Demographics | All number (%) | Chinese number (%) | Non-Chinese number (%) | p-value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gender  Male  Female | 10 (15.6) 54 (84.4) | 3 (8.6) 32 (91.4) | 7 (24.1) 22 (75.9) | .088 |
Age  50–64  65–74  75+ | 27 (42.2) 26 (40.6) 11 (17.2) | 20 (57.1) 13 (37.1) 2 (5.7) | 7 (24.1) 13 (44.8) 9 (31.0) | .006 |
Education  Illiterate  Primary  Junior/Senior High  University | 2 (3.3) 21 (34.4) 28 (45.9) 10 (16.4) | 2 (5.9) 14 (41.2) 17 (50.0) 1 (2.9) | 0 (0) 7 (25.9) 11 (40.7) 9 (33.3) | .010 |
Income   < 14,000  14,000–30,000   > 30,000 | 34 (59.6) 16 (28.1) 7 (12.3) | 25 (75.8) 5 (15.2) 3 (9.1) | 9 (37.5) 11 (45.8) 4 (16.7) | .013 |
Marital Status  Unmarried/Widowed/Divorced  Married/Living with partner | 26 (42.6) 35 (57.4) | 11 (33.3) 22 (66.7) | 15 (53.5) 13 (46.4) | .111 |
Previous Tai Chi participation (at least one year)  Yes  No | 22 (34.4) 42 (65.6) | 18 (51.4) 17 (48.6) | 4 (13.8) 25 (86.2) | .003 |
Physical activity per week  At least once or twice  Rarely or never | 46 (74.2) 16 (25.8) | 23 (67.6) 11 (32.4) | 23 (82.1) 5 (17.9) | .088 |
Intensity of physical activity  Intense/Moderate effort  Light effort | 50 (80.6) 12 (19.4) | 26 (76.5) 8 (23.5) | 24 (82.7) 4 (14.3) | .357 |