Table 1.
Baseline Demographic, Smoking, and Exercise/Fitness Characteristics
| AE (n = 30) | HEC (n = 31) | |
|---|---|---|
| Demographic | ||
| Gender (% female) | 63.3% | 67.7% |
| Age (mean years [SD]) | 47.1 (8.5) | 47.5 (10.7) |
| Non-Hispanic White | 93.3% | 83.9% |
| Married or cohabitating | 51.7% | 37.9% |
| College graduate | 34.6% | 31.0% |
| Household income less than $30,000/year | 21.4% | 44.4% |
| Employed | 72.4% | 58.6% |
| Smoking | ||
| Smoking age of onset | 15.1 (3.5) | 15.9 (5.6) |
| Years of regular smoking | 27.4 (9.1) | 27.5 (11.1) |
| Number of lifetime quit attempts | 3.2 (2.8) | 4.4 (3.1) |
| Cigarettes/day | 20.3 (9.9) | 19.4 (8.1) |
| Nicotine dependence (FTND) | 5.9 (2.1) | 5.6 (1.6) |
| Exercise/fitness | ||
| Body mass index | 28.5 (4.2) | 28.9 (7.0) |
| Peak VO2 (ml/kg/min) | 27.8 (5.8) | 26.2 (9.6) |
| Percent body fat | 33.0 (6.9) | 32.1 (8.5) |
Note. AE = aerobic exercise; FTND = Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence; HEC = health education control.