Exploring patterns of accelerometry-assessed physical activity in elderly people

Table 3 PA variables (intensities and patterns), by gender, age, BMI

n = 168PA variables	Age group¹(p value)	Gender (p value)	BMI group²(p value)
PA time (%)
Sedentary	<.0001	0.8300	0.2564
Light	0.0005	0.3740	0.6067
MVPA	<.0001	0.0221	<.0001
GINI-index
G_sedentary	0.0347	0.0862	0.3325
G_light	0.0115	0.7577	0.8457
G_MVPA*	0.2294	0.1038	0.0003

¹age groups: 65–69 years, 70–74 years, 75–79 years, and ≥ 80 years.
²BMI groups: normal weight (18.5-24.9 kg/m²), overweight (25.0-29.9 kg/m²) and obese (≥ 30.0 kg/m²).
P-values for comparisons between genders result from Wilcoxon test and for comparisons between Age groups and BMI groups from Kruskal-Wallis test. BMI = body mass index; PA = physical activity; MVPA = moderate to vigorous PA; *n = 156; Significant values are written in bold, p ≤ .05.

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