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Table 1 The subject characteristics

From: The use of individual cut points from treadmill walking to assess free-living moderate to vigorous physical activity in obese subjects by accelerometry: is it useful?

 

Total sample

Men

Women

N

42

11

31

Age

43.2 (9.2)

42.1 (8.5)

43.6 (9.5)

Height (cm)

172.2 (9.1)

182.3 (8.0)

168.6 (6.4)

Weight (kg)

118.2 (18.2)

127.1 (16.0)

115.1 (18.0)

BMI (kg/m2)

39.8 (5.7)

38.3 (4.9)

40.4 (6.0)

WC (cm)

127.6 (13.2)

131.8 (11.3)

126.1 (13.7)

VO2max (l/min)

3.29 (0.66) (n = 32)

4.16 (0.60) (n = 8)

3.00 (0.37) (n = 24)

VO2max (ml/kg/min)

27.61 (5.19) (n = 32)

32.30 (5.41) (n = 8)

26.05 (4.15) (n = 24)

PA level (counts/min)

167.6 (64.8) (n = 40)

146.4 (68.4) (n = 10)

174.7 (63.1) (n = 30)

ICP

1151 (685)

1335 (720)

1087 (673)

Resting VO2 (l/min)

0.36 (0.07)

0.42 (0.09)

0.34 (0.05)

Resting VO2 (ml/kg/min)

3.04 (0.40)

3.26 (0.43)

2.96 (0.36)

Walking speed at 3 METs (km/h)

2.60 (0.57)

3.00 (0.37)

2.47 (0.58)

  1. Mean (SD). BMI = body mass index, WC = waist circumference, VO 2max = maximal oxygen consumption, PA level = physical activity level; ICP = individual cut point; Resting VO2 = resting oxygen consumption; METs = metabolic equivalents.