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. 2017 Dec 7;27(4):403–410. doi: 10.18865/ed.27.4.403

Table 2. Proportion of participants meeting the MVPA goal (500 METs/week).

Cohort characteristics Self-report Accelerometer
Met MVPA goal, n (weighted %) P Met MVPA goal, n (weighted %) P
Race/ethnicity
White 130 (67.1) <.0001 138 (44.2) .0003
AA 49 (39.2) 88 (42.6)
Hispanic 52 (55.1) 126 (65.1)
Sex
Male 137 (67.4) .0414 233 (58.8) <.0001
Female 94 (55.3) 119 (34.7)
Age
<65 125 (62.4) .6527 263 (62.6) <.0001
≥65 106 (59.6) 89 (21.9)
Income
≤200% FPL 83 (54.0) .0257 139 (36.2) .0002
>200% FPL 134 (65.7) 193 (53.8)
Education completed
< High school 62 (52.9) .0888 116 (35.1) .0014
≥ High school 168 (63.6) 235 (50.7)
BMI
<25 38 (61.5) .0916 59 (43.3) .0771
25-30 83 (67.4) 126 (46.2)
≥30 kg/m2 106 (56.5) 164 (43.4)
Any additional chronic disease?
Yes 144 (59.8 .4806 163 (34.4) <.0001
No 87 (63.7) 189 (68.2)
Vegetarian diet?
Yes 11 (71.6) .3541 18 (56.8) .3897
No 189 (57.9) 301 (46.6)
DM medication?
Yes 108 (53.5) .0016 169 (42.0) .2868
No 72 (68.9) 98 (48.4)