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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of study participants in Pittsburgh

From: Assessing physical activity in daily life, exercise, and sedentary behavior among Japanese moving to westernized environment: a cross-sectional study of Japanese migrants at an urban primary care center in Pittsburgh

 

Male (N = 40)

Female (N = 57)

Total (N = 97)

Age, years

39.3 (6.5, [33.0])

36.6 (5.8, [27.0])

37.7 (6.2, [35.0])

Height, cm

172.3 (5.2, [29.0])

158.2 (5.5, [32.0])

164.1 (8.8, [41.0])

Weight, kg

70.7 (11.5, [60.0])

53.5 (8.7, [41.5])

60.6 (13.1, [69.5])

BMI, kg/m2

23.8 (3.4, [17.7])

21.3 (3.1, [15.7])

22.4 (3.4, [17.7])

Length of stay in USA, month

56.0 (55.3, [210.0])

46.7 (45.3, [186.0])

50.0 (49.5, [210.0])

Employee, N (%)

37 (92.5)

8 (14.0)

45 (46.4)

Marital status

   

 Single, N (%)

2 (5.0)

1 (1.8)

3 (3.1)

 Married, N (%)

38 (95.0)

56 (98.2)

94 (96.9)

 Have children, N (%)

31 (77.5)

47 (82.5)

78 (80.4)

Hypertension, N (%)

4 (10.0)

1 (1.8)

5 (5.2)

Dyslipidemia, N (%)

5 (12.5)

0

5 (5.2)

DM, N (%)

0

0

0

CHD, N (%)

0

0

0

Exercise engagement, N (%)

   

 Light

19 (47.5)

31 (54.4)

50 (51.5)

 Moderate

16 (40.0)

22 (38.6)

38 (39.2)

 Vigorous

19 (47.5)

15 (26.3)

34 (35.1)

 Total┴

34 (85.0)

45 (78.9)

79 (81.4)

Exercise time, min/day*

   

 Light

10.5 (13.5)

9.1 (7.0)

9.6 (9.9)

 Moderate

14.0 (12.3)

13.5 (14.0)

13.7 (13.1)

 Vigorous

17.6 (15.9)

13.6 (8.1)

15.8 (13.0)

Total┴

21.6 (19.4)

16.9 (15.4)

18.9 (17.2)

Sedentary behavior

   

 Sitting/Lying, min/day

   

  Weekday

404.6 (266.3, [930])

274.4 (232.0, [960])

327.3 (253.4, [800])

  Weekend

374.6 (246.1, [930])

212.7 (211.5, [780])

278.5 (238.7, [780])

 TV/Computer time, min/day

   

  Weekday

313.1 (235.5, [660])

164.9 (155.2, [720])

225.1 (204.3, [780])

  Weekend

235.4 (172.1, [690])

93.2 (96.7, [420])

151.0 (149.3, [720])

  1. Data are mean (SD, [Range]) for continuous data and number (percentage) for categorical data when appropriate. ┴ Individual could have responded to more than 1 category resulting in frequency not adding to total.
  2. *Among those who engage exercise at the level.
  3. DM indicates diabetes mellitus; CHD, coronary heart disease.