Table 1 Participant characteristics
From: Social support and physical activity: does general health matter?
Domain | N = 181 | |
|---|---|---|
N (%) | Mean (standard deviation) | |
Age (years) | 70.1 (6.8) | |
Gender | ||
Female | 145 (80.1) | |
Race | ||
Black or African American | 24 (13.4) | |
White | 146 (80.7) | |
Other | 11 (6.1) | |
Ethnicity | ||
Hispanic or Latino | 23 (12.7) | |
Self-reported comorbid conditions | ||
Arthritis | 99 (55.6) | |
Bronchitis | 47 (26.9) | |
Malignancy | 31 (17.8) | |
Diabetes mellitus | 28 (15.8) | |
Heart disease | 17 (9.7) | |
Hypertension | 69 (39.7) | |
Stroke | 12 (6.9) | |
Self-reported general healtha | 2.4 (0.8) | |
Social supportb | 3.1 (0.6) | |
Self-reported physical activityc (metabolic equivalent-minutes/week) | 1997.2 (4538.7) | |
Sedentary activityc (minutes/week) | 406.9 (204.9) | |