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Table 2 Preferred walking speed, quality of life and physiological measurements in Older Adults and Younger Adults

From: Study of the association between gait variability and physical activity

 

Older Adults

Young Adults

   

Measurements

M

SD

M

SD

p-value

Power

ES

MCS

48.4

9.7

47.1

7.2

.6232

.076

.2

PCS

53.3

6.8

56.9

5.4

.0664

.438

−.6

PCS (PF)

52.9

4.9

56.8

1.1

.0009

.956

−1.1

PWS (km/h)

4.8

0.5

5.0

0.7

.2461

.198

−.4

Falls (n)

.5

1.0

.0

.0

.0250

.619

.7

VO2max (ml/kg/min)

26.9

5.1

39.3

4.7

<.0001

1.000

−2.6

HRmax (bpm)

162.3

6.4

194.7

8.1

<.0001

1.000

−4.6

RMR (MJ/die)

5.5

.9

5.9

1.2

.2046

.229

−.4

SHR (bpm)

59.4

4.8

58.1

8.3

.5294

.093

.2

  1. Data are presented as mean (M), standard deviation (SD); p-value and power (one-way ANOVA); effect size (ES)
  2. MCS mental component summary, PCS physical component summary, PF physical function, PWS preferred walking speed, VO 2max maximal oxygen uptake, HR max maximal heart rate, RMR resting metabolic rate, SHR sleeping heart rate
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European Review of Aging and Physical Activity

ISSN: 1861-6909

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