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. 2020 Sep 11;56(9):464. doi: 10.3390/medicina56090464

Table 3.

Differences in Physical Activity and Muscle Strength by gender. Results are expressed as mean ± SD.

Men (n = 21) Women (n = 13) p Value
Physical Activity *
Sedentary (min/day) 1170.2 ± 107.0 1146.2 ± 64.0 0.107 b
Light (min) 199.0 ± 104.8 220.0 ± 62.5 0.231 b
Moderate/Vigorous (min) 16.9 ± 15.3 19.9 ± 15.1 0.653 b
Steps 4779.8 ± 2711.5 5398.2 ± 2042.4 0.515 a
Muscle Strength **
Knee extensors strength (N·m/kg) 94.6 ± 42.6 76.8 ± 28.4 0.193 a
Knee flexors strength (N·m/kg) 59.8 ± 21.7 37.8 ± 13.1 0.002 a
Elbow extensors strength (N·m/kg) 26.5 ± 6.0 15.5 ± 4.5 <0.001 a
Elbow flexors strength (N·m/kg) 42.5 ± 9.2 29.3 ± 6.1 <0.001 a

*—Men (n = 20); Women (n = 11); **—Men (n = 19); Women (n = 13); ap of the T Student; bp of the Mann-Whitney Test; Data expressed by mean (SD).