Table 1.

Sample characteristics

	Male		Female
	Runners	Walkers	Runners	Walkers
Sample (N)	16,662	3,019	15948	11898
Age (years)*	48.01±10.82	60.73±10.88	40.74±10.52	52.25±11.68
Follow-up (years)*	6.30±0.91	5.62±1.16	6.55±0.94	5.70±1.27
Education (years)*	16.79±2.46	16.33±2.70	16.35±2.31	15.28±2.54
Baseline smokers (%)	1.21	3.64	1.67	3.71
Meat (servings/d)*	0.44±0.40	0.46±0.41	0.27±0.30	0.37±0.34
Fruit (pieces/d)*	1.53±1.18	1.60±1.21	1.53±1.06	1.68±1.13
Alcohol (g/d)*	9.83±13.44	9.08±13.32	5.88±8.21	4.93±9.09
BMI (kg/m2)*	24.09±2.58	26.71±4.10	21.61±2.50	25.46±5.20
Waist circumference (cm)*	84.83±6.19	93.48±10.01	70.03±6.72	78.51±12.11
Energy expenditure (METh/d)*
Running	5.30±3.12		4.75±3.02
Walking		2.21±1.67		2.16±1.63
Other vigorous exercise	1.70±3.21	1.75±3.43	2.06±3.33	1.47±2.95
Other exercise, moderate	0.76±1.63	0.43±1.50	0.83±1.73	0.36±1.26
Other exercise, light	0.02±0.30	0.04±0.59	0.03±0.36	0.03±0.25
Other exercise, strength	0.52±1.26	0.21±0.89	0.54±1.26	0.21±0.76

^*mean±SD