From: Construct validation of a non-exercise measure of cardiorespiratory fitness in older adults
Variable | Mean (standard deviation)/Frequency (%) |
---|---|
Demographics | |
Age | 66.73 (5.7) |
Sex | |
Male | 63 (36.6%) |
Female | 109 (63.4%) |
Body Mass Index (kg/m2) | 28.8 (4.4) |
Marital Status | |
Married | 99 (57.6%) |
Significant Other | 3 (1.7%) |
Single | 11 (6.4%) |
Divorced/Separated | 34 (19.8%) |
Widowed | 25 (14.4%) |
Race | |
Asian | 6 (3.5%) |
African American | 12 (7.0%) |
White | 154 (89.5%) |
Ethnicity | |
Hispanic/Latino | 3 (1.7%) |
Non-Hispanic/Latino | 169 (98.3%) |
Education | |
<College | 78 (45.4%) |
≥ College | 94 (54.6%) |
Income | |
<$40,000 | 67 (41.5%) |
≥ $40,001 | 95 (58.6%) |
Fitness (METS) | |
CRF predicted by GXT | 6.17 (1.4) |
CRF predicted by Rockport testing | 6.12 (1.7) |
CRF predicted by equation | 6.12 (2.32) |
Self-Reported Physical Activity Level | |
1 | 55 (32%) |
2 | 52 (30.2%) |
3 | 22 (12.8%) |
4 | 35 (20.3%) |
5 | 8 (4.7%) |
Cardiovascular Risk Factors | |
None | 27 (15.7%) |
1-3 | 118 (68.7%) |
4-6 | 25 (14.6%) |
≥ 7 | 2 (1.2%) |