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Table 1 Characteristics of participants included in (n = 1,627) and participants excluded (n = 310) from the analyses

From: General practitioner advice on physical activity: Analyses in a cohort of older primary health care patients (getABI)

 

included

excluded

 

n

%

n

%

Outcome

    

Receiving general practitioner advice on physical activity

534

32.8

76

32.8

Socio-demographic variables

    

Male sex

773

47.5

131

42.3

Age ≥ 80 years

545

33.5

118

38.1

Place of birth Germany

1474

90.6

291

93.9

Education level higher than basic secondary school qualification

670

41.2

108

37.8

Cardiovascular risk factors

    

Currently smoking (baseline)

110

6.8

17

5.5

Waist circumferencea: women ≥ 88 cm; men ≥ 102 cm

1024

62.9

170

66.9

Medical conditions and medication

    

Hypertension

1046

64.3

201

65.3

Coronary heart disease and/or myocardial infarction

408

25.1

90

29.2

Chronic heart failure

303

18.6

67

21.8

Diabetes mellitus

406

25.0

73

23.7

Peripheral arterial disease

190

11.7

39

12.7

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

185

11.4

53

17.2

Arthritis (degenerative or rheumatoid)

568

34.9

120

39.0

Osteoporosis

209

12.8

65

21.1

> 5 medications

846

52.0

195

63.1

> 3 GP visits (preceding 3 months)

321

19.7

90

29.9

Need for walking aid

254

15.6

73

24.0

Falls (past 12 months)

347

21.3

81

26.3

Pain (past 3 months)

864

53.1

167

54.0

Sporting activities < 2.5 hours per week

1036

63.7

103

70.5

  1. a Waist circumference at 7-year follow-up was used for analysis. If this value was missing, waist circumference at 5-year follow-up was used.