Determinants of Walking among Middle-Aged and Older Overweight and Obese Adults: Sociodemographic, Health, and Built Environmental Factors

Table 1

Anthropometric, demographic, and health characteristics of study participants.

Variable	Total participants; ()		Walked ≥150 min per week for any purpose; ()		Walked <150 min per week for any purpose; ()		value
	FREQ	%	FREQ	%	FREQ	%
Weight status							0.94
Overweight	141	55.7	32	22.7	109	77.3
Obese	112	44.3	25	22.3	87	77.7
Age group (years)							0.65
50–64	131	51.8	28	21.4	103	78.6
≥65	122	48.2	29	23.8	93	76.2
Gender							0.63
Male	135	53.4	32	23.7	103	76.3
Female	118	46.6	25	21.2	93	78.8
Race/ethnicity							0.53
Other	46	18.2	12	26.1	34	73.9
Non-Hispanic white	206	81.8	45	21.8	161	78.2
Marital status							0.22
Divorced/widowed	64	25.5	11	17.2	53	82.8
Married/living with a partner	187	74.5	46	24.6	182	75.4
Education							0.012
High school or some college	118	48.4	18	15.2	100	84.8
College graduate or graduate	126	51.6	36	28.6	90	71.4
Employment							0.198
Not employed	126	50.4	33	26.2	93	73.8
Employed	124	49.6	24	19.3	100	80.7
Annual household income							0.070
<$50,000	85	34.6	14	16.5	71	83.5
≥$50,000	161	65.4	43	26.7	118	73.3
Difficulty walking for a quarter of a mile							0.002
Not at all difficult	192	76.2	52	27.1	140	72.9
Only a little/somewhat	60	23.8	5	8.3	55	91.7
Health condition							0.37
Poor to fair	34	13.4	5	14.7	29	85.3
Good	90	35.6	19	21.1	71	78.9
Very good to excellent	129	51.0	33	25.6	96	74.4
Received PCP recommendation; to be more physically active							0.177
No	130	51.8	34	26.1	96	73.9
Yes	121	48.2	23	19.0	98	81.0

Boldface indicates statistical significance ; ). May not add to total due to missing data. Row %. PCP = primary care provider.