Table 2.
Baseline characteristics of participants, according to steps/day levels (quartiles)
| First | Second | Third | Fourth | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| quartile | quartile | quartile | quartile | ||
| Number of participants | 105 | 104 | 105 | 105 | |
| Steps/day, range (steps) | < 4503 | 4503–6110 | 6111–7971 | > 7972 | |
| Steps/day, mean (steps) | 3394 (824) | 5310 (503) | 6924 (539) | 10,241 (1822) | < 0.001 |
| Height (cm) | 156.7 (8.3) | 156.9 (8.4) | 156.2 (8.1) | 157.4 (8.1) | 0.788 |
| Weight (kg) | 57.3 (9.1) | 55.3 (9.1) | 55.0 (8.2) | 55.0 (8.8) | 0.202 |
| Body mass index (kg·m−2) | 23.3 (3.2)* | 22.4 (2.9) | 22.5 (3.0) | 22.1 (2.6) | 0.036 |
| Percentage of Body fat (%) | 25.0 (7.7) | 23.8 (7.1) | 23.9 (7.2) | 22.3 (6.1) | 0.062 |
| Female (%) | 45.7 | 46.2 | 50.5 | 40.0 | 0.504 |
| Smokers (%) | 21.9 | 23.1 | 13.3 | 15.2 | 0.117 |
| Drinkers (%) | 39.0 | 35.6 | 35.2 | 43.8 | 0.594 |
| Medication use (%) | 61.0 | 69.2 | 61.9 | 58.1 | 0.391 |
Data represents mean (standard deviation) or %
Smokers, percentage of current cigarette smokers
Drinkers, percentage of current alcohol drinkers (3 days or more per week)
*p < 0.05 vs Fourth quartile