Table 1.
Subject Demographic and Physical Characteristics for Individual Studies and Entire Group
| CALERIE | STRRIDE | CARRIAGE | POP | LIFE | Enhanced Fitness |
Entire Group |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 41 | 68 | 30 | 137 | 74 | 253 | 603 |
| % women | 56.5 | 48.0 | 71.4 | 73.2 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| % minority | 39.1 | 20.6 | 100 | 13.0 | 22.1 | 28.3 | 28 |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 38.5 (6.4) | 51.2 (7.7) | 71.6 (5.5) | 65.9 (11.6) | 79.2 (4.8) | 67.2 (6.3) | 64.7 (12.8) |
| BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 27.7 (1.7) | 30.5 (2.9) | 32.4 (6.9) | 31.3 (6.9) | 28.4 (4.1) | 31.3 (3.7) | 30.6 (4.8) |
| Usual gait speed, m/s, mean (SD) | — | — | 0.85 (0.22) | 0.99 (0.25) | 1.10 (0.32) | 1.27 (0.23) | 1.13 (0.28) |
| VO2peak, mL/kg/min, mean (SD) | 30.6 (5.7) | 28.3 (6.0) | — | — | — | — | 29.1(6.0) |
Note: BMI = body mass index; CALERIE = Comprehensive Assessment of Long-term Effects of Reducing Intake of Energy; CARRIAGE = CARolinas Region Interaction of Aging, Genes and Environment; POP = Prediction of Osteoarthritis Progression; STRRIDE = Studies Targeting Risk Reduction Interventions through Defined Exercise.