Table 1.
Descriptive and bout characteristics of the analytical sample
| Variables | Young (n = 75) | Middle-aged (n = 79) | Older-aged (n = 94) | Whole Sample (n = 248) | ||||
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| Mean (SD) | Min – Max | Mean (SD) | Min – Max | Mean (SD) | Min – Max | Mean (SD) | Min – Max | |
| Sex (% female) | 49.3 | -- | 49.4 | -- | 47.9 | -- | 48.8 | -- |
| Age (years) | 30.5 (5.8) | 21.0 – 40.0 | 50.2 (6.0) | 41.0 – 60.0 | 72.8 (6.9) | 61.0 – 85.0 | 52.8 (18.6) | 21.0 – 85.0 |
| Height (cm) | 170.7 (9.4) | 149.1 – 194.1 | 171.0 (9.2) | 150.1 – 190.1 | 167.4 (8.4) | 150.2 – 188.3 | 169.5 (9.1) | 149.1 – 194.1 |
| Weight (kg) | 72.8 (14.2) | 51.6 – 119.0 | 76.2 (14.3) | 47.8 – 128.8 | 72.5 (12.6) | 46.3 – 100.4 | 73.8 (13.7) | 46.3 – 128.8 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.8 (3.4) | 19.4 – 36.9 | 26.4 (4.0) | 19.0 – 37.6 | 25.8 (3.5) | 18.5 – 36.0 | 25.6 (3.7) | 18.5 – 37.6 |
| Waist Circumference (cm) | 80.7 (9.2) | 64.5 – 109.4 | 86.1 (10.8) | 68.3 – 116.2 | 90.0 (11.3) | 66.4 – 114.5 | 85.9 (11.2) | 64.5 – 116.2 |
| Leg Length (cm) | 79.7 (5.9) | 65.7 – 94.4 | 80.7 (5.3) | 66.6 – 92.0 | 80.0 (5.1) | 69.0 – 94.8 | 80.1 (5.4) | 65.7 – 94.8 |
| Speed (m/s) | 1.29 (0.18) | 0.94 – 1.86 | 1.30 (0.18) | 0.88 – 1.77 | 1.25 (0.18) | 0.75 – 1.65 | 1.28 (0.18) | 0.75 – 1.86 |
| Intensity (METs) | 3.5 (0.7) | 2.4 – 6.0 | 3.4 (0.6) | 1.8 – 5.0 | 3.3 (0.6) | 2.0 – 5.1 | 3.4 (0.6) | 1.9 – 6.0 |
| Intensity ≥3 METs (%) | 78.7 | -- | 77.2 | -- | 70.2 | -- | 75.0 | -- |
| Cadence (steps/min) | 107.7 (8.2) | 90.0 – 123.0 | 108 (9.6) | 86.0 – 135.0 | 108.2 (8.9) | 87.0 – 129.0 | 108.0 (8.9) | 86.0 – 135.0 |
| Step Length (cm) | 70.5 (7.0) | 58.7 – 94.7 | 71.0 (6.7) | 54.8 – 85.7 | 67.8 (7.5) | 43.8 – 87.2 | 69.7 (7.2) | 43.8 – 94.7 |
| Walk Ratio (mm/steps/min) | 6.4 (0.7) | 5.1 – 8.3 | 6.5 (0.7) | 5.1 – 8.5 | 6.2 (0.8) | 4.3 – 8.5 | 6.4 (0.7) | 4.3 – 8.5 |
Note: Values are presented as mean (SD), Min – Max. Young, middle- and older-aged represents participants 21–40, 41–60 and 61–85 years, respectively. Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; METs, metabolic equivalents; Min = minimum, Max = maximum; SD, standard deviation.