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Table 2 Daily step counts and physical activities

From: Associations between locomotive and non-locomotive physical activity and physical performance in older community-dwelling females with and without locomotive syndrome: a cross-sectional study

 

Total (n = 143)

NL (n = 86)

LS (n = 57)

p value

Mean SD

Mean SD

Mean SD

t test

ANCOVA

Daily step counts (steps/day)

6608 ± 2444

6994 ± 2418

6025 ± 2409

0.013*

0.144

SB (h)

7.0 ± 1.4

7.0 ± 1.5

7.1 ± 1.2

0.467

0.586

Total PA (METs·h)

18.4 ± 3.6

18.9 ± 3.7

17.6 ± 3.2

0.056

0.256

 LocomotivePA (METs·h)

3.3 ± 1.5

3.5 ± 1.6

3.1 ± 1.3

0.047*

0.377

 Non-locomotivePA (METs·h)

15.0 ± 3.2

15.4 ± 3.4

14.5 ± 3.0

0.188

0.330

LPA (METs·h)

14.6 ± 2.8

14.9 ± 2.8

14.2 ± 2.8

0.178

0.261

 LocomotivePA (METs·h)

1.5 ± 0.6

1.5 ± 0.6

1.5 ± 0.6

0.836

0.931

 Non-locomotivePA (METs·h)

13.2 ± 2.7

13.4 ± 2.7

12.8 ± 2.7

0.188

0.233

MVPA (METs·h)

3.7 ± 1.8

4.0 ± 2.0

3.4 ± 1.6

0.064

0.561

 LocomotivePA (METs·h)

1.9 ± 1.2

2.0 ± 1.2

1.6 ± 1.1

0.013*

0.213

 Non-locomotivePA (METs·h)

1.9 ± 1.1

2.0 ± 1.1

1.8 ± 1.0

0.651

0.830

  1. Mean ± SD, NL normal group, LS locomotive syndrome group, SB sedentary behavior, LPA low-intensity physical activity, MVPA moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity, PA physical activity, SD standard deviation, h hour, p value, the unpaired t test, ANCOVA analysis of covariance, covariate: age and weight
  2. *p < 0.05