Table 1.
Participant Characteristics
| Variable | Physical Activity | Health Education |
|---|---|---|
| Number | 818 | 817 |
| Age | 78.7±5.2 | 79.1±5.2 |
| Gender | ||
| Female | 547 (66.9%) | 551 (67.4%) |
| Ethnicity/race | ||
| Caucasian/White | 604 (73.8%) | 635 (77.7%) |
| African-American/Black | 163 (19.9%) | 125 (15.3%) |
| Latino, Hispanic or Spanish | 31 (3.7%) | 30 (3.8%) |
| Other or mixed | 17 (2.1%) | 25 (3.1%) |
| Refused/missing | 3 (0.4%) | 2 (0.2%) |
| Education | ||
| Elementary school or less | 22 (2.7%) | 23 (2.8%) |
| High School/equivalent | 248 (30.3%) | 236 (28.9%) |
| College | 321 (39.2%) | 320 (39.2%) |
| Post graduate | 194 (23.7%) | 208 (25.5%) |
| Other | 32 (3.9%) | 26 (3.2%) |
| Missing | 1 (0.1%) | 4 (0.5%) |
| Body mass index, mean (SD) | 30.3±6.2 | 30.1±5.9 |
| Short Physical Performance Battery score | ||
| Mean (SD) | 7.4±1.6 | 7.3±1.6 |
| <8 | 353 (43.3) | 378 (46.2) |