Table 1:

Characteristics (mean ± SD) of women by quintiles of total physical activity (MET hour/wk) at age 60

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Q5
BMI (kg/m2)	26.6 ± 5.8	26.0 ± 5.1	25.6 ± 4.8	25.2 ± 4.5	24.4 ± 4.2
Body weight (kg)	71.4 ± 16.1	69.9 ± 14.5	69.0 ± 13.6	67.8 ± 12.9	52.2 ± 12.1
Estimated lean body mass (kg)*	10.3 ± 5.7	9.8 ± 5.2	9.5 ± 4.8	9.1 ± 4.6	8.5 ± 4.3
Estimated fat mass (kg)*	30.3 ± 10.1	29.3 ± 9.0	28.6 ± 8.5	27.9 ± 8.0	26.5 ± 7.4
Current smoker (%)	4.9	3.7	3.0	2.6	2.6
Physical activity (MET hr/wk)
Total physical activity	1.3 ± 1.1	5.4 ± 2.1	12.2 ± 3.5	23.4 ± 5.5	54.6 ± 28.0
Moderate physical activity	1.0 ± 1.0	4.0 ± 2.2	8.5 ± 4.5	15.2 ± 7.8	29.1 ± 18.2
Vigorous physical activity	0.06 ± 0.3	0.9 ± 1.8	3.3 ± 4.1	7.6 ± 7.4	24.9 ± 24.0
Walking	0.9 ± 1.0	3.3 ± 2.2	6.3 ± 4.5	11.0 ± 7.9	19.5 ± 13.4
Physical activity (hr/wk)
Total physical activity	0.4 ± 0.4	1.5 ± 0.7	3.3 ± 1.2	6.0 ± 1.9	12.4 ± 5.7
Moderate physical activity	0.4 ± 0.4	1.4 ± 0.8	2.7 ± 1.5	4.7 ± 2.6	8.5 ± 5.0
Vigorous physical activity	0.01 ± 0.04	0.1 ± 0.3	0.5 ± 0.6	1.2 ± 1.2	3.9 ± 3.7
Walking	0.4 ± 0.4	1.2 ± 0.8	2.2 ± 1.6	3.7 ± 2.7	6.1 ± 4.0
Medication use (% yes)
Post menopausal hormones	5.5	7.2	8.3	9.8	11.7
Diuretics	18.0	19.6	20.1	19.9	17.4
Beta blockers	24.3	25.8	24.0	23.5	20.6
Calcium channel blockers	18.4	18.2	17.4	16.3	14.3
Other antihypertensive medication	10.1	9.9	9.4	8.8	8.3
ACE inhibitors	9.4	10.8	11.5	11.6	11.6
Lipd lowering medications	51.7	53.0	51.6	49.1	45.4
Insulin	4.4	2.7	2.1	1.5	1.1
Oral hypoglycemics	5.3	4.1	3.8	2.9	2.1
Dietary intake
Energy adjusted protein (g/d)	65.3 ± 13.1	66.4 ± 12.8	67.4 ± 12.6	67.9 ± 12.5	68.1 ± 12.3
Alcohol (g/d)	4.7 ± 9.8	5.3 ± 10.1	6.0 ± 10.4	6.6 ± 10.5	7.4 ± 11.3
Alternate Healthy Eating Index-2010 score	57.0 ± 11.1	59.1 ± 11.4	61.3 ± 11.5	63.3 ± 11.8	65.7 ± 12.1