Table 1 Baseline characteristics by PA patterns

Age (years)

53.22 ± 17.41

50.06 ± 16.88

43.01 ± 16.50

44.76 ± 17.10

< .001

BMI (kg/m²)

30.06 ± 7.84

29.82 ± 7.51

28.92 ± 7.12

28.42 ± 7.03

< .001

Triglycerides (mmol/L)

1.05 (0.35,2.40)

1.12 (0.36,2.57)

1.16 (0.36,2.79)

1.21 (0.42,3.25)

< .001

Cholesterol (mmol/L)

188.00 (161.00,218.00)

188.00 (162.00,219.00)

189.00 (164.00,214.00)

184.00 (159.00,214.00)

< .001

High-Density Lipoprotein (mmol/L)

1.29 (1.06,1.58)

1.32 (1.09,1.63)

1.24 (1.03,1.53)

1.37 (1.10,1.68)

< .001

Low-Density Lipoprotein (mmol/L)

2.87 (1.89,3.83)

2.85 (1.81,3.75)

2.87 (1.87,3.80)

2.59 (1.37,3.60)

< .001

Gender (%)

< .001

 Male

4740 (46.17)

1304 (44.76)

526 (73.26)

2884 (54.15)

 Female

5526 (53.83)

1609 (55.24)

192 (26.74)

2442 (45.85)

Education level (%)

< .001

 Less than high school graduate

3219 (31.36)

484 (16.62)

126 (17.55)

623 (11.70)

 High school graduate or GED

2716 (26.46)

629 (21.59)

184 (25.63)

983 (18.46)

 Some college or above

4331 (42.19)

1800 (61.79)

408 (56.82)

3720 (69.85)

Race (%)

< .001

 Mexican American

1667 (16.24)

357 (12.26)

113 (15.74)

687 (12.90)

 Non-Hispanic white

1277 (12.44)

274 (9.41)

85 (11.84)

548 (10.29)

 Non-Hispanic black

3664 (35.69)

1193 (40.95)

279 (38.86)

2047 (38.43)

 Other Hispanic

2439 (23.76)

652 (22.38)

160 (22.28)

1225 (23.00)

 Other race

1219 (11.87)

437 (15.00)

81 (11.28)

819 (15.38)

BMI status (%)

< .001

 Underweight/Normal

2685 (26.15)

772 (26.50)

215 (29.94)

1799 (33.78)

 Overweight

3234 (31.50)

948 (32.54)

260 (36.21)

1792 (33.65)

 Obese

4347 (42.34)

1193 (40.95)

243 (33.84)

1735 (32.58)

Marital Status (%)

0.008

 Living alone

4048 (39.43)

1054 (36.18)

268 (37.33)

2104 (39.50)

 Married/Living with a partner

6218 (60.57)

1859 (63.82)

450 (62.67)

3222 (60.50)

Income level (%)

< .001

 Low income

3735 (36.38)

716 (24.58)

170 (23.68)

1130 (21.22)

 Middle income

4229 (41.19)

1137 (39.03)

299 (41.64)

1916 (35.97)

 High income

2302 (22.42)

1060 (36.39)

249 (34.68)

2280 (42.81)

Alcoholism (%)

< .001

 Yes

7721 (75.21)

2300 (78.96)

613 (85.38)

4469 (83.91)

 No

2545 (24.79)

613 (21.04)

105 (14.62)

857 (16.09)

Smoking statue (%)

< .001

 Yes

4773 (46.49)

1157 (39.72)

343 (47.77)

1971 (37.01)

 No

5493 (53.51)

1756 (60.28)

375 (52.23)

3355 (62.99)

Hypertension (%)

< .001

 Yes

4284 (41.73)

1111 (38.14)

171 (23.82)

1446 (27.15)

 No

5982 (58.27)

1802 (61.86)

547 (76.18)

3880 (72.85)

Hyperlipidemia (%)

< .001

 Yes

3999 (38.95)

1111 (38.14)

189 (26.32)

1641 (30.81)

 No

6267 (61.05)

1802 (61.86)

529 (73.68)

3685 (69.19)

Diabetes (%)

< .001

 Yes

1904 (18.55)

410 (14.07)

54 (7.52)

462 (8.67)

 No

8362 (81.45)

2503 (85.93)

664 (92.48)

4864 (91.33)

OSA symptoms (%)

< .001

 No

4268 (41.57)

1311 (45.01)

340 (47.35)

2747 (51.58)

 Yes

5998 (58.43)

1602 (54.99)

378 (52.65)

2579 (48.42)