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. 2022 Oct 4;19:132. doi: 10.1186/s12966-022-01353-6

Table 1.

Demographics, by changes in activity status at follow-up (stayed the same, became inactive, became more active). N = 1031

Activity status at follow-up a
Total Stayed same Became inactive Became more active
N Column % N Row % N Row % N Row %
1031 100% 756 73.3% 118 11.4% 157 15.2%
Characteristic N Column % N Column % N Column %
Age 18 to < 30 513 50% 369 49% 59 50% 85 54%
30 to < 40 321 31% 250 33% 40 34% 31 20%
40 and over 197 19% 137 18% 19 16% 41 26%
Gender Male 415 40% 309 41% 42 36% 64 41%
Female 616 60% 447 59% 76 64% 93 59%
Race/Ethnicity White (non-Hispanic) 620 60% 470 62% 68 58% 82 52%
Black (non-Hispanic) 184 18% 120 16% 29 25% 35 22%
Latino/Hispanic 61 6% 46 6% 6 5% 9 6%
Asian, Pacific Islander, or South Asian 150 15% 109 14% 11 9% 30 19%
Other (Native Am., Middle Eastern, Mixed) 16 2% 11 1% 4 3% 1 1%
Disadvantaged socio-economic status b Yes 309 30% 233 31% 47 40% 61 39%
Income (per capita in household) Total, mean (std) $47,100 $33,300 $46,400 $33,800 $41,000 $30,700 $38,100 $31,100
Among students, mean (std) $29,100 $22,800 $28,000 $20,000 $24,100 $17,900 $24,500 $15,100
Among non-students, mean (std) $53,300 $34,100 $53,300 $35,300 $48,400 $32,300 $44,800 $34,700
Education Years of schooling, mean (std) 16.2 1.9 16.2 2.0 15.9 2.0 16.0 2.1
Has Bachelor's degree (4-year college) 809 78% 641 85% 96 81% 128 82%
Employment and student status c Percent reporting as student 296 29% 208 28% 36 31% 52 33%
Percent reporting as full time workers 629 61% 480 63% 62 53% 87 55%
Household composition Lives alone 296 29% 214 28% 38 32% 44 28%
Lives with other adults 549 53% 416 55% 53 45% 80 51%
Children in household 186 18% 126 17% 27 23% 33 21%
Health status variables d Chronic illness 246 24% 166 22% 39 33% 41 26%
Past month, 7 + days physically/mentally unwell 281 27% 166 22% 39 33% 41 26%
Length of time lived in Philadelphia (years) Median (25th and 75th percentile) 4 (1,14) 4 (1–12) 5.5 (1.5–21) 4 (1–21)
Remained in same ZIP Code, baseline to follow-up Yes 828 80% 614 81% 90 76% 124 79%

Abbreviations: MVPA Moderate or vigorous physical activity, Min Minutes, Std Standard deviation

a “Inactive” in this table is defined as less than 10 min per week of non-walking MVPA. "More active" refers to not inactive

b Disadvantaged is defined in the Supplement

c Employment and student status (not mutually exclusive)

d Chronic illness refers to ever told by medical professional that had elevated blood pressure or cholesterol, or coronary artery disease, or diabetes