Table 1.
Baseline characteristics (mean±SD or percent) of the sample
| Walking or running energy expenditure | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <1.07 MET-hours/d | 1.07 to 1.8 | ≥1.8 MET-hours/d | ||||
| Dead | Alive | Dead | Alive | Dead | Alive | |
| Sample | 162 | 626 | 57 | 276 | 112 | 927 |
| Male (%) | 52.47 | 44.50 | 59.65 | 38.41 | 75.00 | 54.69 |
| Runners (%) | 8.64 | 15.33 | 5.26 | 13.04 | 29.46 | 40.67 |
| Prior Heart attack (%) | 25.93 | 10.22 | 28.07 | 9.42 | 22.32 | 5.39 |
| White (%) | 76.54 | 71.41 | 87.72 | 79.71 | 83.04 | 84.25 |
| Age (years) | 70.19±12.08 | 57.51±13.01 | 69.41±12.23 | 55.60±12.58 | 66.18±13.17 | 53.30±13.25 |
| Education (years) | 13.90±2.68 | 14.59±2.68 | 14.52±2.79 | 14.97±2.61 | 15.05±2.68 | 15.45±2.66 |
| Meat (servings/d) | 0.47±0.43 | 0.55±0.49 | 0.59±0.48 | 0.48±0.39 | 0.52±0.51 | 0.45±0.40 |
| Fruit (pieces/day) | 1.38±1.05 | 1.41±1.08 | 1.75±1.09 | 1.67±1.42 | 1.67±1.09 | 1.77±1.27 |
| Alcohol (g/d) | 4.34±13.59 | 3.49±10.25 | 3.34±9.29 | 3.64±7.42 | 6.40±11.49 | 5.97±12.14 |
| Aspirin use (tablets/d) | 0.54±0.82 | 0.44±0.74 | 0.46±0.61 | 0.44±0.75 | 0.48±0.51 | 0.43±0.73 |
| Body mass index(kg/m2) | 30.53±8.40 | 31.57±7.65 | 29.51±6.91 | 29.98±6.87 | 27.52±5.87 | 27.08±5.66 |