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Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of the study population stratified by sex

From: Objectively measured physical activity of USA adults by sex, age, and racial/ethnic groups: a cross-sectional study

 

Male

Female

 

White

(N= 714)

Black

(N= 277)

Hispanic

(N= 369)

White

(N= 713)

Black

(N= 258)

Hispanic

(N= 357)

General characteristics

      

BMI (kg/m2)

27.9 ± 3.4

28.4 ± 8.0

27.6 ± 5.3

27.4 ± 4.4

31.5 ± 8.4

28.1 ± 7.4

Age (years)

45.5 ± 10.9

42.1 ± 19.7

38.8 ± 16.0

47.7 ± 11.3

44.2 ± 17.3

40.1 ± 18.5

Health Status (%)

      

Excellent

14.7

15.2

15.3

7.9

15.7

11.3

Very Good

23.0

41.4

31.2

25.5

41.3

31.3

Good

41.8

33.3

40.1

38.4

32.8

32.9

Fair

19.6

8.7

11.1

25.4

8.1

23.4

poor

1.1

1.4

2.3

2.7

2.1

1.1

Wear time

(mean min/day)

1000 ± 115

1051 ± 240

996 ± 183

973 ± 80

1025 ± 228

981 ± 161

  1. All values are means + standard deviations unless labeled otherwise