Table 1. Baseline Characteristics of Participants (N = 843), Faith, Activity, and Nutrition Study, South Carolina, 2007–2009.
| Characteristic | Valuea |
|---|---|
| Age, mean (SD), y | 53.6 (13.8) |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | |
| All participants, mean (SD) | 33.6 (7.6) |
| Normal weight (<25.0) | 52 (6.2) |
| Overweight (25.0–29.9) | 236 (28.0) |
| Obese (≥30) | 555 (65.8) |
| Smoking status | |
| Smoker | 50 (5.9) |
| Nonsmoker | 793 (94.1) |
| Fruit and vegetable consumption, mean (SD), cups/d | 3.7 (3.5) |
| Physical activity,b mean (SD), h/wka | 13.2 (10.7) |
| Education | |
| ≤High school graduate | 332 (39.4) |
| Some college or more | 511 (60.6) |
| Marital status | |
| Married | 419 (49.7) |
| Not married | 424 (50.3) |
| Hypertension | |
| No hypertension | 298 (35.4) |
| Hypertension | 545 (64.6) |
| Self-reported but not measured | 264 (31.3) |
| Self-reported and measured | 189 (22.4) |
| Measured but not self-reported | 92 (10.9) |
| Diabetes | |
| No diabetes | 628 (75.4) |
| Diabetes only during pregnancy | 9 (1.1) |
| Has diabetes | 205 (24.6) |
| Waist circumference, cm | |
| Normal (<80) | 87 (10.3) |
| Increased (80–88) | 166 (19.7) |
| Substantially increased (>88) | 590 (70.0) |
Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation; BMI, body mass index.
a Values expressed as percentages, unless otherwise noted.
b Total physical activity time spent in light-, moderate- and vigorous-intensity physical activity. Includes activities typically undertaken for exercise (eg, walking, yoga, aerobics), physical activities undertaken in the course of one’s daily routine (ie, housework, yard work, and other daily activities) and recreational activities that provide physical activity (eg, tennis, golf).