Table 3:
Physical Activity and Physical Fitness Characteristics by Sex and Age
| 20–29 years | 30–39 years | 40–49 years | 50–59 years | 60–69 years | 70–82 years | Difference by Decade1 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women n=9 |
Men n=36 |
Women n=23 |
Men n=56 |
Women n=49 |
Men n=88 |
Women n=139 |
Men n=171 |
Women n=46 |
Men n=60 |
Women n=4 |
Men n=11 |
Women | Men | |
| Median Light Activity (mins/week) | 140 | 120 | 60 | 90 | 85 | 140 | 30 | 77 | 90 | 111.5 | 395 | 70 | 0.24 | 0.81 |
| Median Moderate Activity | 60 | 60 | 90 | 90 | 60 | 70 | 1.5 | 7.8 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0 | 76 | 0.73 | 0.99 |
| Number engaging in vigorous physical activity | 3 (56%) | 18 (61%) | 10 (54%) | 28 (45%) | 26 (40) | 38 (57%) | 37 (24%) | 49 (40%) | 11 (19%) | 21 (40) | 0 (0%) | 2 (0) | 0.45 | 0.31 |
| Median Distance on the 6MWT (meters) | 360 | 411 | 338 | 420 | 361 | 413 | 361 | 420 | 330 | 405 | 300 | 345 | 0.61 | 0.17 |
| Mean estimated VO2 peak (ml/kg/min) | 13.5 | 14.6 | 13.3 | 14.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 14.9 | 13.2 | 14.6 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 0.63 | 0.15 |
| Age and Gender predicted distance | 671 | 738 | 645 | 695 | 591 | 644 | 522 | 597 | 482 | 560 | 418 | 453 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| % achieved of predicted 6MWT | 54% | 55% | 52% | 61% | 62% | 62% | 72% | 68% | 71% | 74% | 73% | 73% | <0.001 | <0.001 |
1:
We used ANOVA to examine differences by decade between women and men