Characteristics | Walking pace | P value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Slow | Average | Brisk | ||
N | 40,464 | 261,751 | 193,485 | |
Age, year | 58.8 (7.5) | 57.1 (8.0) | 55.2 (8.1) | < 0.001 |
Female, n (%) | 22,378 (55.3) | 143,128 (54.7) | 104,333 (53.9) | < 0.001 |
White, n (%) | 36,154 (89.9) | 245,483 (94.1) | 186,472 (96.7) | < 0.001 |
Deprivation index | 0.0 (3.5) | − 1.3 (3.1) | − 1.6 (2.9) | < 0.001 |
Higher education, n (%) | 9814 (25.0) | 88,644 (34.5) | 88,644 (34.5) | < 0.001 |
BMI, kg/m2 | 31.2 (6.5) | 28.0 (4.7) | 25.8 (3.8) | < 0.001 |
Optimal physical activity, n (%) | 10,523 (30.6) | 100,287 (41.2) | 83,025 (44.4) | < 0.001 |
Healthy diet score | 2.9 (1.4) | 3.0 (1.4) | 3.2 (1.4) | < 0.001 |
Smoking, n (%) | < 0.001 | |||
Never | 17,807 (44.4) | 140,676 (54.0) | 112,149 (58.1) | |
Former | 15,272 (38.0) | 91,877 (35.2) | 64,081 (33.2) | |
Current | 7069 (17.6) | 28,158 (10.8) | 16,772 (8.7) | |
Alcohol drinking, n (%) | < 0.001 | |||
Never or special occasions | 15,393 (38.1) | 53,066 (20.3) | 27,706 (14.3) | |
1–3 times/month | 4690 (11.6) | 30,588 (11.7) | 20,006 (10.3) | |
1–2 times/week | 8900 (22.1) | 69,318 (26.5) | 49,920 (25.8) | |
3–4 times/week | 5660 (14.0) | 57,622 (22.0) | 51,402 (26.6) | |
Daily or almost daily | 5713 (14.2) | 50,916 (19.5) | 44,351 (22.9) | |
Prevalent health conditions, n (%) | ||||
CVD | 9187 (22.8) | 20,887 (8.0) | 8793 (4.5) | < 0.001 |
Hypertension | 29,114 (73.0) | 153,871 (59.3) | 92,856 (48.3) | < 0.001 |
Depression | 4604 (11.4) | 14,269 (5.5) | 8771 (4.5) | < 0.001 |
Diabetes | 6154 (15.2) | 14,549 (5.6) | 4963 (2.6) | < 0.001 |
Dementia family history | 4670 (11.5) | 30,531 (11.7) | 22,668 (11.7) | 0.594 |
CRP, mg/L | 4.7 (6.5) | 2.7 (4.3) | 1.9 (3.5) | < 0.001 |
Albumin, g/L | 44.5 (2.8) | 45.1 (2.6) | 45.5 (2.6) | < 0.001 |
APOE ε4 dosage | < 0.001 | |||
0 | 28,129 (74.0) | 182,341 (73.6) | 134,373 (73.1) | |
1 | 9045 (23.8) | 59,474 (24.0) | 44,861 (24.4) | |
2 | 817 (2.2) | 6045 (2.4) | 4591 (2.5) |