Table 1.
Descriptive statistics for indicator and outcome variables.
| African American (N = 108) M (SD) |
Hispanic or Latina (N = 56) M (SD) |
Total (N = 164) M (SD) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Intrapersonal factors related to physical activity | |||
| Motivational readiness for weight loss | |||
| Categorical (range: 1–4) | 2.9 (0.7) | 3.0 (0.7) | 3.0 (0.7) |
| Body composition and image | |||
| BMI (kg/m2) | 34.8 (7.8) | 35.1 (7.8) | 34.9 (7.8) |
| Percent body fat | 42.5 (7.0) | 43.4 (6.5) | 42.8 (6.8) |
| Perceived BMI (kg/m2)⁎⁎ | 28.7 (6.9) | 32.6 (5.7) | 30.0 (6.8) |
| Exercise self-efficacy⁎ | |||
| Scale (range: 0–100) | 48.3 (20.9) | 42.2 (19.1) | 46.2 (20.4) |
| Interpersonal relationships | |||
| Social support for physical activity | |||
| From family (range: 0–20) | 8.7 (4.3) | 9.6 (4.5) | 9.0 (4.3) |
| From peers (range: 0–20) | 13.1 (3.8) | 13.2 (3.3) | 13.1 (3.6) |
| Neighborhood cohesion | |||
| Neighbors help each other (range: 1–5) | 3.7 (1.0) | 3.7 (0.9) | 3.7 (1.0) |
| Close knit neighborhood (range: 1–5) | 3.3 (1.0) | 3.1 (1.1) | 3.3 (1.0) |
| Neighbors can be trusted (range: 1–5) | 3.4 (0.8) | 3.5 (1.0) | 3.4 (0.9) |
| Neighbors get along (range: 1–5) | 4.0 (0.9) | 3.9 (0.7) | 3.9 (0.8) |
| Neighbors share values (range: 1–5) | 3.5 (1.0) | 3.3 (1.1) | 3.4 (1.0) |
| Neighborhood and home environment | |||
| Physical activity resources | |||
| Features (range: 0–39) | 6.8 (3.7) | 7.4 (4.4) | 7.0 (4.0) |
| Amenities (range: 0–36) | 11.9 (5.9) | 11.0 (4.8) | 11.6 (5.6) |
| Pedestrian environment | |||
| Percent of segments with pedestrian facilities | 72.7 (27.8) | 73.3 (25.1) | 72.9 (26.8) |
| Number of sidewalk buffers⁎⁎ | 1.0 (0.5) | 0.7 (0.4) | 0.9 (0.5) |
| Number of path connections | 3.3 (1.0) | 3.0 (0.9) | 3.2 (1.0) |
| Lighting⁎⁎ | 1.0 (0.1) | 0.8 (0.2) | 0.9 (0.2) |
| Perceived neighborhood environment | |||
| Scale (range: 1–5) | 2.7 (0.5) | 2.8 (0.4) | 2.7 (0.4) |
| Home environment | |||
| Percent with unmovable aerobic equipment | 40.7 (44) | 37.5 (21) | 39.6 (65) |
| Percent with running shoes | 92.6 (100) | 87.5 (49) | 90.9 (149) |
| Percent with weights | 64.8 (70) | 67.9 (38) | 65.9 (108) |
| Percent with equipment to tone muscles | 56.5 (61) | 41.8 (23) | 51.5 (84) |
| Percent with aerobic training videos⁎⁎ | 80.6 (87) | 55.4 (31) | 72.0 (118) |
| Percent with step aerobic equipment⁎⁎ | 36.1 (39) | 12.5 (7) | 28.0 (46) |
| Physical activity | |||
| Accelerometer-measured (min/day)⁎⁎ | 25.0 (21.4) | 7.9 (7.8) | 19.1 (19.7) |
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p < .05.
⁎⁎
p ≤ .001