Table 1.

Demographics of participants from five focus groups

Participants characteristics	Participants N = 20
Age at time of focus group, [years (mean ± SD)]	52.4 ± 6.3
Level of education [N (%)]
High School	5 [25]
College or University	15 [75]
Employment status [N (%)]
Work full time	13 [65]
Work part time	4 [20]
Not in paid work	3 [15]
Marital status [N (%)]
Married/living with partner	12 [60]
Single, living with others	5 [25]
Single, living alone	3 [15]
Menopause status [N (%)
Still menstruating	2 [10]
Stopped menstruating	18 [90]
Self-reported level of physical activity [N (%)]
Low a	9 [45]
Moderate b	6 [30]
High c	5 [25]

^a no formal activities, housework, gardening, occasional walking

^b regular walking plus occasional other fitness such as swimming

^c regular fitness programs (yoga, barre, treadmill) several times per week