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Table 1 Characteristics of the study participants in total and broken down by sex

From: Reliability of accelerometric measurement of physical activity in older adults-the benefit of using the trimmed sum

 

Total n = 123

Female n = 73 (59 %)

Male n = 50

Mean ± SD

Min

Max

Mean ± SD

Min

Max

Mean ± SD

Min

Max

Age (years)

76.5 ± 5.1

70.1

98.6

77.2 ± 5.8

70.1

98.6

75.6 ± 3.7

70.2

85.5

Height (m)

1.65 ± 0.08

1.47

1.86

1.60 ± 0.06

1.47

1.78

1.71 ± 0.06

1.54

1.86

Weight (kg)

81.2 ± 14.5

50.5

114.0

77.3 ± 14.4

50.5

114.0

86.8 ± 12.7

55.0

111.0

Body mass index (kg × m²)

29.8 ± 4.4

20.5

44.2

30.1 ± 4.9

20.5

44.2

29.5 ± 3.6

22.9

35.9

Sum CPM over 7 days

619,084a

430,340b

820,977c

692,898a

426,588b

875,139c

594,925a

429,553b

708,919c

  1. n number of participants, SD standard deviation, min minimum, max maximum, m meter, kg kilogram
  2. amedian
  3. b25 % quantile
  4. c75 % quantile