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. 2021 Feb 12;72(3):874–881. doi: 10.1007/s12020-021-02631-2

Table 2.

Steps and pax intensity count per day (CPT) according to normal, normal-low, and low total testosterone values within the study population

Variables Normal total testosterone Normal-low total testosterone Low total testosterone Normal free testosterone Low free testosterone Normal bioavailable testosterone Low bioavailable testosterone
>350 ng/dl, (n = 214) <350 and >250 ng/dl, (n = 37) <250 ng/dl, (n = 28) p value >6.5 ng/dl (n = 231) <6.5 ng/dl, (n = 41) p value >110 ng/dl, (n = 128) <110 ng/dl (n = 145) p value

Steps count, (CPD)

n (%)

<4000 19 (8.9) 11 (29.7) 9 (32.1) 0.012 22 (9.5) 13 (31.7) 0.001 16 (12.5) 19 (13.1) 0.005
4000–8000 84 (39.3) 15 (40.5) 12 (42.9) 91 (39.4) 19 (46.3) 56 (43.8) 55 (37.9)
8000–12000 74 (34.6) 5 (13.5) 4 (14.3) 74 (32) 8 (19.5) 40 (31.3) 42 (29)
>12000 37 (17.3) 6 (16.2) 3 (10.7) 44 (19) 1 (2.4) 16 (12.5) 29 (20

Pax intensity, (CPD)

n (%)

1st Quartile 53 (24.8) 15 (40.5) 15 (53.6) 0.026 48 (20.8) 30 (73.2) 0.000 37 (18) 42 (29) 0.148
2nd Quartile 56 (26.2) 11 (29.7) 8 (28.6) 69 (29.9) 5 (12.2) 41 (21.1) 33 (22.8)
3rd Quartile 56 (26.2) 4 (10.8) 3 (10.7) 58 (25.1) 4 (9.8) 27 (32) 35 (24.1)
4th Quartile 49 (22.9) 7 (18.9) 2 (7.1) 56 (24.2) 2 (4.9) 23 (28.9) 35 (24.1)
Steps count, (CPD) Mean (SD) 9040.7 (4139.9) 7453.7 (4,529.2) 7681.2 (5,044.6) 0.36 8713.1 (4178.3) 5491.2 (2928.5) 0.001 7869.9 (3819.1) 8525.4 (4438.4) 0.063
Median (IQR) 8968 (6187–11,364) 6401 (3714–10,658) 5919 (3342–10,530) 8145.9 (5744.2–11145.3) 5392.9 (2778.0–7019.3) 7197.6 (5397.9–9747.4) 7877.1 (5346.4–11,268.9)
Pax intensity, (CPD) Mean (SD) 260,062.3 (135,858.5) 223,586 (142,369.8) 205,381.9 (153,465.4) 0.48 254,275 (134,872) 126,289.2 (88,548.3) 0.000 220,091.4 (129,935.3) 246,889.8 (141,813.7) 0.067
Median (IQR) 261,770 (172,900–334,775) 220,285 (101,542–262,567) 167,623 (132,845–329,726) 235,733.7 (163,176.4–329,304.9) 94,982.3 (67,893.9–154,648.6) 201,194.7 (131,909.9–288,193.8) 233,415.7 (142,522.9–328,884.1)