Table 1.
Participant characteristics by physical activity category
| Not Active weighted PA min = 0 /wk (n=190) |
Insufficiently Active weighted PA min =1–149/wk (n=145) |
Meeting Guidelines weighted PA min =150–299/wk (n=72) |
Above Guidelines weighted PA min ≥ 300/wk (n=150) |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, mean (SD) | 75.7 (10.3) | 72.1 (11.3) | 71.2 (9.9) | 71.3 (11.1) | <.001 |
| Sex, % male | 52.1 | 64.1 | 58.3 | 65.3 | .03 |
| Non-Hispanic white, % | 17.6 | 17.0 | 23.9 | 22.1 | .21 |
| Income > $50,000/year, % | 32.0 | 52.6 | 51.5 | 48.9 | .004 |
| College graduate, % | 25.7 | 43.0 | 50.8 | 47.3 | <.001 |
| Married/partnered, % | 55.0 | 70.1 | 63.9 | 72.3 | .003 |
| Permanent ostomy, % | 39.5 | 25.5 | 30.6 | 29.3 | .08 |
| Body Mass Index, mean (SD) | 27.5 (6.1) | 28.1 (6.1) | 27.1 (6.3) | 26.6 (4.4) | .11 |
| Charlson-Deyo comorbidity score ≥ 2, % | 29.5 | 21.4 | 18.1 | 12.0 | <.001 |
| Age ≤ 50 at diagnosis, % | 16.3 | 22.1 | 23.6 | 27.3 | .02 |
| Years since surgery, mean (SD) | 14.2 (7.0) | 12.7 (5.9) | 12.3 (6.0) | 12.7 (6.0) | .02 |
| Radiation Treatment, % | 40.5 | 40.7 | 38.9 | 36.7 | .45 |
| Chemotherapy, % | 50.5 | 55.9 | 54.2 | 45.3 | .33 |
| Stage, % | |||||
| In situ/local | 50.0 | 46.9 | 48.6 | 54.0 | .67a |
| Regional | 46.3 | 48.3 | 44.4 | 43.3 | |
| Distant | 1.1 | 2.1 | 0 | 0.7 | |
| Unknown | 2.6 | 2.8 | 6.9 | 2.0 | |
| PA per week in past month | |||||
| Light minutes, median (IQR) | 30 (0–120) | 100 (30–210) | 120 (30–240) | 120 (0–420) | <.001 |
| Moderate minutes, median (IQR) | 0 | 60 (30–90) | 180 (100–210) | 315 (150–450) | <.001 |
| Vigorous minutes, median (IQR) | 0 | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–37.5) | 120 (0–225) | <.001 |
PA min = “physical activity minutes” calculated as moderate minutes/week + 2 × vigorous minutes/week
SD = standard deviation
IQR = interquartile range
a
Fisher’s exact test