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Table 1 Sample means and deviations for study variables

From: Relationships between self perceptions and physical activity behaviour, fear of falling, and physical function among older adults

Characteristic

Number, % or Mean ± SD

Range

Participants (number)

66

–

Age (Years)

71.9 ± 6.67

61–89

Number of Females in the sample

71.21

 

BMI (kg/m2)

28.82 ± 5.19

21.4–43.6

Average Number of Medications

3.20 ± 2.15

1–10

Falls History (%, ≥ 1 fall in the last 12 months)

68.2

 

Questionnaires

  Fear of Falling

10.97 ± 4.02

7–25

  IPEQ

  Incidental Physical Activity

13.30 ± 5.78

1.75–26.2

  Planned Physical Activity

4.14 ± 3.98

0–17.0

  Total Physical Activity

17.35 ± 8.04

1.75–35.7

  PSDQ

  Physical Activity

2.71 ± 1.56

1.0–6.0

  Appearance

3.35 ± 1.39

1.0–6.0

  Body Fat

3.10 ± 1.77

1.0–6.0

  Coordination

4.05 ± 1.17

1.0–6.0

  Endurance

2.47 ± 1.21

1.0–5.3

  Global Self-Esteem

4.60 ± 0.91

1.4–6.0

  Flexibility

3.61 ± 1.33

1.0–6.0

  Physical Self-Esteem

3.96 ± 1.31

1.0–6.0

  Health

4.98 ± 1.11

2.0–6.0

  Sport

2.48 ± 1.40

1.0–6.0

  Strength

3.56 ± 1.13

1.3–5.6

Strength Measures

  Hand Grip Strength (R + L hand, Kg)

23.79 ± 9.86

0a-47

  Knee Extensor Muscle Strength (Dominant Leg, N/m)

80.32 ± 32.14

17–186

Physical Function

  Sit to Stand (repetitions)

10.67

0a-19

  Gait Speed (cm/s)

133.19

89.5–184.9

  1. a: Participant could not do the test due to knee pain and arthritis on the hand, so the value of the test for this participant was excluded from the mean. SD Standard deviation, BM Body Mass Index, IPEQ Incidental and Planned Exercise Questionnaire, PSDQ Physical Self-Description Questionnaire