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. 2016 Jan 14;56(Suppl 1):S27–S39. doi: 10.1093/geront/gnv676

Table 3.

Age Differences in Baseline Physical Activity and Sedentary Time Among Veteran and Non-Veteran Women

Veterans Non-Veterans
Difference per 5 years of age a 95% CI p Value Difference per 5 years of age a 95% CI p Value Interaction p value
Physical activity (MET-hours/week) −0.24 (−0.54, 0.06) .12 −0.10 (−0.15, −0.04) <.001 .35
Sedentary time (hours/week) b −0.16 (−0.27, −0.05) .004 −0.17 (−0.19, −0.15) <.001 .87

Notes: BMI = body mass index; CI = confidence interval; MET = metabolic equivalent.

a Adjusted for baseline race/ethnicity (non-white/white), education (ordinal), income (ordinal), marital status (nominal), social support (continuous), smoking status (nominal), Healthy Eating Index 2005 (continuous), BMI (continuous), and study assignment (nominal; for physical activity only).

b Among Observational Study participants only.