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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2015 Sep 16;62:68–74. doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2015.09.004

Table 1.

Study Sample Characteristics (n = 623*)

Estimate 95% CI
Age (years, mean) 72.0 71.4-72.6
Female 52.6% 48.1.-57.1%
Education
    < High School 11.3% 8.0-15.6%
    High School Graduate 25.3% 20.6-30.5%
    Some College 38.9% 34.4-43.6%
    College Graduate 24.5% 19.4-30.5%
Race
    White/Caucasian 83.8% 79.0-87.7%
    Black/African American 6.1% 4.1-9.1%
    Hispanic, non-Black 6.5% 3.9-10.7%
    Other 3.5% 1.9-6.4%
Household assets
    <$10,000 5.4% 3.6-8.0%
    $10-49,000 11.3% 8.5-14.9%
    $50-99,000 11.3% 8.1-15.7%
    $100-499,000 42.9% 37.3-48.4%
    $500,000 29.1% 23.5-35.4%
Employment Status
    Working 26.3% 21.9-31.2%
Survey-Adapted Montreal Cognitive Assessment (mean) 14.4 14.0-14.9
Weight Status
    Underweight or Normal Weight 25.8% 21.3-30.9%
    Overweight 35.7% 31.2-40.4%
    Obese 38.5% 34.1-43.1%
Timed 3 meter Walk (seconds, mean) 5.7 4.4-6.9
Activities of Daily Living Disability
        Walking One Block 24.0% 20.5-27.9%
        Dressing 11.3% 8.8-14.5%
        Walking Across a Room 10.1% 8.0-12.7%
        Transferring In/Out of Bed 9.2% 6.5-12.8%
        Toileting 8.0% 6.0-10.5%
        Bathing 5.8% 4.1-8.1%
        Eating 2.2% 1.3-3.8%
        Difficulty with at least one ADL 31.1% 26.8-35.8%
Independent Activities of Daily Living
        Driving at Night 35.0% 30.2-40.1%
        Light Housework 13.3% 10.4-16.7%
        Shopping 9.9% 7.3-13.4%
        Meal Preparation 8.6% 6.1-12.0%
        Managing Money 6.7% 5.0-9.0%
        Driving During the Day 4.8% 3.6-6.3%
        Taking Medications 3.9% 2.6-5.9%
        Difficulty with at least one IADL 44.8% 38.7-51.0%
Self Reported Vigorous Physical Activity Level in the last 12 Months**
    5+ times/week 25.6% 20.3-31.8%
    3-4 times/week 19.2% 16.2-22.5%
    1-2 times/week 15.2% 11.9-19.2%
    1-3 times/month 8.4% 6.3-11.0%
    < 1 time/month 11.3% 9.0-14.1%
    Never 20.4% 16.2-25.3%
Wrist Accelerometry Measures
    Routine Activity (counts/15 second epoch, mean) 54.0 51.9-56.2
    Immobile Time (mean) 27.1% 26.1%-28.2%
    Wake Time Worn (hours, mean) 42.1 41.2-43.0
*

Participants without missing data for covariates, self-reported physical activity, and accelerometry variables

**

Sports, exercise, heavy housework, physical labor