.4

3.6

45.9

4.9

37.5

8.1

73.6