. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 May 1.

Published in final edited form as: Scand J Rheumatol. 2010 May;39(3):233–239. doi: 10.3109/03009740903348973

Table 1.

Baseline Demographics and Characteristics

	No Arthritis n =85	Arthritis n =178	Arthritis + Diabetes n =84

Age - years ± SD	77.7 ± 5.5	77.7 ± 5.1	77.3 ± 4.1
Sex - Men (%)	100	99.4^*	100^*
Race - Caucasian (%)	76.5	80.3	72.6
BMI (weight/height²) - mean ± SD	28.2 ± 4.6	28.6 ± 4.4	30.4 ± 4.9^†
Education - No college (%)	42.4	52.8^†	69.1^†
Modified Co-Morbidity Score - mean ± SD (range^**)	3.7 ± 2.1 (0–10)	4.6 ± 2.4^† (0–15)	4.9 ± 2.7^† (0–15)
Moderate endurance training PA (min/w) - mean ± SD	41.7 ± 78.8	35.4 ± 93.0	32.3 ± 76.7
Moderate strength training PA (min/w) - mean ± SD	19.7 ± 44.0	28.4 ± 62.3	12.3 ± 30.1^†

P-value not estimable

^†

P value < 0.05 for comparison with arthritis-/diabetes- group. Statistical comparisons for minutes of PA were adjusted for age, race, and BMI.

^**

The possible range for the Modified Co-Morbidity Score was from 0 to 33.