Research Article

Association between Sedentary Behaviour and Physical, Cognitive, and Psychosocial Status among Older Adults in Assisted Living

Table 5

Results from multiple linear regression to predict accelerometry-derived measures of sedentary behaviour.

Dependent variablePredictor variableUnstandardized 
Beta
Standardized 
Beta
p

Percentage of time spent in sedentary behaviourSex5.129.233
Age0.187.178
TUG0.226.286

Number of sedentary bouts per daySex−14.681−.256
TUG−0.742−.360<0.00
MFES2.705.239

Average duration of sedentary boutsSex16.129.342<0.00
TUG0.645.381<0.00

Notes. (1) level, level; (2) the following variables were not significantly associated with the dependent variable in each of the 3 models: use of mobility aid, number of health concerns, MoCA, and GDS; (3) sex was coded as 0 = women and 1 = men.