TABLE 1.

Descriptive characteristics of the WOMAN and WWF study cohorts

	WOMAN study	WWF study
	(n = 173)	(n = 121)
Age, y	56.8 (2.9)	73.9 (3.8)
BMI, kg/m2	30.6 (3.6)	26.1 (4.9)
Currently smoking, %	6.9	5.8
Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg	123.8 (13.7)	131.0 (15.8)
Diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg	76.4 (8.2)	74.0 (8.8)
Hormone therapy users, %	63.0	40.5
Total cholesterol, mg/dL	215.0 (27.7)	218.7 (36.5)
Triglycerides, mg/dL	144.6 (79.6)	133.5 (62.0)
HDL, mg/dL	60.5 (14.6)	63.7 (17.3)
LDL, mg/dL	125.6 (24.9)	128.0 (35.5)
Pedometer (steps/day averaged over the week)	6,447 (4,823, 8,722)	5,466 (3,610, 7,576)
CAC	1.4 (0, 23.3)	38.8 (0, 264.4)
CAC 90, %	57.2	74.4

Data are presented as mean (SD) unless otherwise specified. CAC and pedometer data are presented as median (interquartile range). WOMAN, Women on the Move Through Activity and Nutrition; WWF, Walking Women Follow-up; BMI, body mass index; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; CAC, coronary artery calcification.