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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2021 Apr 1;53(4):724–731. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000002534

Table 1.

Descriptive Characteristics of the Study Population (n=1,718)

Participant Characteristics (N=1718)

Physical Activity Quintile (minutes/day)
≤ 319.83 319.84 – 403.33 403.34 – 472.67 472.68 – 555.67 ≥ 555.68

Age (years) 72.2 (71.2–73.2) 70.0 (69.1 – 70.8) 68.9 (68.0 – 69.9) 66.7 (65.8 – 67.6) 63.9 (63.2 – 64.7)
Married 188 (57.1%) 200 (58.3%) 206 (59.0%) 218 (62.8%) 222 (63.4%)
College Education 161 (48.9%) 141 (41.1%) 144 (41.3%) 126 (36.3%) 124 (35.4%)
Race/Ethnicity
 White 147 (44.7%) 145 (42.3%) 133 (38.1%) 125 (36.0%) 113 (32.3%)
 Chinese-American 27 (8.2%) 31 (9.0%) 42 (12.0%) 38 (11.0%) 42 (12.0%)
 Black 100 (30.4%) 89 (26.0%) 98 (28.0%) 90 (25.9%) 91 (26.0%)
 Hispanic 55 (16.7%) 78 (22.7%) 76 (21.8) 94 (27.1%) 104 (29.7%)
Male 186 (56.5%) 156 (45.5%) 156 (44.7%) 155 (44.7%) 131 (37.4%)
Diabetes Med Use 71 (21.6%) 48 (14.0%) 55 (15.8%) 51 (14.7%) 33 (9.4%)
Hypertension Med Use 216 (65.7%) 193 (56.3%) 187 (53.6%) 175 (50.4%) 143 (40.9%)
Lipid Lowering Med Use 151 (45.9%) 146 (42.6%) 122 (35.0%) 115 (33.1%) 106 (30.3%)
Activity Parameters*
 Sedentary Time 634.9 (623.6 – 646.3) 563.5 (555.7 – 571.3) 510.4 (502.7 – 518.0) 444.7 (437.5 – 451.9) 351.9 (344.0 – 359.9)
 LIPA 250.0 (244.8 – 255.2) 350.3 (347.8 – 352.8) 416.7 (414.2 – 419.1) 478.7 (475.6 – 481.7) 570.2 (563.7 – 576.6)
 MVPA 6.5 (5.7 – 7.3) 12.7 (11.4 – 13.9) 19.8 (18.2 – 21.3) 32.7 (30.6 – 34.89) 57.0 (52.8 – 61.2)
 Sleep 409.5 (399.7 – 419.2) 403.1 (395.1 – 411.2) 382.4 (374.1 – 390.7) 384.9 (377.2 – 392.6) 362.9 (355.3 – 370.4)
BMI (kg/m2) 29.3 (28.6 – 29.9) 29.6 (29.0 – 30.1) 28.7 (28.2 – 29.3) 28.5 (27.9 – 29.0) 28.1 (27.5 – 28.7)
Systolic BP (mmHg) 123.4 (121.2 – 125.5) 123.1 (121.1 – 125.0) 123.5 (121.3 – 125.7) 122.6 (120.4 – 124.8) 119.2 (117.3 – 121.2)
Diastolic BP (mmHg) 67.4 (66.7 – 68.5) 68.0 (67.0 – 69.0) 68.1 (67.0 – 69.1) 68.8 (67.7 – 69.9) 69.0 (68.0 – 70.1)
Cholesterol (mg/dL) 174.6 (170.4 – 178.8) 184.6 (180.6 – 188.5) 185.5 (181.8 – 189.3) 184.4 (180.8 – 188.0) 190.0 (186.2 – 193.9)
Glucose (mg/dL) 105.2 (101.7 – 108.6) 99.7 (97.1 – 102.3) 101.6 (99.0 – 104.2) 101.4 (98.4 – 104.4) 99.2 (96.3 – 102.1)
CVH Score 5.36 (5.11 – 5.60) 5.68 (5.45 – 5.91) 5.90 (5.66 – 6.14) 6.15 (5.91 – 6.38) 6.41 (6.16 – 6.65)

Variables are presented as N(95% confidence interval) or mean (%)

Med = medication; LIPA = light intensity physical activity; MVPA = moderate to vigorous physical activity; BMI = body mass index; BP = blood pressure; CVH = cardiovascular health

*

activity parameters in minutes/day