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Table 2 JHS DPASS (n = 270) participant characteristics by number of valid assessment occasions

From: Pedometer determined physical activity tracks in African American adults: The Jackson Heart Study

Variable

Number of valid assessment occasions

 
 

One

Two

Three

 

Men

37.4 %

38.7 %

44.4 %

 
 

M ± SE

Min

Max

M ± SE

Min

Max

M ± SE

Min

Max

p

Age (years)

60.1 ± 0.88

39.0

80.0

60.5 ± 0.82

37.0

77.0

59.3 ± 0.88

37.0

81.0

0.57

BMI (kg/m 2 )

31.8 ± 0.65

20.2

65.1

31.0 ± 0.65

18.3

64.3

29.9 ± 0.45

16.0

45.1

0.087

Steps/day

4761.1±

297.1a

652.7

15273.7

5327.8±

259.4a

827.7

20304.8

6671.3±

322.2b

1424.7

22478.7

<0.001

  1. Note: A valid assessment occasion was defined as having all three days of pedometer data. BMI = Body mass index.
  2. Values with dissimilar superscripts are significantly different from one another.