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.