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Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of older adult sample (61–85 years of age)

From: Cadence (steps/min) and relative intensity in 61 to 85-year-olds: the CADENCE-Adults study

Variable

Value

N (% male)

97 (50.5)

Age (years)

72.7 (6.9)

Height (cm)

167.2 (8.5)

Leg Length (cm)

79.9 (5.2)

Body Weight (kg)

72.5 (12.6)

BMI (kg/m2)

25.8 (3.5)

BMI Classification (%)

 

 Normal (18.5–24.9 kg/m2)

43 (44.3)

 Overweight (25.0-29.9 kg/m2)

44 (45.4)

 Obese (≥ 30 kg/m2)

10 (10.3)

Race/ethnicity (%)

 

 White

83 (85.6)

 Black or African-American

1 (1.0)

 Hispanic

0

 Asian

1 (1.0)

 American Indian

2 (2.1)

 Unknown/No response

9 (9.3)

 More than one race

1 (1.0)

  1. Values are means and standard deviation or percentages, or counts, as appropriate. BMI = Body Mass Index (kg/m2) [13]