Adverse events among high-risk participants in a home-based walking study: a descriptive study

Table 2 Demographic characteristics of participants

	N	%
Ethnicity (N = 272), *
White/Hispanic	182	66.9
African American	74	27.2
Native American or Alaskan Native	14	5.1
Asian	1	0.4
Pacific Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander	1	0.4
Not given	5	1.8
Education (N = 272) **
Less than High School	10	3.7
High School Graduate	43	15.8
Some College	128	47.1
College Graduate	63	23.2
Graduate School	28	10.3
Income (N = 272) **
< $20,000	89	32.7
$20,000 – $39,999	71	26.1
$40,000 – $59,999	46	16.9
$60,000 – $80,000	31	11.4
> $80,000	26	9.6
Not given	11	4.0
Smoker **	44	16.9
Mean Body Mass Index (BMI) per participant^†	36.1 ± 5.3

* Total frequency exceeds 100% due to three individuals who endorsed two or more ethnicities.
** Missing data for two individuals reduced enrolled sample n to 272 for this descriptive analysis.
^† Analysis based on N = 274.

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