Table 1.
Baseline characteristic of young adults with Down syndrome participating in a 12-week group PA program
| Total Sample | 1 Session/Week | 2 Sessions/Week | ||||
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| N | Mean+SD/% | N | Mean+SD/% | N | Mean+SD/% | |
| Age (years) | 27 | 27.9 ± 7.3 | 14 | 29.9 ± 7.5 | 13 | 25.8 ± 6.7 |
| Weight (kg) | 27 | 77.1 ± 18 | 14 | 80.1 ± 20.1 | 13 | 73.9 ± 15.6 |
| Height (cm) | 27 | 59.9 ± 3.6 | 14 | 59.4 ± 3.2 | 13 | 60.5 ± 4.1 |
| Waist Circumference (cm) | 27 | 91.7 ± 12.1 | 14 | 93.7 ± 13.6 | 13 | 89.6 ± 10.2 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 27 | 33.5 ± 8.5 | 14 | 35.4 ± 9.7 | 13 | 31.4 ± 6.8 |
| Number of Support Staff | 27 | 3.1 ± 1.9 | 14 | 3.1 ± 1.8 | 13 | 3.0 ± 2.0 |
| Education level (%) | ||||||
| 9th-12th | 4 | 14.8 | 3 | 21.4 | 1 | 7.7 |
| HS/GED | 19 | 70.4 | 10 | 71.4 | 9 | 69.2 |
| Some College | 4 | 14.8 | 1 | 7.1 | 3 | 23.1 |
| Ethnicity (%) | ||||||
| Not Hispanic/Latino | 25 | 92.6 | 13 | 92.9 | 12 | 92.3 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 2 | 7.4 | 1 | 7.1 | 1 | 7.7 |
| Race (%) | ||||||
| American Indian | 1 | 3.7 | 1 | 7.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Black | 1 | 3.7 | 1 | 7.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| White | 24 | 88.9 | 12 | 85.7 | 12 | 92.3 |
| Mixed Race | 1 | 3.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7.7 |
| Sex (%) | ||||||
| Male | 16 | 59.3 | 8 | 57.1 | 8 | 61.5 |
| Female | 11 | 40.7 | 6 | 42.9 | 5 | 38.5 |
Note: BMI = body mass index