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Table 1 Participant characteristics

From: Moderate-intensity stepping in older adults: insights from treadmill walking and daily living

Categorical characteristics

Number

Column %

 

 Sex

  Men

29

54.7

 

  Women

24

45.3

 

 Ethnicity

  White European

45

84.9%

 

  Other

8

15.1%

 

Continuous characteristics

Median

25th percentile

75th percentile

 Age (years)

75

68

78

 Body Mass Index (kg/m2)

28.0

26.6

29.9

 Lower limb function (sit-to-stand repetitions)

19

16

23

 Resting VO2 (ml/kg/min)

2.77

2.52

3.02

 Total ambulatory activity (steps/day)

6988

5933

9211

 Ambulatory activity at ≥ 1 min bouts (steps/day)

2554

1297

4456