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. 2023 Aug 25;142(1):e2023070. doi: 10.1590/1516-3180.2023.0070.R1.190523

Table 2. Comparative analysis of habitual physical activity of older adults, including women and men and dynapenic and non-dynapenic individuals.

Variables WOMEN P value
Dynapenia
No (n = 92) Yes (n = 30)
HPA (minutes/week) 240.00* 70.00* 0.003
(P25: 82.50; P75:465.00) (P25: 22.50; P75: 240.00)
SB (minutes/day) 291.42* 388.75* 0.002
(P25: 235.75; P75:356.78) (P25: 262.50; P75: 507.85)
Variables MEN P value
Dynapenia
No (n = 65) Yes (n = 21)
HPA (minutes/week) 280.00* 70.00* 0.015
(P25: 95.00; P75:630.00) (P25: 30.00; P75: 252.50)
SB (minutes/day) 274.28* 428.57* < 0.001
(P25: 180.00; P75:320.00) (P25: 310.00; P75: 360.00)

HPA = habitual physical activity; SB = sedentary behavior; P = percentile; n = number of individuals per group; *median.