Table 1 Baseline characteristics across the joint classification of MVPA-S and MVPA-nonS. Data are mean (standard deviation) for continuous variables and number (percent) for categorical variables

Sociodemographic factors

Age (years)

56.9 (17)

53.7 (15.5)

42.9 (13.1)

42.1 (13.1)

< 0.01

Female (%)

1,706 (65.4)

148 (70.6)

805 (41.8)

209 (34.8)

< 0.01

Race/Ethnicity

Non-Hispanic White (%)

1,606 (76.3)

156 (84.4)

961 (72.3)

351 (73.9)

< 0.01

Non-Hispanic Black (%)

540 (10.5)

23 (5.1)

375 (9.6)

116 (7.9)

Mexican American (%)

490 (5.8)

36 (2.8)

483 (9.5)

148 (8.5)

Other Hispanic (%)

47 (1.8)

6 (3.9)

64 (3.4)

26 (4.7)

Other (%)

110 (5.6)

9 (3.9)

79 (5.2)

32 (5)

Education

Less than High School (%)

847 (19.6)

41(9.1)

476 (13.8)

149 (11.9)

< 0.01

High School Diploma (%)

745 (29.2)

44(19.9)

461 (24.5)

115 (15.7)

College Education (%)

1,197 (51.1)

144 (70.8)

1,025 (61.7)

409 (72.4)

Missing (%)

4 (0.1)

1 (0.2)

NA (NA)

NA (NA)

Behavioral variables

Healthy Eating Index

56.2 (14.2)

62.2 (13.9)

54.9 (13.6)

57.9 (13.9)

< 0.01

Tobacco Use (serum cotinine, ng/dL), %

None (< 10)

2,126 (73.8)

203 (87.3)

1,430 (71.6)

528 (79.6)

< 0.01

Light (10–99)

107 (3.4)

7 (3.1)

114 (5.5)

44 (6.3)

Moderate (100–299)

285 (12.4)

8 (4.3)

248 (14.1)

60 (8.4)

Heavy (≥ 300)

171 (7.6)

3 (1.8)

118 (6.6)

30 (4.2)

Missing (%)

104 (2.9)

9 (3.5)

52 (2.2)

11 (1.6)

Alcohol Intake (grams/day), %

Never (< 0.1)

2190 (77.3)

171 (73)

1367 (67.6)

421 (58.5)

< 0.01

Light (M < 28; F < 14)

207 (6.9)

16 (5.4)

176 (9.3)

76 (11.8)

Moderate (M 28–56; F 14–28)

138 (5.7)

21 (9.3)

173 (9.6)

71 (14.2)

Heavy (M ≥ 56; F ≥ 28)

145 (6.7)

16 (8)

171 (10.2)

74 (11.9)

Missing (%)

113 (3.4)

6 (4.3)

75 (3.4)

31 (3.6)