Table 1 Age-adjusted baseline characteristics (95% CI) by quartiles of sedentary time and meeting guidelines for moderate-to-vigorous physical activity^a

Sex, % male

57.2 (53.7, 60.5)

46.9 (43.3, 50.6)

44.2 (40.5, 48.1)

45.7 (42.2, 49.3)

39.5 (37.1, 42.0)

59.8 (57.3, 62.3)

Age in years, %

 18–44

67.0 (64.0, 69.9)

65.7 (62.6, 68.6)

59.6 (56.2, 63.0)

53.0 (49.2, 56.7)

54.0 (51.6, 56.3)

70.5 (68.1, 72.7)

 45–64

30.6 (27.9, 33.5)

30.0 (27.3, 32.8)

31.5 (28.6, 34.5)

32.3 (29.6, 35.1)

35.2 (33.2, 37.1)

26.0 (24.0, 28.0)

 65–76

2.4 (1.6, 3.5)

4.3 (3.3, 5.7)

8.9 (7.1, 11.0)

14.7 (12.5, 17.2)

10.9 (9.4, 12.5)

3.6 (2.8, 4.6)

Hispanic background, %

 Dominican

6.4 (4.6, 8.9)

5.5 (4.1, 7.2)

7.9 (5.9, 10.4)

16.0 (13.3, 19.1)

6.1 (5.0, 7.4)

12.8 (10.6, 15.4)

 Central American

7.3 (5.6, 9.4)

7.9 (5.9, 10.5)

7.9 (6.3, 9.8)

8.8 (7.1, 11.0)

7.9 (6.5, 9.5)

8.0 (6.3, 10.2)

 Cuban

17.7 (13.9, 22.3)

20.9 (16.8, 25.7)

21.2 (17.3, 25.8)

19.1 (15.8, 22.9)

26.0 (22.1, 30.3)

11.5 (8.9, 14.7)

 Mexican

49.4 (44.2, 54.5)

41.4 (37.2, 45.8)

39.9 (35.3, 44.6)

27.7 (23.9, 31.8)

39.7 (35.8, 43.8)

39.5 (35.7, 43.4)

 Puerto Rican

10.5 (8.4, 13.2)

14.6 (12.1, 17.6)

14.5 (12.1, 17.3)

19.7 (16.9, 22.8)

12.5 (10.6, 14.6)

18.0 (15.9, 20.4)

 South American

4.1 (3.2, 5.4)

4.8 (3.5, 6.4)

5.1 (3.9, 6.6)

4.8 (3.5, 6.5)

4.2 (3.4, 5.2)

5.4 (4.4, 6.5)

 Other/> 1

4.5 (2.8, 7.2)

4.9 (2.9, 8.1)

3.5 (2.3, 5.3)

3.9 (2.7, 5.8)

3.6 (2.6, 5.0)

4.8 (3.6, 6.4)

Born in 50 states, %

17.7 (14.9, 20.9)

21.8 (18.7, 25.3)

25.6 (22.5, 29.0)

25.7 (22.5, 29.3)

20.9 (18.4, 23.7)

24.3 (21.8, 26.9)

≥ High school education, %

63.6 (59.8, 67.4)

69.2 (65.9, 72.4)

72.2 (69.1, 75.1)

67.9 (64.6, 71.0)

70.0 (67.7, 72.2)

65.9 (63.3, 68.5)

Annual family income, %

  < 20,000$

46.2 (42.1, 50.3)

44.0 (39.8, 48.2)

44.6 (40.5, 48.8)

49.9 (45.9, 53.9)

45.7 (42.6, 48.9)

46.8 (43.8, 49.9)

 20,000-50,000$

45.6 (41.8, 49.5)

42.6 (38.8, 46.4)

38.0 (34.4, 41.7)

38.3 (34.3, 42.4)

41.7 (38.8, 44.7)

40.7 (37.8, 43.7)

  > 50,000$

8.2 (6.4, 10.4)

13.5 (11.0, 16.4)

17.4 (14.1, 21.3)

11.8 (9.4, 14.7)

12.5 (10.5, 14.9)

12.4 (10.3, 15.0)

Employed full/part-time, %

70.5 (67.1, 73.8)

54.4 (51.0, 57.7)

45.3 (41.7, 49.0)

38.5 (35.1, 42.0)

50.3 (47.7, 52.9)

54.6 (51.8, 57.4)

Health insurance, %

43.0 (39.3, 46.8)

47.4 (43.6, 51.1)

51.7 (47.6, 55.8)

56.5 (52.6, 60.3)

46.0 (43.4, 48.7)

53.9 (50.9, 56.9)

Health care use, %

62.4 (58.7, 65.9)

66.4 (62.6, 70.0)

71.2 (67.8, 74.5)

72.6 (69.4, 75.6)

67.4 (65.0, 69.7)

68.7 (66.0, 71.3)

Currently smokes, %

19.1 (16.4, 22.1)

18.7 (16.0, 21.8)

19.8 (16.8, 23.1)

17.4 (14.5, 20.8)

19.8 (17.5, 22.4)

17.5 (15.5, 19.8)

Alcohol use level, %

 Non-drinker

46.5 (43.0, 50.2)

49.1 (44.9, 53.3)

49.9 (46.1, 53.7)

49.6 (46.0, 53.2)

48.2 (45.5, 50.9)

49.5 (46.7, 52.4)

 Moderate drinker

48.9 (45.3, 52.6)

44.1 (40.0, 48.4)

44.9 (41.0, 48.8)

45.4 (41.9, 49.0)

45.6 (42.9, 48.3)

46.0 (43.2, 48.8)

 Heavy drinker^c

4.5 (3.4, 6.0)

6.8 (5.1, 8.9)

5.2 (3.6, 7.4)

5.0 (3.4, 7.2)

6.2 (4.8, 8.0)

4.5 (3.5, 5.8)

Antidiabetic medication, %

6.7 (5.4, 8.4)

5.2 (4.2, 6.4)

7.8 (6.3, 9.6)

10.5 (9.1, 12.1)

8.6 (7.6, 9.6)

6.4 (5.4, 7.6)

Antihypertensive medication, %

12.7 (11.1, 14.6)

14.2 (12.6, 16.0)

14.9 (13.1, 17.0)

18.8 (16.9, 20.9)

16.7 (15.3, 18.2)

13.1 (11.7, 14.5)

Lipid-lowering drugs, %

7.9 (6.6, 9.4)

7.3 (6.1, 8.7)

8.0 (6.7, 9.6)

10.3 (9.0, 11.9)

8.8 (7.8, 9.9)

8.2 (7.1, 9.4)

Alternative healthy eating index, mean

48.3 (47.8, 48.9)

48.1 (47.6, 48.6)

47.8 (47.2, 48.3)

46.7 (46.2, 47.2)

47.4 (46.9, 47.8)

48.1 (47.7, 48.6)

Physical health score (SF-12), mean

51.1 (50.6, 51.6)

51.2 (50.7, 51.8)

49.9 (49.2, 50.5)

48.7 (48.0, 49.4)

49.8 (49.3, 50.2)

50.8 (50.4, 51.2)

BMI, kg/m²

28.8 (28.4, 29.3)

29.2 (28.8, 29.5)

29.1 (28.6, 29.7)

29.9 (29.4, 30.4)

29.8 (29.4, 30.2)

28.6 (28.3, 28.9)

Waist-to-hip ratio

0.92 (0.91, 0.92)

0.92 (0.91, 0.92)

0.91 (0.91, 0.92)

0.92 (0.91, 0.92)

0.92 (0.92, 0.93)

0.91 (0.91, 0.91)