Kennedy space center cardiovascular disease risk reduction program evaluation

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Table 1 KSC/NASA physical activity status scale

Please check the box next to ONE of the following responses that best describes your exercise habits.
0	No regular exercise, no physical activity outside of office work
1	No regular exercise, occasional walking or exertional activity
2	Rare regular exercise, some exertional activity, usually less than 30 minutes per week
3	Rare regular exercise, some exertional activity, usually more than 30 minutes per week but less than 1 hour per week
4	Occasional regular exercise, no more than 60 minutes of exercise per week
5	Regular exercise: weekly average of 30–60 minutes
6	Regular exercise: weekly average of >1–3 hours per week
7	Regular exercise: weekly average of >3–6 hours per week
8	Regular exercise: weekly average of >6–9 hours per week
9	Regular exercise: weekly average of >9–11 hours per week
10	Regular exercise: weekly average of >11 hours per week

Table 2 KSC CVD program measures

Mean (SD)
Variable	Baseline (n = 366)	2-mos F/U (n = 87)	p value	5-mos F/U (n = 77)	p value
Age	49 years	49 years		50 years
Gender	75% M, 25% F	82% M, 18% F		78% M, 22% F
CVD history	4%	4%		3%
Blood pressure history	17%	16%		25%
High cholesterol history	36%	30%		26%
Diabetes history	5%	7%		4%
Smoker	8%	8%		7%
CVD family history	27%	24%		25%
Weight	185.85 (32.96)	184.65 (27.91)	0.240	182.49 (28.65)	0.678
BMI	27.74 (4.10)	27.36 (3.70)	0.515	27.20 (3.74)	0.094
Systolic blood pressure	128.28 (15.20)	126.32 (12.35)	0.031*	128.82 (15.84)	0.753
Diastolic blood pressure	80.83 (9.24)	78.60 (9.25)	0.002*	80.44 (7.77)	0.426
Total cholesterol	261.66 (27.11)	231.33 (34.53)	<0.0001*	225.31 (39.96)	<0.0001*
LDL cholesterol	176.43 (20.26)	144.82 (31.49)	<0.0001*	140.10 (39.26)	<0.0001*
HDL cholesterol	52.46 (13.34)	51.70 (14.38)	0.864	52.76 (13.21)	0.669
Triglycerides	218.43 (184.16)	183.35 (156.00)	0.098	158.49 (87.19)	0.049
**Dietary fat intake	41.51 (5.80)	38.21 (4.66)	<0.0001*	39.17 (5.13)	<0.0001*
***Physical activity	4.74 (2.22)	5.6 (2.02)	0.043*	5.26 (2.24)	0.347

Notes:

* Significant (p < 0.05);

** Dietary fat intake is the dietary fat intake frequency score; a higher score indicates more frequent consumption of dietary fat food sources in a given week;

*** Physical activity is the physical activity frequency score; a higher score indicates more frequent physical activity performed in a given week.