Table 1. Baseline characteristics of the study population according to physical activity pattern.
Characteristics Active - weekend warrior Active - regularly active Inactive
n 36, 165 19, 823 27, 398
Age (years) 61.49 (7.76) 60.42 (7.91) 62.38 (7.86)
Male, n (%) 17, 626 (48.7) 9, 701 (48.9) 9, 102 (33.2)
Education, n (%)
College or above 17, 140 (47.4) 10, 019 (50.5) 9, 707 (35.4)
Others 19, 025 (52.6) 9, 804 (49.5) 17, 691 (64.6)
Townsend deprivation index -1.92 (2.70) -1.31 (3.00) -1.79 (2.78)
Ethnicity, n (%)
White 35, 214 (97.4) 19, 124 (96.5) 26, 431 (96.5)
Non-White 951 (2.6) 699 (3.5) 967 (3.5)
Smoking status, n (%)
Never 21, 492 (59.4) 11, 504 (58.0) 15, 146 (55.3)
Former 12, 616 (34.9) 7, 062 (35.6) 9, 807 (35.8)
Current 2, 057 (5.7) 1, 257 (6.3) 2, 445 (8.9)
Alcohol intake frequency, n (%)
Daily or almost daily 8, 758 (24.2) 4, 881 (24.6) 5, 506 (20.1)
3-4 times/week 10, 217 (28.3) 5, 450 (27.5) 6, 104 (22.3)
1-2 times/week 9, 259 (25.6) 4, 806 (24.2) 6, 879 (25.1)
1-3 times/month 3, 553 (9.8) 1, 991 (10.0) 3, 543 (12.9)
Special occasions only 2, 768 (7.7) 1, 665 (8.4) 3, 407 (12.4)
Never 1, 610 (4.5) 1, 030 (5.2) 1, 959 (7.2)
BMI, kg/m2 26.08 (3.93) 25.69 (3.97) 27.84 (5.11)
Total weekly MVPA, min 288.00 (216.00, 432.00) 432.00 (302.40, 604.80) 72.00 (43.20, 115.20)
Data are presented as mean (SD), median (IQR), or n (%), as appropriate. Active participants accumulated ≥150 min/week of MVPA. Weekend warriors accumulated ≥50% of weekly MVPA on their two most active days; regularly active participants accumulated <50% on their two most active days. Inactive participants accumulated <150 min/week of MVPA. Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; IQR, interquartile range; MVPA, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity; SD, standard deviation.