Table 1.
Characteristics of Study Participants at PVAT and Gait Speed Assessments
| Study Variables | |
|---|---|
| Age at PVAT assessment (years), mean (±SD) | 51.3 (±2.8) |
| Age at gait speed assessment (years), mean (±SD) | 61.3 (±2.6) |
| White, n (%) | 173 (62.9%) |
| Education, n (%) | |
| High school | 44 (15.9%) |
| College | 131 (47.5%) |
| Graduate | 101 (36.6%) |
| How hard to pay for basics at gait speed assessment, n (%) | |
| Somewhat/very hard | 46 (17.4%) |
| Not hard | 218 (82.6%) |
| Menopausal Status at PVAT assessment, n (%) | |
| Premenopausal | 21 (7.6%) |
| Early perimenopausal | 140 (50.7%) |
| Late perimenopausal | 30 (10.9%) |
| Natural postmenopausal | 85 (30.8%) |
| BMI (kg/m2) at gait speed assessment, mean (±SD) | 30.6 (±7.0) |
| Smokers at gait speed assessment, n (%) | 17 (6.4%) |
| Overall health at gait speed assessment, n (%) | |
| Excellent/Very Good | 141 (52.6%) |
| Good | 94 (35.1%) |
| Fair/Poor | 33 (12.3%) |
| Presence of any medical comorbidities by gait speed assessment, Yes, n (%) | 252 (93.3%) |
| Use of hormone therapy by gait speed assessment, n (%) | 109 (39.5%) |
| PVAT Volume (cm3), median (Q1, Q3) | 29.44 (24.27, 39.06) |
| Length of the descending aorta (cm), mean (±SD) | 16.3 (±1.64) |
| Gait Speed (m/s), mean (±SD) | 0.96 (±0.21) |
Note: BMI = Body mass index; PVAT = Perivascular adipose tissue. N = 276: Numbers may not add up to 276 for all variables due to missing data for the following variables: smokers and overall health at gait speed assessment and presence of any medical comorbidities by gait speed assessment.