TABLE 1.
Descriptive Statistics: Women's Injury Study, Dallas, TX, 2007-2009
| Met MSA Recommendations, No. (%) or Mean ±SD |
Did Not Meet MSA Recommendations, No. (%) or Mean ±SD |
|
| Participants | 383 (42) | 522 (58) |
| Age, y | 50.5 ±13.0 | 54.0 ±12.0 |
| Weight, kg | 69.3 ±14.8 | 77.1 ±18.1 |
| Height, cm | 163.7 ±5.8 | 163.5 ±6.6 |
| MVPA, mina | 352.0 ±426.8 | 169.7 ±253.7 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 25.9 ±5.3 | 28.8 ±6.5 |
| Percentage of body fat | 29.7 ±7.2 | 33.7 ±7.5 |
| Grip strength, kg | 27.2 ±5.3 | 26.9 ±6.4 |
| Knee extension, Nm | 85.6 ±24.8 | 80.0 ±26.0 |
| Knee flexion, Nm | 41.1 ±12.7 | 38.7 ±13.8 |
| Hip abduction, Nm | 47.2 ±16.7 | 43.5 ±16.8 |
| Hip external rotation, Nm | 25.8 ±9.5 | 24.8 ±9.8 |
| Obese (BMI ≥ 30) | 62 (17) | 179 (36) |
Notes. BMI = body mass index (weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared); MSA = muscle strengthening activities; MVPA = moderate and vigorous physical activity. Meeting MSA recommendations was defined as performing strengthening activities on ≥ 2 d/wk.
a
Missing data for 35 participants.