Table 1 Baseline characteristics of US stroke survivors according to the PA status
Characteristic | All | No PA | PA | Â |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | 677 | 556 | 121 | Â |
Gender (%) |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
Male | 324(47.9) | 248(44.6) | 76(62.8) | Â |
Female | 353(52.1) | 308(55.4) | 45(37.2) | Â |
Age | 57.2(10.6) | 57.5(9.9) | 55.8(13.3) | 0.107 |
Race (%) | Â | Â | Â | 0.222 |
Mexican American | 81(12.0) | 64(11.5) | 17(14.0) | Â |
Other Hispanic | 55(8.1) | 49(8.8) | 6(5.0) | Â |
Non-Hispanic White | 257(38.0) | 211(37.9) | 46(38.0) | Â |
Non-Hispanic Black | 223(32.9) | 187(33.6) | 36(29.8) | Â |
Other Race | 61(9.0) | 45(8.1) | 16(13.2) | Â |
Weight status, BMI (%) | Â | Â | Â | 0.008 |
< 25 | 147(21.7) | 112(20.1) | 35(28.9) |  |
25 to < 30 | 193(28.5) | 152(27.3) | 41(33.9) |  |
≥ 30 | 337(49.8) | 292(52.5) | 45(37.2) |  |
Educational levels (%) |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
Less Than 12th Grade | 212(31.3) | 188(33.8) | 24(19.8) | Â |
High School Grade or Equivalent | 194(28.7) | 160(28.8) | 34(28.1) | Â |
Some College | 191(28.2) | 159(28.6) | 32(26.4) | Â |
College Graduate or above | 80(11.8) | 49(8.8) | 31(25.6) | Â |
Smoking status (%) | Â | Â | Â | 0.006 |
Never smoker | 224 (36.0) | 195(35.1) | 49(40.5) | Â |
Former smoker | 193(28.5) | 149(26.8) | 44(36.4) | Â |
Current smoker | 240(35.5) | 212(38.1) | 28(23.1) | Â |
Drinking status (%) | Â | Â | Â | 0.071 |
Lifetime abstainer | 69(10.2) | 53(9.5) | 16(13.2) | Â |
Former drink | 90(13.3) | 81(14.6) | 9(7.4) | Â |
Current drink | 518(76.5) | 422(75.9) | 96(79.3) | Â |
Diabetes (%) | 219(32.3) | 193(34.7) | 26(21.5) | 0.007 |
Dyslipidemia (%) | 389(57.5) | 332(59.7) | 57(47.1) | 0.015 |
Hypertension (%) | 507(74.9) | 424(76.3) | 83(68.6) | 0.100 |
History of CVD (%) | 566(83.6) | 464(83.5) | 102(84.3) | 0.927 |
25(OH)D | 59.2(29.9) | 58.8(30.2) | 61.3(28.6) | 0.404 |