Table 1. Participant Characteristics (n = 188) By Daily Step Quartiles.
| Step-Count Quartiles | ||||
| Characteristic | ≤3,512 | 3,513–5,357 | 5,358–7,399 | ≥7,400 |
| Women, No. (%) | 22 (46) | 25 (53) | 21 (45) | 18 (38) |
| Age, mean (SD), y | 65 (11) | 63 (9) | 57 (10) | 57 (9) |
| Diabetes duration, mean (SD), y | 11 (8) | 10 (8) | 9 (8) | 9 (8) |
| White, No. (%) | 37 (78) | 33 (70) | 28 (60) | 30 (64) |
| Completed High School, No. (%) | 39 (83) | 42 (89) | 42 (89) | 39 (83) |
| Cardiovascular Disease, No. (%) | 12 (26)* | 8 (17)* | 7 (15)* | 7 (15)* |
| Current tobacco use, No. (%) | 3 (6)† | 6 (13) | 4 (9)† | 5 (11)‡ |
| Insulin use, No. (%) | 21 (45) | 16 (34) | 12 (26) | 14 (30) |
| ≥2 Anti-hypertensives, No. (%) | 35 (74) | 27 (57) | 25 (53) | 9 (19) |
| No Anti-hypertensives, No. (%) | 6 (13) | 5 (11) | 10 (21) | 17 (36) |
| Anthropometric Parameters | ||||
| Waist Circumference, mean (SD), cm | 107.2 (12.1) | 103.6 (12.1) | 100.5 (14.8) | 97.1 (12.5) |
| Hip Circumference, mean (SD), cm | 112.8 (10.7) | 112.2 (11.8) | 110.9 (12.6) | 105.0 (10.9) |
| Waist-to-Hip Ratio, mean (SD) | 0.95 (0.07) | 0.92 (0.07) | 0.90 (0.07) | 0.92 (0.09) |
| Body Mass Index, mean (SD), kg/m2 | 31.3 (5.1) | 31.7 (5.0) | 30.1 (6.7) | 28.6 (5.4) |
| Cardiovascular Risk Factors | ||||
| Glycated Hemoglobin A1C, mean (SD), % | 8.0 (1.9) | 7.4 (0.8) | 7.6 (1.2) | 7.4 (1.3) |
| Systolic Blood Pressure, mean (SD), mmHg | 144 (20) | 138 (15) | 136 (17) | 131 (15) |
| Diastolic Blood Pressure, mean (SD), mmHg | 82 (11) | 80 (11) | 80 (10) | 79 (10) |
*
Data for 2 subjects missing;
†
Data for 1 subject missing;
‡
Data for 4 subjects missing.