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Table 1 Characteristics of participants (N = 200) a

From: Identifying accelerometer nonwear and wear time in older adults

Female: N (%)

115 (48%)

Race: N (%)

 

White

144 (72%)

Black

56 (28%)

Age (years): Mean ± SD

63.5 ± 8.3

BMI (kg/m2): Mean ± SD

29.2 ± 6.4

Education level: N (%)

 

Less than high school

10 (5%)

High school graduate

44 (22%)

Some college

61 (30.5%)

College graduate and above

85 (42.5%)

Annual income: N (%)

 

< $20 K

19 (9.5%)

$20-$34 K

46 (23%)

$35-$74 K

78 (39%)

$75 K+

38 (19%)

Refused

19 (9,5%)

Relationship status

 

Married

132 (66%)

Divorced

19 (9.5%)

Single/Other/Widowed

49 (24.5%)

Heart Diseaseb: N (%)

25 (12.5%)

Hypertensionc: N (%)

96 (48%)

Self-reported stroked: N (%)

9 (4.5%)

Diabetese: N (%)

33 (16.5%)

Region: N (%)

 

Beltf

71 (35.5%)

Buckleg

33 (16.5%)

Non-Belth

96 (48%)

  1. Abbreviations: SD standard deviation, BMI body mass index.
  2. aDemographic data collected at baseline when participants were initially enrolled in parent study.
  3. bHeart disease includes self-reported myocardial infarction, coronary artery bypass graft, bypass, angioplasty, stent, or evidence of myocardial infarct via electrocardiogram; 4 participants with missing data.
  4. cHypertension includes systolic blood pressure ≥140 mmHg, diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mmHg, or self-reported current medication use to control blood pressure.
  5. d2 participants with missing data.
  6. eDiabetes includes fasting glucose ≥126 mg/dl, non-fasting glucose ≥200 mg/dl, or self-reported pills or insulin.
  7. fBuckle: coastal plain region of North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.
  8. gBelt: remainder of North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia plus Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas, and Louisiana.
  9. hNon-belt: other 40 contiguous states.