List of the outcome and explanatory variables included in the analysis
| Variables | Category |
| Outcome variable: | |
| Insufficient physical activity | No=0 (≥150 of moderate-intensity or ≥75 min of vigorous-intensity physical activity or a combination of both in a week); Yes=1 (<150 of moderate-intensity or ≥75 min of vigorous-intensity physical activity or a combination of both in a week) |
| Explanatory variables: | |
| Age in years | 60–69 years/70–79 years/≥80 years |
| Sex | Male/female |
| Place of residence | Rural/non-slum urban/slum |
| Divisions (regions) | Mymensingh/Barishal/Chattogram/Dhaka/Khulna/Rajshahi/Rangpur/Sylhet |
| Educational status | No formal education/1–5 years/ 6–10 years/>10 years |
| Occupation | Working/unemployed or homemaker |
| Household income | Below median/median or above |
| Marital status | Currently married/others (never married, divorced, separated, widowed) |
| Religion | Muslim/others (Buddhists, Christians, Hindu and all others) |
| Sedentary time | ≤7 hours in a typical day/>7 hour in a typical day |
| Fruits and vegetable consumption | ≥5 servings per day/<5 servings per day |
| Self-reported hypertension* | No/yes |
| Self-reported diabetes* | No/yes |
| Self-reported heart diseases* | No/yes |
| Self-reported asthma* | No/yes |
| Waist circumference | Male: <90 cm or female: <80 cm/male: ≥90 cm or female: ≥80 cm |
*‘Yes’, if any trained healthcare provider ever told the study participant that they have the disease(s) and ‘no’ if otherwise.