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. 2012 Feb 29;34(3):382–389. doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fds011

Table 1.

Sample characteristics

Sample characteristic n %
Totala 380 100.0
Gender
 Male 134 36.2
 Female 236 63.8
Age (years)
 18–34 104 28.1
 35–54 163 44.1
 55+ 103 27.8
Marital status
 Married or living with a partner 278 75.2
 Single 92 24.8
Education level
 Graduated from college 241 65.1
 Did not graduate from college 129 34.9
Employment status
 Employed full-time 195 52.7
 Employed part-time 48 13.0
 Retired 62 16.8
 Other 65 17.5
Weight status
 Underweight or healthy weight 182 49.2
 Overweight or obese 188 50.8

aA total of 380 participants provided valid PA data which were used in this study. However, 10 participants did not provide data for all five variables listed in Table 1. These missing responses are not included in the table such that the percentages in the last column sum to 100%.