Table 1.
Descriptive characteristics of Latina participants at baseline, overall and stratified by condition. Fe en Acción, San Diego, CA (2011–2013).
| Overall (N = 436)
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Physical activity (n = 217)
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Attention-control (n = 219)
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Demographics | |||
| Born in Mexico | 394 (90.8)a | 193 (88.9)b | 201 (92.6)c |
| Married/living as married | 334 (77.3) | 168 (78.1) | 166 (76.5) |
| Employedd | 285 (65.8) | 147 (68.7) | 138 (63.0) |
| Monthly household income <$2000 | 236 (58.3)e | 115 (56.1)f | 121 (60.5)g |
| <High school completed | 238 (54.8) | 116 (53.7) | 122 (56.0) |
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |
| Mean age (years) | 44.4 (9.6) | 44.5 (9.8) | 44.4 (9.4) |
| Residence in the US (years) | 21.0 (10.3) | 22.1 (11.2) | 19.8 (9.2) |
| Accelerometer-assessed PA | |||
| MVPA (min/week)h | 103.2 (63.8) | 98.8 (61.5) | 107.6 (65.8) |
| Moderate PA (min/week) | 102.2 (62.9) | 98.1 (61.0) | 106.2 (64.7) |
| Vigorous PA (min/week) | 1.1 (5.0) | 0.7 (3.6) | 1.4 (6.1) |
| Light PA (min/week) | 2305.9 (587.5) | 2308.2 (570.9) | 2303.7 (604.8) |
| Sedentary time (min/week) | 7558.0 (644.8) | 7550.4 (611.5) | 7565.7 (677.5) |
| % Sedentary timei | 75.8 (6.1) | 75.8 (5.9) | 75.8 (6.3) |
| Reported PA | |||
| Leisure vigorous PA (min/week) | 17.5 (58.3) | 19.7 (62.5) | 15.2 (53.8) |
| Leisure moderate PA (min/week) | 50.1 (88.9) | 51.4 (97.3) | 48.8 (79.9) |
| Leisure MVPA (min/week) | 67.6 (112.8) | 71.2 (121.1) | 64.0 (104.1) |
| Occupational MVPA (min/week) | 481.7 (886.9) | 493.5 (798.7) | 469.9 (968.1) |
| Total transport PA (min/week) | 57.9 (160.2) | 66.1 (198.3) | 49.7 (109.6) |
| Household light PA (min/week) | 1236.7 (870.8) | 1171.4 (816.8) | 1301.4 (918.5) |
| Household MVPA (min/week) | 431.8 (473.7) | 399.3 (451.6) | 463.9 (493.5) |
| Total household LMVPA (min/week) | 1668.5 (1104.1) | 1570.7 (1005.0) | 1765.3 (1188.7) |
| Total sedentary time (min/day) | 240.2 (159.2) | 246.5 (165.0) | 233.9 (153.3) |
| Anthropometrics | |||
| Height (cm) | 155.3 (6.1) | 155.6 (6.4) | 155.0 (5.9) |
| Weight (kg) | 73.2 (16.3) | 74.6 (16.9) | 71.9 (15.5) |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 94.9 (14.7) | 95.8 (15.0) | 94.1 (14.3) |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 30.3 (6.2) | 30.8 (6.6) | 29.9 (5.8) |
LMVPA = light, moderate, and vigorous physical activity; MVPA = moderate-to-vigorous physical activity; PA = physical activity; SD = standard deviation.
a
Remainder include those born in the US (n = 33) or another foreign country (n = 7). Missing n = 2.
b
Remainder include those born in the US (n = 20) or another foreign country (n = 4).
c
Remainder include those born in the US (n = 13) or another foreign country (n = 3). Missing n = 2.
d
Includes full-time, part-time, self-employed, and seasonal work.
e
Missing n = 31.
f
Missing n = 12.
g
Missing n = 19.
h
Primary aim.
i
Out of total wear time.