Table 1.

Baseline Characteristics of Leisure Time Physically Inactive Versus Active (AHA Recommendations)^a Women (N=5752) and Men (N=4833) of the ELSA‐Brasil

	Women							Men
	Overall (N=5752)		Inactive (N=4569)		Active (N=1183)		P Value	Overall (N=4833)		Inactive (N=3446)		Active (N=1387)		P Value
	N/Mean	%/SD	N/Mean	%/SD	N/Mean	%/SD		N/Mean	%/SD	N/Mean	%/SD	N/Mean	%/SD
Demographic characteristics
Age, y	51.64	8.71	51.64	8.65	51.62	8.97	0.92	51.54	9.02	52.12	8.95	50.10	9.06	<0.0001
Race							<0.0001							0.008
White	2945	51	2220	49	725	61		2496	52	1737	50	759	55
Mixed	1534	27	1276	28	258	22		1459	30	1050	30	409	29
Black	1007	18	870	19	137	12		658	14	495	14	163	12
Other	204	4	152	3	52	4		156	3	121	4	35	3
Age strata							0.64							<0.0001
35 to 44	1296	23	1020	22	276	23		1150	24	733	21	417	30
45 to 54	2319	40	1861	41	458	39		1972	41	1393	40	579	42
55 to 64	1638	28	1292	28	346	29		1250	26	984	29	266	19
65 to 74	499	9	396	9	103	9		461	10	336	10	125	9
Smoking							<0.0001							<0.0001
Current smokers	697	12	606	13	91	8		665	14	543	16	122	9
Former smokers	1415	25	1104	24	311	26		1643	34	1216	35	427	31
Never smokers	3640	63	2859	63	781	66		2524	52	1686	49	838	60
Alcohol consumption							<0.0001							<0.0001
Current drinkers	3738	65	2855	62	883	75		3718	77	2572	75	1146	83
Former drinkers	1126	20	959	21	167	14		895	19	706	20	189	14
Never drinkers	878	15	747	16	131	11		218	5	166	5	52	4
Education							<0.0001							<0.0001
Without college degree	2554	44	2255	49	299	25		2319	48	1822	53	497	36
With college degree	3198	56	2314	51	884	75		2514	52	1624	47	890	64
Per capita family income, US dollars	1825	1501	1681	1406	2378	1712	<0.0001	1670	1354	1556	1287	1953	1469	<0.0001
PA‐related traits
Total days/wk of PA	2.09	2.82	1.17	1.94	5.65	2.83	<0.0001	2.63	3.01	1.44	2.07	5.58	2.94	<0.0001
Walking, min/wk	57.16	96.30	49.36	91.85	87.31	106.65	<0.0001	71.67	115.26	63.60	107.32	91.72	130.87	<0.0001
Light PA, min/wk	17.93	60.78	6.63	25.47	66.29	117.69	<0.0001	19.43	63.62	7.10	24.55	55.59	111.38	<0.0001
Vigorous PA, min/wk	38.91	101.59	1.14	7.79	184.78	152.20	<0.0001	62.04	126.04	3.24	12.79	208.13	158.17	<0.0001
Total MET‐h/wk	9.50	16.51	3.31	5.87	33.42	21.72	<0.0001	13.45	19.59	4.40	6.77	35.93	22.69	<0.0001

AHA indicates American Heart Association; ELSA‐Brazil, Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health; MET, metabolic equivalents; PA, physical activity.

^aAmerican Heart Association guidelines recommend at least 150 min/wk moderate exercise or 75 min/wk vigorous exercise.