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. 2012 Aug 20;7(8):e41906. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0041906

Table 1. Sample characteristics (±SD).

Runners Walkers
Male Female Male Female
Sample (N) 17201 16173 3434 12384
Age (years) 54.56±11.04 47.46±10.69 66.97±11.26 58.79±12.09
Education (years) 16.79±2.49 16.36±2.31 16.27±2.78 15.29±2.55
Smokers (%) 1.15 1.50 2.85 2.93
Meat (servings/day) 0.46±0.45 0.31±0.44 0.47±0.48 0.39±0.41
Fruit (pieces/day) 1.52±2.03 1.59±1.52 1.59±2.19 1.60±1.32
Alcohol (g/day) 11.22±14.96 7.14±9.65 9.13±13.70 5.20±10.56
BMI (kg/m2) 24.83±3.17 22.27±3.15 27.00±4.73 26.07±5.61
Medication use (%)
Hypertension 16.99 7.27 43.10 27.76
High cholesterol 24.69 10.36 43.19 29.97
Diabetes 1.54 0.78 10.75 4.97
Running
Distance (Km/d) 4.00±3.10 3.48±2.98
Duration (hours) 0.49±0.46 0.46±0.48
RunningDistance (METhr/d from self-reported distance) 4.02±3.17 3.48±3.04
 % of total METs 54.78±33.26 44.94±32.12
RunningTime (METhr/d from self-reported duration) 5.58±5.39 4.96±5.29
Walking
Distance (Km/d) 2.88±2.44 2.67±2.33
Duration (hours) 0.66±0.67 0.63±0.64
WalkingDistance (METhr/d from self-reported distance) 2.11±1.92 1.98±1.86
 % of total METs 63.86±36.20 60.06±35.81
WalkingTime (METhr/d from self-reported duration) 2.78±2.93 2.71±2.91
 % of total METs 63.65±36.35 61.48±35.89
Other exercise METhr/d
Total 3.96±5.01 4.70±4.88 2.49±4.26 2.44±3.74
Other vigorous intensity 2.28±4.31 2.56±4.02 1.61±3.51 1.60±3.24
Light and moderate intensity 1.68±2.49 2.14±2.65
Other moderate intensity 0.80±2.19 0.74±1.76
Light intensity 0.08±0.71 0.09±0.45