Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the PEP4PA study sample
| Â | n(%) or mean(SD) | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | Overall (N = 476) | Intervention (n = 267) | Control (n = 209) |  |
Age (years) | 71.0 (8.9) | 70.5 (8.8) | 71.5 (9.1) | 0.005 |
Female | 359 (75.7) | 215 (80.8) | 144 (69.2) | 0.003 |
Retired or not working | 391 (86.7) | 218 (89.3) | 173 (83.6) | 0.072 |
College education or above | 211 (47.0) | 85 (35.0) | 126 (61.2) | 0.000 |
Married or living with partner | 213 (48.3) | 109 (44.7) | 104 (52.8) | 0.090 |
% Low income | 249 (59.3) | 145 (65.3) | 104 (52.5) | 0.008 |
Race | Â | Â | Â | 0.000 |
 White | 297 (62.4) | 120 (44.9) | 177 (84.7) |  |
 Black | 117 (24.6) | 113 (42.3) | 4 (1.9) |  |
 Asian | 21 (4.4) | 6 (2.3) | 15 (7.2) |  |
 Other | 41 (8.6) | 28 (10.5) | 13 (6.2) |  |
Hispanic ethnicity | 72 (15.2) | 47 (17.7) | 25 (12.0) | 0.082 |
Attended center prior to study | 221 (48.8) | 118 (47.2) | 103 (50.7) | 0.454 |
Baseline MVPA (min/day) | 16.1 (18.1) | 11.7 (12.8) | 22.1 (23.0) | 0.000 |
6-MWT (meters) | 392.8 (91.7) | 377.4 (89.5) | 417.9 (83.6) | 0.000 |
Perceived Quality of life | 7.6 (1.6) | 7.3 (1.6) | 7.9 (1.5) | 0.000 |
Systolic blood pressure (mm/Hg) | 129.7 (17.8) | 132.2 (17.3) | 130.6 (16.5) | 0.321 |
Diastolic blood pressure (mm/Hg) | 71.9 (10.2) | 72.9 (10.8) | 73.0 (10.2) | 0.931 |
Depressive symptoms | 6.7 (4.8) | 7.1 (4.7) | 5.8 (4.6) | 0.000 |
Fall in the previous year | 99 (21.7) | 51 (20.6) | 48 (23.0) | 0.535 |