Table 2 Distribution of daily physical activity by level of care
From: Daily physical activity in older adults across levels of care: the HUNT Trondheim 70 + study
Independently living (N = 853) | Low-level home care (N = 68) | Home care (N = 62) | Nursing home (N = 59) | Group differences | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||
Total PA (%) | 34.1 (10.2) | 30.5 (9.9) | 20.7 (12.7) | 10.4 (8.1) | < .001 all |
Walking (%) | 11.3 (4.2) | 9.0 (3.8) | 4.8 (3.7) | 2.6 (2.7) | < .001 all |
Standing (%) | 22.6 (7.7) | 21.4 (7.6) | 15.8 (10.0) | 7.8 (6.1) | < .001 b,c,d,e,f |
Running (%) | 0.0 (0.1) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | < .001 a,b,c |
Cycling (%) | 0.2 (0.5) | 0.1 (0.2) | 0.02 (0.1) | 0.1 (0.3) | < .001 b,c,d,e |
Total SB (%) | 65.7 (10.4) | 69.5 (9.9) | 79.3 (12.7) | 89.6 (8.1) | < .001 all |
Sitting (%) | 52.7 (13.6) | 59.2 (12.2) | 63.1 (18.6) | 68.4 (16.0) | < .001 a,b,c,e |
Lying (%) | 13.1 (11.9) | 10.3 (10.4) | 16.3 (17.6) | 21.1 (14.0) | < .001 c,e |
Total PA (min) | 322 (98) | 286 (93) | 197 (122) | 95 (77) | < .001 all |
Walking (min) | 107 (40) | 84 (37) | 46 (34) | 23 (25) | < .001 all |
Standing (min) | 213 (75) | 201 (71) | 152 (97) | 71 (59) | < .001 b,c,d,e,f |
Running (min) | 0 (1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | < .001 a,b,c |
Cycling (min) | 1.9 (5.3) | 0.8 (1.5) | 0.2 (0.8) | 0.6 (2.4) | < .001 b,c,d,e |
Total SB (min) | 621 (113) | 655 (119) | 761 (164) | 786 (132) | < .001 all |
Sitting (min) | 499 (135) | 559 (131) | 603 (184) | 598 (153) | < .001 a,b,c,e |
Lying (min) | 122 (108) | 96 (97) | 158 (167) | 188 (128) | < .001 c,e |
Total AB (nr) | 51.3 (18.1) | 46.0 (15.0) | 42.8 (20.3) | 35.1 (23.6) | < .001 a,b,c,e |
10–30 s (nr) | 9.2 (9.7) | 7.3 (8.0) | 6.5 (7.5) | 7.0 (12.5) | < .001 b,c |
30–60 s (nr) | 6.9 (3.6) | 6.0 (2.9) | 5.9 (3.9) | 5.0 (3.9) | < .001 b,c |
1–3 min (nr) | 13.0 (5.1) | 12.1 (5.4) | 12.9 (7.3) | 12.6 (7.6) | not sig |
3–10 min (nr) | 12.6 (4.2) | 11.9 (4.2) | 12.0 (6.4) | 8.7 (6.6) | < .001 c,e,f |
10–60 min (nr) | 8.9 (3.1) | 8.3 (2.9) | 5.3 (4.2) | 1.7 (2.5) | < .001 b,c,d,e,f |
≥ 60 min (nr) | 0.7 (0.6) | 0.5 (0.5) | 0.2 (0.4) | 0.0 (0.1) | < .001 b,c |
Total WB (nr) | 90.6 (38.5) | 70.9 (33.3) | 43.3 (36.7) | 23.2 (27.5) | < .001 all |
10–30 s (nr) | 42.3 (17.3) | 34.4 (15.9) | 22.5 (18.7) | 9.1 (11.1) | < .001 all |
30–60 s (nr) | 29.7 (13.8) | 23.2 (12.4) | 14.1 (12.8) | 8.0 (9.6) | < .001 all |
1–3 min (nr) | 15.0 (8.8) | 10.6 (6.0) | 5.7 (5.3) | 5.8 (7.1) | < .001 a,b,c,d,e |
3–10 min (nr) | 2.6 (1.8) | 1.9 (1.5) | 0.9 (1.3) | 0.4 (0.7) | < .001 all |
10–60 min (nr) | 1.1 (1.0) | 0.8 (0.8) | 0.2 (0.3) | 0.0 (0.1) | < .001 b,c,d,e |
≥ 60 min (nr) | 0.0 (0.1) | 0.0 (0.1) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | < .001 b,c |
Valid days | 5.8 (1.0) | 5.7 (1.4) | 5.8 (1.3) | 6.0 (0.7) | not sig |