Accelerometry assessed physical activity of older adults hospitalized with acute medical illness - an observational study

Table 2 Physical activity during the day according to gender, NEXT-STEP study, Lausanne, Switzerland

N	All	Men	Women	P-value
N	177	106	71	P-value
Inactivity
Minutes / day	613 [518–663]	618 [518–661]	605 [503–666]	0.842
% of daily time	90.4 [84.8–94.3]	90.6 [85.2–94.3]	90.1 [84.3–94.2]	0.732
Light physical activity
Minutes / day	63 [30–97]	58 [32–95]	70 [27–103]	0.798
% of daily time	9.1 [5.5–14.1]	8.9 [5.3–13.4]	9.7 [5.5–14.6]	0.687
Moderate physical activity
Minutes / day	2 [1–9]	2 [1–9]	3 [1–9]	0.795
% of daily time	0.4 [0.1–1.2]	0.4 [0.2–1.2]	0.4 [0.1–1.4]	0.937

Results are expressed as median [interquartile range]. Between-group comparisons using Kruskal-Wallis test

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