Table 1. Demographic and behavioral characteristics of the sample .
Variable | Males | Females | P value |
N | 20 | 20 | |
Age, mean years | 20.95 (1.1) | 20.65 (0.81) | 0.34 |
Race, % non-Hispanic white | 75.0 | 95.0 | 0.11 |
BMI, mean kg/m2 | 26.20 (3.4) | 26.23 (4.8) | 0.98 |
MVPA, mean min/wk | 224.0 (161.0) | 107.4 (72.1) | 0.006 |
BMI, body mass index; MVPA, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity.
Values in parentheses are standard deviations.
Independent samples t-test was used to make comparisons across the continuous variables (e.g., age). A chi-square test was used to make comparisons across the categorical variables (e.g., race-ethnicity).