Table 1 Characteristics of male walkers (means (SD)) | | km per week walked |
| <2 | 2–14.9 | 15–29.9 | 30–44.9 | ⩾45 |
| Percentage of sample | | 5.97 | 32.45 | 37.94 | 15.96 | 7.66 |
| Age (years) | | 60.86 (15.92) | 61.14 (14.12) | 60.93 (12.31) | 60.44 (12.28) | 58.83 (12.82) |
| Education (years) | | 15.74 (3.16) | 15.94 (2.87) | 16.05 (2.75) | 15.77 (2.97) | 15.52 (2.82) |
| Alcohol (ml/week) | | 61.67 (102.18) | 70.51 (114.11) | 77.27 (117.64) | 82.32 (124.67) | 86.97 (147.97) |
| Meat (servings/week) | | 3.86 (3.32) | 3.36 (3.07) | 3.21 (2.85) | 3.06 (2.96) | 2.92 (2.94) |
| Fish (servings/week) | | 1.47 (1.69) | 1.78 (1.90) | 1.75 (1.58) | 1.80 (1.50) | 1.94 (2.08) |
| Fruit (servings/week) | | 8.38 (7.24) | 9.76 (7.93) | 10.97 (8.00) | 11.43 (8.64) | 12.48 (9.93) |
| Years walked | | 17.86 (17.04) | 15.10 (15.04) | 10.60 (12.19) | 12.84 (12.78) | 14.53 (12.88) |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | | 28.09 (5.20) | 27.51 (4.89) | 26.84 (4.14) | 26.61 (4.14) | 25.88 (3.81) |
| Waist circumference (cm) | | 97.16 (12.87) | 94.91 (10.94) | 93.50 (9.52) | 92.48 (9.39) | 90.41 (9.39) |
| Hip circumference (cm) | | 103.14 (12.58) | 101.41 (11.50) | 100.90 (9.71) | 100.63 (9.13) | 99.22 (9.11) |
| Chest circumference (cm) | | 109.55 (12.82) | 107.77 (10.81) | 107.26 (9.70) | 106.76 (10.14) | 106.52 (10.09) |