Table 1:
Characteristics of participants at baseline:
| Study Sample (N=99) |
Exercise (N=49) | Health Education Control (N=50) |
p-value comparing randomized groups |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 68.8 (8.2) | 67.9 (7.7) | 68.1 (8.8) | 0.9 |
| Female | 25 (25.3%) | 15 (30.6%) | 10 (20.0%) | 0.2 |
| Race | 0.4 | |||
| African American | 61 (61.6%) | 27 (55.1%) | 34 (68%) | |
| Caucasian | 31 (31.3%) | 18 (36.7%) | 13 (26.0%) | |
| Other | 7 (7.1%) | 4 (8.1%) | 3 (6%) | |
| eGFR (ml/min/1.73m2) | 33.3 (10.5) | 34.1 (9.5) | 32.6 (11.4) | 0.5 |
| Hb (g/dL) | 12.4 (1.6) | 12.5 (1.6) | 12.3(1.7) | 0.5 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 31.1 (6.5) | 30.3 (7.2) | 31.8 (5.8) | 0.3 |
| Self-reported Moderate-vigorous physical activity (minutes/week) | 78 (150) | 72 (126) | 90 (174) | 0.6 |
| CAD | 29 (29.3%) | 16 (32.7%) | 13 (26.0%) | 0.5 |
| Diabetes | 58 (58.6%) | 30 (61.2%) | 28 (56.0%) | 0.6 |
| Hypertension | 92 (92.9%) | 44 (89.8%) | 48 (96.0%) | 0.3 |
| CHF 1 | 10 (10.1%) | 6 (12.2%) | 4(8.0%) | 0.5 |
| Peripheral vascular disease2 | 9 (9.1%) | 3 (6.1%) | 6 (12%) | |
| Smoking | 0.5 | |||
| Current | 16 (16.2%) | 10 (20.4%) | 6 (12.0%) | |
| Former | 58 (58.6%) | 28 (57.1%) | 30 (60.0%) | |
| Never | 25 (25.3%) | 11 (22.4%) | 14 (28.0%) | |
| Stroke or TIA | 16 (16.2%) | 9 (18.4%) | 7 (14.0%) | |
| COPD | 13 (13.1%) | 5 (10.2%) | 8 (16.0%) | 0.5 |
| Site | ||||
| Tufts | 43 (43.4%) | 21 (42.9%) | 22 (44.0%) | 0.9 |
| Univ of Maryland | 56.6%) | 28 (57.1%) | 28 (56.0%) |
CAD: Coronary Artery Disease; CHF: Congestive Heart Failure; COPD: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; TIA: Transient Ischemic Attack
1.
Patient with NYHA Class III-IV symptoms were excluded.
2.
Patients with symptomatic claudication were excluded.
3.
Patients with disabling stroke were excluded.