Table 1 Characteristics and clinical parameters of individuals, by activity group
From: Exploring patterns of accelerometry-assessed physical activity in elderly people
Characteristic | All | Rare | Average | Frequent | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 168) | (n = 42) | (n = 84) | (n = 42) | ||
Age (years) | 73.0 (65.0,86.0) | 80.5 (66.0,87.0) | 72.5 (66.0,84.0) | 70.0 (65.0,79.0) | <.0001 |
Gender, male (%) | 46.4 (n = 78) | 35.7 (n = 15) | 48.8 (n = 41) | 52.4 (n = 22) | 0.2556 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 27.2 (22.6,35.0) | 28.8 (23.6,37.6) | 27.0 (21.3,34.7) | 26.9 (22.8,32.5) | 0.0272 |
Lung function | |||||
FVC (pp.) | 102.7 (73.5,128.0) | 92.3 (69.1,123.9) | 103.2 (77.9,133.2) | 112.3 (76.4,127.1) | |
FEV1 (pp.) | 106.4 (65.4,130.8) | 85.2 (62.8,130.8) | 106.4 (68.2,132.6) | 112.5 (67.5,128.3) | |
FEV1/FVC (L) | 0.74 (0.61,0.85) | 0.72 (0.61,0.85) | 0.74 (0.62,0.86) | 0.77 (0.66,0.84) | |
Lung group, better (%) | 54.4 (n = 92) | 38.1 (n = 16) | 56.0 (n = 47) | 69.1 (n = 29) | 0.0164 |
Multimorbidity, yes (%) | 51.8 (n = 87) | 69.1 (n = 29) | 47.6 (n = 40) | 42.9 (n = 18) | 0.0312 |
Disability, yes (%) | 41.7 (n = 70) | 61.9 (n = 26) | 41.7 (n = 35) | 21.4 (n = 9) | 0.0008 |
6MWD (m) | 466 (274,625) | 369 (235,486) | 467 (290,593) | 536 (379,668) | <.0001 |