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Table 2 Sample sizes, cadences, VO2, and METs for treadmill bouts

From: Walking cadence (steps/min) and intensity in 61–85-year-old adults: the CADENCE-Adults study

Treadmill Speed (mph)

n

Cadence (steps/min)

Min–Max

VO2 (mL/kg/min)

Min–Max

METs

Min–Max

0.5

98

69.3 ± 18.8

38–131

7.6 ± 1.3

4.2–12.8

2.2 ± 0.4

1.2–3.7

1.0

89

80.6 ± 14.0

51–120

8.4 ± 1.2

4.9–11.9

2.4 ± 0.4

1.4–3.4

1.5

86

90.6 ± 10.8

66–125

9.1 ± 1.3

6.1–13.1

2.6 ± 0.4

1.8–3.7

2.0

81

98.6 ± 8.4

81–130

10.0 ± 1.3

6.5–14.2

2.8 ± 0.4

1.9–4.1

2.5

75

106.3 ± 7.0

93–128

11.1 ± 1.5

7.3–15.6

3.2 ± 0.4

2.1–4.5

3.0

67

114.1 ± 6.5

101–132

13.2 ± 1.5

9.5–17.0

3.8 ± 0.4

2.7–4.8

3.5

48

121.2 ± 7.9

106–144

16.2 ± 1.9

12.7–20.2

4.6 ± 0.5

3.6–5.8

4.0

17

129.4 ± 8.3

113–148

19.2 ± 2.4

15.5–24.7

5.5 ± 0.7

4.4–7.1

4.5

3

136.9 ± 7.9

129–145

24.1 ± 2.2

22.7–26.6

6.9 ± 0.6

6.5–7.6