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Table 1 Participant Characteristics

From: Associations of sedentary behavior and physical activity with older adults’ physical function: an isotemporal substitution approach

 

M (SD) or n, %

Gender

 Men

180

62.7%

 Women

107

37.3%

Age (years)

74.4

(5.2)

Body mass index (kg/m2)

23.5

(3.2)

Smoking

 Current smoker

21

7.3%

 Never smoked or past smoker

266

92.7%

Drinking

 Current drinker

156

54.4%

 Non-drinker, past drinker

131

45.6%

Residence status

 Living alone

33

11.5%

 Living with someone

131

88.5%

Highest educational attainment

 University, junior college, vocational school, or higher level degree

110

38.3%

 High school, or lower

177

61.7%

The number of past illnesses, complications and comorbidity

1.5

(0.9)

Activity

 SB (minutes/day)

522.7

(113.4)

 LIPA (minutes/day)

328.7

(101.4)

 MVPA (minutes/day)

50.2

(33.5)

 Total wear time (minutes/day)

901.1

(87.5)

Physical function

 Hand grip strength (kg)

27.4

(8.3)

 Usual gait speed (m/s)

1.3

(0.2)

 Maximum gait speed (m/s)

1.8

(0.3)

 Time up and go (second)

6.2

(1.2)

 One-legged stance with eyes open (second)

42.9

(21.7)

  1. Note. SB = Sedentary behavior, LIPA = Light-intensity physical activity, MVPA = Moderate- to vigorous- intensity physical activity