Table 1.
Age and race adjusted characteristics of 738 men 20 years or older who participated in NHANES 1999–2004 by tertile of weekly physical activity.a
| ≤ 499 METsb (N = 277) |
500–1554 METs (N = 226) |
≥ 1555 METs (N = 235) |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Mean or percentage (SE)c | ||||
| Aged (years) | 41.0 (1.1) | 44.0 (0.9) | 42.1 (1.1) | 0.13 |
| Race/ethnicitye (%) | <0.01 | |||
| Non-Hispanic white | 64.0 (4.0) | 74.0 (4.0) | 77.0 (3.0) | |
| Non-Hispanic black | 13.0 (2.0) | 9.0 (1.0) | 9.0 (2.0) | |
| Mexican-American | 13.0 (2.0) | 7.0 (1.0) | 5.0 (1.0) | |
| Other | 10.0 (3.0) | 11.0 (3.0) | 9.0 (2.0) | |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 28.2 (0.7) | 27.9 (0.4) | 27.5 (0.4) | 0.58 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 100.5 (1.5) | 99.4 (1.0) | 97.0 (0.9) | 0.10 |
| Cigarette Smoking (%) | 0.07 | |||
| Never | 36.0 (4.0) | 51.0 (4.0) | 51.0 (4.0) | |
| Former | 31.0 (4.0) | 21.0 (3.0) | 24.0 (3.0) | |
| Current | 32.0 (3.0) | 28.0 (3.0) | 25.0 (4.0) | |
| Urinary cotinine (%)f | 0.07 | |||
| Unexposed | 50.0 (3.0) | 54.0 (4.0) | 50.0 (4.0) | |
| Passive exposure | 14.0 (2.0) | 8.0 (2.0) | 17.0 (2.0) | |
| Active exposure | 37.0 (3.0) | 38.0 (4.0) | 33.0 (4.0) | |
| Alcohol consumption (%) | 0.94 | |||
| 0 drinks/month | 21.0 (3.0) | 19.0 (4.0) | 17.0 (4.0) | |
| < 2 drinks/day | 68.0 (3.0) | 69.0 (4.0) | 70.0 (3.0) | |
| ≥ 2 drinks/day | 11.0 (2.0) | 12.0 (3.0) | 13.0 (2.0) | |
a
Sampling weights were applied. Means and proportions were adjusted for age, race/ethnicity;
b
MET: metabolic equivalent (MET)-minutes per week;
c
SE: standard error;
d
Race adjusted;
e
Age adjusted;
f
A measure of environmental tobacco smoke exposure; Unexposed: < 0.35 ng/mL; Passive exposure: ≥0.35 - <10.0 ng/mL; Active exposure: ≥10 ng/mL