Table 1.
Sample characteristics, overall, and stratified by activity level and sex
| Overall Sample n = 454 | Activity Level | Sex | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meeting PA guidelines n = 168 | Not meeting PA guidelines n = 286 | Female n = 322 | Male n = 132 | ||
| % Body fat [M (SD)] | 33.2 (11.1) | 31.0 (9.5) | 34.5 (11.8) | 36.0 (10.4) | 26.4 (9.7) |
| TV viewing (h/wk) [M (SD)] | 19.3 (15.5) | 17.7 (13.6) | 20.3 (16.5) | 18.6 (15.8) | 21.2 (14.8) |
| Age (y) [M (SD)] | 44.4 (14.0) | 43.3 (14.0) | 45.0 (13.9) | 44.2 (13.6) | 44.8 (14.9) |
|
Depression symptoms [M (SD)] (Possible range 0–24) |
5.9 (5.9) | 5.0 (5.5) | 6.5 (6.0) | 6.3 (6.0) | 5.1 (5.4) |
|
Perceived stress [M (SD)] (Possible range 0–16) |
4.0 (3.0) | 3.7 (2.8) | 4.1 (3.1) | 3.9 (3.1) | 4.0 (2.7) |
|
Environment score [M (SD)] (Possible range 0–6) |
3.3 (1.4) | 3.4 (1.5) | 3.2 (1.4) | 3.2 (1.4) | 3.4 (1.5) |
| Female (%) | 70.9 | 68.5 | 72.4 | – | – |
| Race/ethnicity (%) | |||||
| Non-Minority | 66.1 | 27.4 | 37.8 | 63.7 | 72.0 |
| Minority | 33.9 | 72.6 | 62.2 | 36.3 | 28.0 |
| Income (%) | |||||
| < $30,000/year | 26.4 | 17.3 | 31.8 | 26.7 | 25.8 |
| $30,001 to $100,000/year | 58.0 | 56.5 | 58.7 | 59.6 | 53.8 |
| > $100,000/year | 15.6 | 26.2 | 9.4 | 13.7 | 20.5 |
| Educational attainment (%) | |||||
| High school or less | 23.8 | 19.0 | 26.6 | 24.8 | 21.2 |
| Greater than high school | 76.2 | 81.0 | 73.4 | 75.2 | 78.8 |
| Marital status (%) | |||||
| Married | 54.6 | 58.3 | 52.4 | 56.2 | 50.8 |
| Not married | 45.4 | 41.7 | 47.6 | 43.8 | 49.2 |
| Employment status (%) | |||||
| Employed | 63.2 | 35.1 | 37.8 | 61.2 | 68.2 |
| Not employed | 36.8 | 64.9 | 62.2 | 38.8 | 31.8 |
| Activity level (%) | |||||
| Not meeting PA guidelines | 63.2 | – | – | 64.6 | 59.8 |
| Meeting PA guidelines | 36.8 | – | – | 35.4 | 40.2 |
| Fruit and Vegetable Intake (%) | |||||
| < 3 servings/week | 7.7 | 4.2 | 9.8 | 8.1 | 6.8 |
| 4 to 6 servings/week | 50.1 | 44.3 | 53.5 | 44.9 | 62.9 |
| 7 or more servings/week | 42.2 | 51.5 | 36.7 | 47.0 | 30.3 |