Table 1.
Characteristics of the study sample (N=2109), by sex
| Men (n=959) | Women (n=1150) |
All | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years | 47 ± 8 | 47 ± 9 | 47 ± 9 |
| White race, % | 99 | 99 | 99 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 28.9 ± 4.6 | 26.5 ± 5.8 | 27.6 ± 5.4 |
| SBP, mmHg | 120 ± 12 | 112 ± 14 | 116 ± 14 |
| DBP, mmHg | 77 ± 8 | 71 ± 9 | 74 ± 9 |
| Total cholesterol, mg/dl | 187 ± 34 | 186 ± 33 | 187 ± 33 |
| HDL, mg/dl | 51 ± 14 | 67 ± 17 | 60 ± 18 |
| Triglycerides, mg/dl | 127 ± 81 | 92 ± 48 | 108 ± 67 |
| Waist circumference, cm | 102 ± 13 | 91 ± 15 | 96 ± 15 |
| Fasting glucose, mg/dl | 99 ± 17 | 92 ± 13 | 95 ± 15 |
| CRP, mg/L | 2.2 ± 3.7 | 2.8 ± 4.4 | 2.5 ± 4.1 |
| Framingham risk score, % | 8.2 ± 6.5 | 3.1 ± 2.9 | 3.1 ± 2.9 |
| Hypertension, % | 26 | 16 | 21 |
| Overweight, % | 81 | 52 | 65 |
| Obese, % | 34 | 23 | 28 |
| Impaired Fasting Glucose, % | 37 | 16 | 25 |
| Diabetes, % | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| Current Smoking, % | 13 | 11 | 12 |
| Very good or excellent health, % | 71 | 76 | 74 |
| Highest degree of education, % | |||
| ≤ High school degree | 16 | 12 | 14 |
| More than high school | 63 | 67 | 65 |
| Graduate degree | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Employment status, % | |||
| Homemaker or full-time student | 1 | 11 | 6 |
| Unemployed/retired | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Employed (full or part-time) | 91 | 81 | 86 |
| Unemployed/on-leave for disability or health reasons |
1 | 1 | 1 |
| Accelerometer wear time, min/day | 939 ± 103 | 915 ± 88 | 926 ± 96 |
| Light PA, min/day | 143 ± 53 | 133 ± 47 | 137 ± 50 |
| Moderate PA, min/day | 28 ± 20 | 24.2 ± 17.6 | 25 ± 18 |
| Vigorous PA, min/day | 2 ± 5 | 3 ± 6 | 2 ± 6 |
| MVPA total, min/day | 30 ± 22 | 26 ± 10 | 28 ± 21 |
| MVPA10+, min/day | 7 ± 11 | 10 ± 14 | 9 ± 13 |
| MVPA<10, min/day | 22.8 ± 16.3 | 16.3 ± 11.0 | 19 ± 14 |
| PA Guideline compliance (MVPA), % | 56 | 47 | 51 |
| PA Guideline compliance (MVPA10+), % | 10 | 15 | 13 |
Values are mean ±SD, or % as indicated.