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Table 4 Smartwatch derived parameters across the three clusters

From: The relationship between self-reported physical frailty and sensor-based physical activity measures in older adults – a multicentric cross-sectional study

Parameters

Cluster 1

n = 35

Cluster 2

n = 33

Cluster 3

n = 20

Comparison

Post hoc

p - value, effect size

MADmean

(milli-g)

74.3 ± 18.8

86.3 ± 22.6

32.7 ± 12.3

p < 0.001, f2 1.09

1 - 3: <  0.001, d 2.48

2 - 3: <  0.001, d 2.76

1 - 2: 0.03, d -0.58

MADstd

(milli-g)

89.3 ± 12.2

96.2 ± 13.7

52.8 ± 12.1

p < 0.001, f2 1.35

1 - 3: <  0.001, d 3.00

2 - 3: <  0.001, d 3.31

1 - 2: 0.08, d -0.53

MADrel

(milli-g)

30.1 ± 8.0

33.6 ± 9.0

11.9 ± 5.6

p < 0.001, f2 1.10

1 - 3: <  0.001, d 2.52

2 - 3: <  0.001, d 2.75

1 - 2: 0.20, d -0.41

MADmedian

(milli-g)

36.8 ± 22.9

52.8 ± 25.5

11.4 ± 8.6

p < 0.001, f2 0.73

1 - 3: <  0.001, d 1.33

2 - 3: <  0.001, d 1.98

1 - 2: <  0.01, d -0.66

MAD95

(milli-g)

252.4 ± 39.2

276.3 ± 44.9

131.9 ± 42.2

p < 0.001, f2 1.36

1 - 3: <  0.001, d 2.99

2 - 3: <  0.001, d 3.29

1 - 2: 0.06, d -0.57

MADfrag

(milli-g)

84.5 ± 12.2

89.8 ± 15.4

50.3 ± 12.9

p < 0.001, f2 1.16

1 - 3: <  0.001, d 2.75

2 - 3: <  0.001, d 2.72

1 - 2: 0.25, d -0.38

STEP95

(steps)

58.3 ± 14.7

97.4 ± 9.0

63.5 ± 19.9

p < 0.001, f2 1.28

1 - 3: 0.41, d -0.31

2 - 3: <  0.001, d 2.41

1 - 2: <  0.001, d -3.19

STEPmean

(steps)

0.2 ± 0.1

0.9 ± 0.3

0.2 ± 0.2

p < 0.001, f2 1.36

1 - 3: 0.93, d 0.00

2 - 3: <  0.001, d 2.62

1 - 2: <  0.001, d -3.17

  1. Mean values, standard deviations. Effect sizes: Cohen’s d, Cohen’s f2 MADmean mean of all MAD values, MADstd standard deviation of all MAD values, MADrel relative amount time spend in MAD levels > 100 m-g, MADmedian median of all MAD values, MAD95 95th percentile of all MAD values, MADfrag standard deviation of the first derivate of the MAD time-series in milli-g, STEP95 95th percentile of cadence in steps per minute, STEPmean average number of steps taken per 5 s