Associations of physical activity in detailed intensity ranges with body composition and physical function. a cross-sectional study among sedentary older adults

Table 1 Descriptive statistics in full sample and according to sex (mean ± standard deviation or frequency (%))

	All (n = 293)	Men (n = 122)	Women (n = 171)
Age, years	74.44 ± 3.78	74.35 ± 3.90	74.50 ± 3.69
Anthropometrics
Height, m	1.66 ± 0.09	1.73 ± 0.06	1.61 ± 0.06
Weight, kg	76.84 ± 14.35	84.07 ± 12.45	71.68 ± 13.39
Body mass index, kg/m²	27.88 ± 4.77	27.88 ± 3.60	27.87 ± 5.46
Waist circumference, cm	95.69 ± 12.47	102.11 ± 9.73	91.11 ± 12.20
Basic education, n (%)
Low	43 (15)	25 (21)	18 (11)
Medium	186 (64)	77 (63)	109 (64)
High	64 (22)	20 (16)	44 (26)
Current self-rated health, n (%)
very good/good	135 (46)	55 (45)	80 (47)
average/poor	158 (54)	67 (55)	91 (53)
Current self-rated mobility, n (%)
very good/good	269 (92)	113 (93)	155 (91)
poor/very poor	25 (9)	9 (7)	16 (9)
Body composition^a
Fat percent	35.94 ± 8.23^a	30.15 ± 6.01^a	40.04 ± 7.04
Appendicular lean mass, kg	19.40 ± 4.37^a	23.69 ± 2.95^a	16.36 ± 2.05
Physical function
6-min walk, m	477.55 ± 82.56	502.60 ± 90.68	459.68 ± 71.30
10-m walk, m/s	1.98 ± 0.38	2.11 ± 0.45	1.88 ± 0.29
SPPB, total score	10.19 ± 1.54	10.64 ± 1.45	9.87 ± 1.53
Accelerometer-measured physical activity
Valid days	6.7 ± 0.8	6.7 ± 0.7	6.6 ± 0.8
Wear time, h/d	14.1 ± 1.3	14.3 ± 1.3	13.9 ± 1.2
Sedentary activity, min/d	602.3 ± 82.9	627.1 ± 81.0	584.6 ± 79.9
Light activity, min/d	210.3 ± 66.3	196.9 ± 60.8	219.8 ± 68.6
Moderate-to-vigorous activity, min/d	32.5 ± 20.1	33.1 ± 21.0	32.1 ± 19.5

Note
Abbreviations: 6-min walk = distance walked in 6 mins; 10-m walk = maximal walking speed over 10 m; SPPB Short Physical Performance Battery
^aMissing n = 1

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