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Table 2 Participants Demographics Distribution across the five PA profiles

From: A profile approach to physical activity levels: what’s intensity got to do with reasons and motives for exercise?

5-PA Profiles

Cluster 1

Cluster 2

Cluster 3

Cluster 4

Cluster 5

Total

N = 403

N = 143

N = 127

N = 116

N = 380

1,169

Low PA

High PA

Moderate PA

Walking/

Walkers

Sitting/

Sitters

 

Age in years (M ± SD)

48.9 ± 17.1

47.5 ± 16.3

49.9 ± 17.8

43.1 ± 17.1

44.1 ± 15.4

 

Gender (Male/Female) %

M: 35.5%

F: 64.5%

M: 58.7%

F: 41.3%

M: 45.7%

F: 54.3%

M: 44.8%

F: 55.2%

M: 37.1%

F: 62.6%

 

Ethnicity N (%)

 African American

9 (27.3%)

4 (12.1%)

6 (18.2%)

2 (6.1%)

12 (36.4%)

33

 American Indian/Alaska Native

2 (40.0%)

1 (20.0%)

1 (20.0%)

1 (20.0%)

0

5

 Asian

8 (27.6%)

3 (10.3%)

2 (6.9%)

2 (6.9%)

14 (48.3%)

29

 Hispanic

42 (38.9%)

17 (15.7%)

8 (7.4%)

17 (15.7%)

24 (22.2%)

108

 Multiracial

9 (33.3%)

6 (22.2%)

1 (3.7%)

3 (11.1%)

8 (29.6%)

27

 Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

0

0

0

1 (50%)

1 (50%)

2

 White

333 (34.5%)

112 (11.6%)

109 (11.3%)

90 (9.3%)

321 (33.3%)

965 (100%)

Gender N (%)

 Male

143 (29.9%)

84 (17.6%)

58 (12.1%)

52 (10.9%)

141 (29.5%)

478 (41%)

 Female

260 (37.7%)

59 (8.6%)

69 (10%)

64 (9.3%)

238 (34.5%)

690 (59%)

 Prefer not to say

0

0

0

0

1(100%)

1 (100%)

Highest Sports Level N (%)

 No sport

153 (34.9%)

38 (8.7%)

44 (10.0%)

46 (10.5%)

157 (35.8%)

438

 Youth sport

13 (46.4%)

4 (14.3%)

3 (10.7%)

3 (10.7%)

5 (17.9%)

28

 Middle/Junior sport

21 (41.2%)

4 (7.8%)

4 (7.8%)

5 (9.8%)

17 (33%)

51

 High school sport

77 (32.9%)

29 (12.4%)

28 (12.0%)

23 (9.8%)

77 (32.9%)

234

 Intramural sport

86 (35.1%)

38 (15.5%)

23 (19.4%)

22 (9.0%)

76 (31.0%)

245

 College sport

39 (28.9%)

22(16.3%)

19 (14.1%)

16 (11.9%)

39 (28.9%)

135

 Master level sport

11 (37.9%)

6 (20.7%)

5 (17.2%)

1 (3.4%)

6 (20.7%)

29

 Professional sport

2 (28.6%)

2 (28.6%)

1 (14.3%)

0

2 (28.6%)

7 (100%)

Education N (%)

 Some school, no high school

1 (50%)

0

0

0

1 (50%)

2

 High school diploma

146 (36.0%)

59 (14.5%)

38 (9.4%)

31 (7.6%)

132 (32.5%)

406

 Associate degree

41 (35.0%)

9 (7.7%)

15 (12.8%)

16 (13.7%)

36 (30.8%)

117

 Bachelor’s Degree

45 (47.4%)

6 (6.3%)

9 (9.5%)

13 (13.7%)

22 (23.2%)

95

 Master’s Degree

34(31.8%)

16 (15.0%)

10 (9.3%)

8 (7.5%)

39 (36.4%)

107

 Doctoral Degree

136 (30.8%)

53(12.0%)

55 (12.4%)

48 (10.9%)

150 (33.9%)

442 (100%)

  1. Data are reported as either mean ± SD or N (%). PA = Physical Activity