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

Table 2 Characteristics of participants at 1999–2015 of the Life Satisfaction Index

Year		1999		2003		2007		2011		2015		p-value
Year		N = 3857		N = 2795		N = 1901		N = 1304		N = 847
Life satisfaction		n	Feel Satisfied (%)	n	Feel Satisfied (%)	n	Feel Satisfied (%)	n	Feel Satisfied (%)	n	Feel Satisfied (%)
Sex	Men	2059	70.3	1469	65.9	994	64.0	675	64.0	428	63.8	0.1
	Women	1798	64.9	1326	57.3	907	60.4	629	56.8	419	57.5
Age	53–64	1401	69.6	1181	62.2	942	64.1	768	62.2	569	64.3	< 0.01*
	65–74	1437	63.2	1087	59.5	702	59.1	440	57.4	242	54.5
	≧75	1019	66.7	527	66.7	257	52.8	96	52.8	36	44.4
Education	06	2968	62.7	2115	56.7	1406	59.6	933	57.0	609	57.8	0.09
	7–12	663	82.8	505	73.4	360	71.0	269	68.0	169	69.2
	≧13	226	73.9	175	76.8	135	63.8	102	72.5	69	65.2
Marital status	Yes	2659	71.1	2054	65.7	1445	64.2	1018	63.4	674	63.2	< 0.01*
	No	1198	54.3	741	45.7	456	54.3	286	49.1	173	50.9
Smoking	Yes	954	63.4	675	55.8	437	62.2	288	58.7	172	58.1	0.53
	No	2903	68.7	2120	63.1	1464	62.2	1016	60.9	675	61.3
Drinking	Yes	963	70.0	737	72.6	521	66.7	366	68.4	237	68.4	< 0.01*
	No	2894	66.7	2058	57.4	1380	60.5	938	57.4	610	57.7
Hypertension	Yes	1293	66.4	927	59.4	586	59.0	371	54.8	217	54.4	< 0.01*
	No	2564	68.1	1868	62.4	1315	63.3	933	62.4	630	62.9
Diabetes	Yes	541	70.0	362	50.0	203	52.9	121	51.4	70	52.9	0.26
	No	3316	67.4	2433	62.7	1698	63.1	1183	61.3	777	61.4
Heart disease	Yes	733	59.0	494	52.1	330	53.0	204	51.3	117	48.7	< 0.01*
	No	3124	69.0	2301	63.2	1571	63.7	1100	61.9	730	62.6
Stroke	Yes	178	50.0	96	75.0	41	75.0	23	43.8	16	50.0	0.09
	No	3679	68.0	2699	61.4	1860	62.0	1281	60.8	831	60.9
Cancer	Yes	103	71.4	68	64.3	37	42.9	23	50.0	14	50.0	0.84
	No	3754	67.6	2727	61.6	1864	62.5	1281	60.6	833	60.9
Tea consumption	Yes	647	68.2	488	64.2	352	57.0	227	61.6	235	59.6	0.13
	No	1258	73.6	944	68.4	662	65.1	473	67.4	612	66.1

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