Table 2.
Predicted Percentages of Sustained Walking at Follow-up among TRIAD Participants Walking at Least 20 minutes/day at Baseline
| Predictor variable | Percent that sustained walking behavior at follow-up | p value for group comparison |
|---|---|---|
| Demographics | ||
| Age | .048 | |
| 18–44 years | 72.9 | |
| 45–64 years | 69.7 | |
| ≥65 years | 63.3 | |
| Gender | .11 | |
| Male (%) | 69.3 | |
| Female (%) | 65.9 | |
| Race/ethnicity | .77 | |
| White (%) | 66.7 | |
| African American (%) | 67.6 | |
| Latino (%) | 65.3 | |
| Asian/Pacific Islander (%) | 70.1 | |
| Other (%) | 69.8 | |
| Education | .36 | |
| <High school (%) | 68.4 | |
| High school graduate (%) | 69.2 | |
| Some college (%) | 66.3 | |
| Annual income | .51 | |
| <$15,000 (%) | 67.2 | |
| Between $15,000 and $40,000 (%) | 69.2 | |
| Between $40,000 and $75,000 (%) | 67.4 | |
| >$75,000 (%) | 65.2 | |
| Clinical characteristics | ||
| BMI | .03 | |
| Normal weight | 69.6 | |
| Overweight | 70.5 | |
| Obese | 64.9 | |
| Type of treatment | .03 | |
| Controlled with diet and physical activity (%) | 72.3 | |
| Oral medications only (%) | 68.6 | |
| Insulin only (%) | 63.8 | |
| Insulin and oral medications (%) | 63.9 | |
| Pain | .03 | |
| New pain since baseline (%) | 62.9 | |
| Persistent pain (%) | 67.5 | |
| Pain resolved since baseline (%) | 71.0 | |
| Never in pain (%) | 70.3 | |
| Depressive symptoms | .31 | |
| New depressive symptoms since baseline (%) | 59.9 | |
| Persistent depressive symptoms (%) | 65.2 | |
| Depressive symptoms improved since baseline (%) | 70.3 | |
| Never had depressive symptoms (%) | 67.9 | |
| Major new comorbidity since baseline | .048 | |
| Yes (%) | 62.0 | |
| No (%) | 68.1 | |
| Neighborhood characteristics | ||
| Local crime | .07 | |
| Problem (%) | 64.7 | |
| Not a problem (%) | 68.5 | |
| Local trash and litter | .62 | |
| Problem (%) | 69.2 | |
| Not a problem (%) | 67.5 | |
| Access to recreational facilities | .60 | |
| Problem (%) | 69.5 | |
| Not a problem (%) | 67.3 | |
| Lighting at night | .22 | |
| Problem (%) | 72.7 | |
| Not a problem (%) | 67.1 |
Model adjusted for comorbidities at baseline, employment status at both baseline and follow-up, and mean monthly temperature at both baseline and follow-up.