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. 2022 Mar 11;23:237. doi: 10.1186/s12891-022-05188-x

Table 2.

Study sample characteristics at baseline

Comparison (N = 1650) Intervention (N = 2720) Total (N = 4370)
Gender
 Female 975 (59.1%) 1704 (62.7%) 2679 (61.3%)
 Male 662 (40.1%) 995 (36.6%) 1657 (37.9%)
 Other 3 (0.2%) 6 (0.2%) 9 (0.2%)
 Prefer Not to Answer 10 (0.6%) 15 (0.6%) 25 (0.6%)
Age*
 Mean (SD) 45.8 (12.4) 49.3 (12.1) 48.0 (12.3)
 Median [Min, Max] 45.8 [18.3, 87.5] 50.4 [18.1, 86.2] 48.8 [18.1, 87.5]
BMI*
 Underweight (< 18.5) 16 (1.0%) 36 (1.3%) 52 (1.2%)
 Normal (18.5–24.9) 326 (19.8%) 772 (28.4%) 1098 (25.1%)
 Overweight (25.0–29.9) 502 (30.4%) 865 (31.8%) 1367 (31.3%)
 Obese (> 30.0) 806 (48.8%) 1047 (38.5%) 1853 (42.4%)
Exercise Frequency*
 Less than 1 h 630 (38.2%) 729 (26.8%) 1359 (31.1%)
 1 to 2.5 h 647 (39.2%) 1158 (42.6%) 1805 (41.3%)
 More than 2.5 h 373 (22.6%) 833 (30.6%) 1206 (27.6%)
Percent with Moderate/Severe Anxiety* 421 (25.5%) 461 (17.0%) 882 (20.2%)
Percent with Moderate/Severe Depression* 291 (17.6%) 282 (10.4%) 573 (13.1%)

* p < 0.05 comparing groups for chi-square test of independence for categorical variables and two-sample t-test for continuous variables