Table 1.
Select demographic characteristics stratified by region
| Continuous Variables* | Overall (N = 5,090) |
Southwest (n = 1,621) |
Northern Plains (n = 3,469) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 37.2 (14.25) | 36.9 (13.2) | 37.40 (14.7) | |
| Body Mass Index (kg/m2)† | 31.9 (7.80) | 35.0 (8.5) | 30.44 (6.9) | |
| Total leisure-time physical activity (minutes/week)† | 279.1 (503.4) | 235.5 (441.1) | 298.5 (531.4) | |
| Total weighted physical activity (MET-hours/week) | 194.0 (223.9) | 186.9 (209.4) | 197.4 (230.5) | |
| Categorical Variables* | ||||
| High school graduate (percentage yes)† | 63.1 | 46.5 | 69.4 | |
| Primary language spoken in home (percentage)† | ||||
| English | 61.3 | 67.1 | 58.5 | |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 7.8 | 5.4 | 8.9 | |
| Both | 30.9 | 27.5 | 32.5 | |
| Sex (percentage male)† | 45.2 | 40.9 | 47.3 | |
*
Continuous variables shown as the mean (standard deviation); categorical variables shown as percents.
†
Indicates a statistically significant difference between regions, using independent samples t tests for continuous variables and χ2 tests for categorical variables.