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Table 1 Participant characteristics and correlation with total daily physical activity

From: Association of total daily physical activity with disability in community-dwelling older persons: a prospective cohort study

Baseline characteristic

Value (n = 870)

Spearman correlation with total daily physical activity

Age, mean (SD), years

81.9 (7.3)

−0.26, p < 0.001

Women, Number (%)

349 (73.2)

−0.06, p = 0.104

Education, mean (SD), years

14.8 (3.0)

−0.03, p = 0.40

Activity of Daily Living score, mean (SD), out of 6

0.4 (1.1)

−0.28, p < 0.001

Reported Physical Activity, mean (SD), hours per week

3.20 (3.57)

0.25, p < 0.001

Global Cognition, mean (SD), z-score

0.05 (0.68)

0.23, p < 0.001

Number of vascular risk factors, mean (SD), out of 3

1.24 (0.83)

−0.12, p < 0.001

Number of vascular diseases, mean (SD), out of 4

0.47 (0.77)

−0.21, p < 0.001

Report of joint pain, Number (%)

168 (36.6%)

−0.06, p = 0.09

Body Mass Index, mean (SD), kg/m^2

27.0 (5.3)

−0.08, p = 0.03

Depressive symptoms, mean (SD), out of 10

1.18 (1.75)

−0.13, p < 0.001

  1. SD=standard deviation.