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. 2021 Feb 8:0898264321991314. doi: 10.1177/0898264321991314

Table 1.

Participant Characteristics.

Characteristic No. (%) or Mean (SD)
Age in years, no. (%)
 65–74 23 (58.9)
 75–84 12 (30.8)
 ≥85 4 (10.3)
Gender, no. (%)
 Women 31 (79.5)
Race/Ethnicity, no. (%)
 White 31 (79.5)
 Black 4 (10.3)
 Hispanic 2 (5.1)
 Other 4 (10.3)
Education, no. (%)
9–11 years 1 (2.6)
High school graduate 2 (5.1)
Some college/vocational 8 (20.5)
College graduate 13 (33.3)
Masters or higher degree 15 (38.5)
Smoking history, no. (%)
 Never smoked 19 (48.7)
 Former smoker 19 (48.7)
 Current smoker 1 (2.6)
Steps per day, mean (SD) 4292 (1552)
Body mass index, no. (%)
 18.5–24.9 kg/m2 5 (12.8)
 25.0–29.9 kg/m2 8 (20.5)
 30–34.9 kg/m2 13 (33.3)
 35.0 kg/m2 13 (33.3)
Osteoarthritis, no. (%) 39 (100)
Rheumatoid arthritis, no. (%) 2 (5.1)
Osteoporosis, no. (%) 11 (28.2)
History of cancer, no. (%) 15 (38.5)
Asthma, no. (%) 8 (20.5)
Lung disease, no. (%) 1 (2.6)
Diabetes, no. (%) 6 (15.4)
High blood pressure or hypertension, no. (%) 22 (56.4)
Heart attack or myocardial infarction, no. (%) 2 (5.1)
Other cardiac and vascular, no. (%) 5 (12.8)
History of stroke, no. (%) 3 (7.7)
Other medical conditions, no. (%) 11 (28.2)
Total no. of medical conditions, no. (%)
 1 3 (7.7)
 2 6 (15.4)
 3 16 (41.0)
 ≥4 14 (35.9)
Six-minute walk test, meters 335.9 (90.1)