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Table 1 Characteristics of study sample

From: Development and application of an automated algorithm to identify a window of consecutive days of accelerometer wear for large-scale studies

Characteristic

Total sample N = 169

No log N = 95

Had log N = 74

N (%) or mean (SD)

N (%) or mean (SD)

N (%) or mean (SD)

Age, mean (years)

78.7 (7.3)

77.8 (7.1)

79.8 (7.5)

White, %

86 (50.9)

44 (46.3)

42 (56.8)

Some college education, %

108 (64.7)

61 (65.6)

47 (63.5)

Body mass index, mean (kg/m2)

28.3 (5.8)

28.8 (5.8)

27.8 (5.9)

Obese (BMI ≥30 kg/m2), %

55 (32.7)

36 (38.3)

19 (25.7)

Uses assistive walking device, %

50 (30.1)

27 (28.7)

23 (31.9)

Mean MET-h from self-reported physical activity

11.2 (14.5)

12.0 (16.4)

10.2 (11.6)