Mortality rate stratified by frailty level, sedentary time and physical activity
| Physical activity category | FI score; mortality data* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≤ 0.1 | 0.1 < FI ≤ 0.2 | 0.2 < FI ≤ 0.3 | > 0.3 | |
| All participants | 42/766 (2.8, 4.1) | 140/1121 (8.7, 13.2) | 153/681 (16.3, 25.8) | 215/573 (35.3, 61.6) |
| Sedentary behaviour | ||||
| Low (< 7 h/d) | 12/209 (2.9, 4.2) | 25/251 (7.7, 11.5) | 9/87 (5.8, 8.7) | 11/62 (20.4, 33.0) |
| Intermediate (7–10 h/d) | 25/439 (2.8, 4.1) | 74/653 (7.5, 11.5) | 89/437 (14.3, 22.3) | 101/310 (30.1, 50.9) |
| High ( > 10 h/d) | 5/118 (2.4, 3.1) | 41/217 (14.0, 22.2) | 55/157 (27.5, 47.3) | 103/201 (49.6, 95.9) |
| Objectively measured physical activity† | ||||
| Physically inactive | 32/475 (4.0, 5.8) | 119/856 (9.6, 14.7) | 150/621 (17.7, 28.4) | 206/536 (36.2, 63.6) |
| Physically active | 10/291 (1.1, 1.8) | 21/265 (6.1, 9.0) | 3/60 (2.0, 2.7) | 9/37 (23.2, 34.9) |
| Self-reported physical activity‡ | ||||
| Physically inactive | 35/528 (3.1, 4.8) | 122/901 (9.6, 14.6) | 147/623 (17.1, 27.2) | 210/551 (35.8, 63.0) |
| Physically active | 7/238 (2.2, 3.4) | 18/220 (5.9, 9.0) | 6/58 (9.9, 15.5) | 5/22 (20.8, 30.1) |
Note: FI = frailty index.
↵* Data are presented as number who died/total number (unweighted), followed by weighted % dead at follow-up and mortality per 1000 person-years in parentheses. Follow-up (to time of death or censoring on Dec. 31, 2011) was on average 6.5 ± 1.6 years from the baseline assessment.
↵† Meeting the recommended guidelines of 2.5 hours/week of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity.
↵‡ Self-reported vigorous physical activity for a period of at least 10 minutes over the past 30 days.