Table 1 |
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Baseline characteristics of PALS sub-cohort aged 18–60 years in 1981 who were retained for analysis, and all others (deceased, refused, lost to follow-up, unable to participate, or with missing data). Physical Activity Longitudinal Study 1981–2002/04. |
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| Participants with complete data on LTPA |
Participants deceased, refused, lost to follow-up, unable to participate, or with
missing data for LTPA |
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| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS |
(N = 884) |
(N = 1574) |
| n (%)1 |
n (%)1 |
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| Male |
390 (44.1) |
740 (47.0) |
| 1981 Age*** |
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| 18–27 |
288 (32.6) |
409 (26.0) |
| 28–39 |
360 (40.7) |
493 (31.3) |
| 40–60 |
236 (26.7) |
672 (42.7) |
| 1988 Education*** |
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| Secondary incomplete |
143 (16.2) |
423 (31.5) |
| Secondary/Post-secondary |
490 (55.6) |
681 (50.8) |
| Completed University |
249 (28.2) |
238 (17.7) |
| 1981 Household income** |
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| Low (< $15 K) |
138 (15.6) |
279 (17.7) |
| Average($15–29 999) |
340 (38.5) |
501 (31.8) |
| High (≥ $30 K) |
259 (29.3) |
337 (21.4) |
| Missing |
147 (16.6) |
457 (29.1) |
| Degree of urbanization* |
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| Large city |
420 (47.9) |
696 (54.1) |
| Other urban area |
203 (23.2) |
269 (20.9) |
| Rural area |
253 (28.9) |
322 (25.0) |
| 1981 LTPA |
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| Inactive (<1.5 kkd) |
483 (54.6) |
706 (59.3) |
| Moderately active (1.5 to <3.0 kkd) |
196 (22.2) |
224 (18.8) |
| Active (≥ 3 kkd) |
205 (23.2) |
260 (21.8) |
| 1981 BMI |
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| ≤ 25 |
508 (67.3) |
668 (63.1) |
| > 25 |
247 (32.7) |
390 (36.9) |
| 1981 Smoking status*** |
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| Current |
318 (36.0) |
769 (48.9) |
| Ex |
182 (20.6) |
381 (24.2) |
| Never |
384 (43.4) |
424 (26.9) |
| 1981 Self-rated health*** |
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| Very Good/Excellent |
612 (69.3) |
941 (62.1) |
| Good/Fair/Poor |
271 (30.7) |
575 (37.9) |
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1. Percentages computed excluding missing data unless otherwise indicated *: p < 0.05, **: p < 0.01; ***: p < 0.001, for differences based on t-test or chi-square test with (# categories -1) degrees of freedom. LTPA = Leisure Time Physical Activity; kkd = kilocalories/kilogram/day |
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Barnett et al. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:57 doi:10.1186/1479-5868-5-57 |
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