Sitting Time and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in African American Overweight Women

Table 1

Descriptive information for samplecardiometabolic risk factors and body composition.

	𝑁	Mean	SD	Normal Ranges
Cardiometabolic risk factors
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)	135	126.4	14.4	<120
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)	135	79.7	10.2	<80
Resting heart rate (beats/min)	135	71.9	8.4	60–100
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	30	181.3	28.5	<200
HDL (mg/dL)	30	46.6	12.5	≥60
LDL (mg/dL)	29	123.0	25.9	<100
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	29	58.3	46.9	10–150
Total cholesterol/HDL	30	4.0	1.2
Glucose (mg/dL)	53	86.0	27.3	≤100
Body composition
Body mass index (kg/m^2)	135	34.9	9.5	18.5–24.9
BIA body fat (%)	134	42.8	7.7	23–35*
DXA total body fat (%)	125	41.7	6.0	23–35*
Sedentary time
Weekday sedentary time (min)	128	425.0	274.2
Weekend sedentary time (min)	128	370.4	269.0
Total sedentary time (min/week)	128	795.5	477.5

*Normal range for body fat listed is not specific to measurement method and is for women 41 to 60 years old.