Table 2

Unadjusted overall and domain-specific physical activity and TV viewing time at baseline (1997–2000) stratified by social class and sex, by retirement status at follow-up 1 (2002–2006), EPIC–Norfolk cohort, UK

Baseline PA (MET h/wk)Non-manual social classManual social class
Men (n=970)Women (n=1145)Men (n=630)Women (n=589)
MeanSDp ValueMeanSDp ValueMeanSDp ValueMeanSDp Value
Overall PA
 Retired128.151.2<0.001133.842.9<0.001161.763.90.043144.250.60.39
 Employed145.349.3145.343.1173.866.1148.248.0
Recreational PA
 Retired36.233.10.4126.430.90.5226.524.90.5225.922.60.97
 Employed34.426.136.229.327.624.725.924.8
Household PA
 Retired18.615.70.5253.623.20.4519.415.10.0864.130.10.057
 Employed19.314.252.324.517.214.359.126.6
Transport PA
 Retired8.315.60.105.69.10.05010.118.60.208.413.90.14
 Employed10.315.57.010.28.314.26.89.9
Occupational PA
 Retired64.936.8<0.00147.929.7<0.00196.454.20.00245.932.8<0.001
 Employed81.639.858.331.6112.556.956.534.0
TV viewing time (h/wk)
 Retired17.98.90.01519.29.0<0.00121.88.60.00422.39.10.003
 Employed16.47.916.68.519.68.219.98.5
  • EPIC, European Prospective Investigation into Cancer; MET, metabolic equivalent of task; PA, physical activity; TV, television.