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Table 1 Participant characteristics (mean (SD)) for males and females across each decade of life

From: Is the 10 metre walk test on sloped surfaces associated with age and physical activity in healthy adults?

Group

Age

WHtR

RHR

PAI

GPAQ

20–29

(15:15)

22

(2)

0.44

(0.05)

70

(9)

6.69

(3.41)

2601

(1871)

30–39

(15:15)

34

(3)

0.48

(0.05)

73

(14)

4.44

(4.20)

2354

(2464)

40–49

(15:15)

44

(2)

0.53

(0.07)

71

(9)

5.08

(4.19)

2636

(2300)

50–59

(15:15)

55

(2)

0.52

(0.05)

72

(8)

3.10

(3.46)

2558

(3579)

60–69

(15:16)

63

(2)

0.53

(0.09)

65

(9)

3.90

(2.90)

1599

(1907)

70–80

(15:15)

73

(2)

0.56

(0.08)

69

(11)

3.10

(3)

1769

(2602)

  1. Measures are provided for each group (age range in years (ratio of males to females)) across the lifespan including the waist-to-height ratio (WHtR), resting heart rate (RHR) (beats.min− 1) and scores for the Physical Activity Index (PAI) and Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ) (Metabolic Equivalent minutes)