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Table 1 Strong Hearts, Healthy Communities-2.0 participant characteristics at baseline

From: Changes in physical activity outcomes in the Strong Hearts, Healthy Communities (SHHC-2.0) community-based randomized trial

 

Total

Control

Intervention

Participants, n (%)

182 (100)

95 (52.2)

87 (47.8)

Age, y ± SD

57.2 ± 9.0

55.9 ± 8.5

58.5 ± 9.3

Race/ethnicity (n = 168), n (%)

 White, non-Hispanic

164 (97.6)

84 (97.7)

80 (97.6)

 Non-white or Hispanic

4 (2.4)

2 (2.3)

2 (2.4)

Income (n = 162), n (%)

 < $25,000

29 (17.9)

17 (20.0)

12 (15.6)

 $25,000–50,000

37 (22.8)

15 (17.6)

22 (28.6)

 > $50,000

96 (59.3)

53 (62.4)

43 (55.8)

Relationship status (n = 171), n (%)

 In a relationship

116 (67.8)

62 (71.3)

54 (64.3)

 Not in a relationship

55 (32.2)

25 (28.7)

30 (35.7)

Education (n = 172), n (%)

 High school or less

26 (15.1)

14 (16.1)

12 (14.1)

 Some college/technical or vocational school

35 (20.3)

17 (19.5)

18 (21.2)

 College graduate

63 (36.6)

33 (37.9)

30 (35.3)

 Postgrad/professional

48 (27.9)

23 (26.4)

25 (29.4)

Smoking (n = 171), n (%)

 Never

100 (58.5)

49 (56.3)

51 (60.7)

 Former

69 (40.4)

37 (42.5)

32 (38.1)

 Current

2 (1.2)

1 (1.2)

1 (1.2)

Overall health (n = 175), n (%)

 Excellent/very good

46 (26.3)

20 (22.5)

26 (30.3)

 Good

99 (56.6)

50 (56.2)

49 (57.0)

 Fair/poor

30 (17.1)

19 (21.3)

11 (12.7)

Self-report condition/disease (n = 170), n (%)

 High blood cholesterol

71 (41.8)

33 (38.4)

38 (45.2)

 Hypertension

71 (41.8)

41 (47.7)

30 (35.7)

 Arthritis

70 (41.2)

39 (44.8)

31 (37.3)

 High blood sugar

37 (21.8)

16 (19.3)

21 (24.1)

 Diabetes

25 (14.7)

17 (19.5)

8 (9.6)

 Cancer

12 (7.1)

5 (5.7)

7 (8.4)

 Heart disease

10 (5.9)

5 (5.7)

5 (6.0)

 Kidney disease

3 (1.8)

1 (1.1)

2 (2.4)

Behaviors (Accelerometry) (n = 176), mean ± SD

 Average Light Physical Activity (minutes/day)

297.9 ± 80.3

290.7 ± 71.3

305.5 ± 88.6

 Average Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity (minutes/day)

16.7 ± 14.8

17.6 ± 15.5

15.7 ± 14

Behaviors (Survey) (n = 175), mean ± SD

 IPAQ total MET minutes per week

1002.9 ± 1371.4

950.8 ± 1139.6

1056.9 ± 1581.1

 IPAQ walking MET minutes per week

426.1 ± 619.5

381.7 ± 575.1

472 ± 662.5

 IPAQ moderate MET minutes per week

216.6 ± 504.3

203.2 ± 361.9

230.5 ± 620.2

 IPAQ vigorous MET minutes per week

360.2 ± 738

365.8 ± 607.6

354.4 ± 856

 SBQ: Total sitting hours per week

63.1 ± 25.9

63.1 ± 27.5

63 ± 24.3

Psychosocial measures (Survey) (n = 154–173)a, mean ± SD

 Self-efficacy for sticking to exercise habits (scale 1 to 5)

2.9 ± 0.9

3 ± 0.8

2.8 ± 0.9

 Self-efficacy for making time for exercise (scale 1 to 5)

3.2 ± 0.9

3.4 ± 0.9

3.1 ± 0.9

 Family participation in exercise (scale 10 to 50)

18.2 ± 8.1

18.8 ± 8.3

17.4 ± 7.9

 Friend participation in exercise (scale 10 to 50)

18.3 ± 8.2

19.8 ± 8.5

16.7 ± 7.6

 Family rewards and punishment for exercise (scale 3 to 15)

3.7 ± 1.2

3.7 ± 1.2

3.8 ± 1.2

 Combined attitude toward exercise score (scale 1 to 14)

10.4 ± 0.3

10.4 ± 0.3

10.4 ± 0.3

  1. a The number of responses was lower (n = 154–157) for the Sallis Social Support Scale for Physical Activity questions because those living alone were asked to skip the ‘family’ columns, this also led to additional missed responses because people skipped the ‘friends’ questions as well
  2. IPAQ International Physical Activity Questionnaire, MET Metabolic Equivalent of Task, SBQ Sedentary Behavior Questionnaire, SD Standard Deviation