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Table 1 Participant demographics for each age group

From: The association between age and accelerometry-derived types of habitual daily activity: an observational study over the adult life span in the Netherlands

Age group (yrs)

N

Age (yrs)

Height (cm)

Weight (kg)

Gender (% men)

Eligible data (days)

18–30

62

23.8 (2.6)

173.3 (10.3)a

69.9 (13.1)

29.0%

5.8 (0.7)

31–40

47

34.8 (2.8)

174.8 (9.5)a

74.2 (13.7)

21.3%b

5.8 (0.6)

41–50

38

45.3 (2.7)

171.3 (8.9)

76.2 (13.2)

29.0%

5.8 (0.5)

51–60

64

55.0 (2.9)

171.0 (8.9)

76.2 (14.5)

21.9%b

5.8 (0.6)

61–70

185

65.6 (2.5)

171.2 (9.2)

75.4 (15.5)

37.8%

5.9 (0.5)

71–80

236

74.1 (2.9)

169.5 (8.8)

74.0 (14.3)

39.4%

5.9 (0.5)

81–99

130

85.1 (4.1)

168.2 (9.5)a

72.0 (12.0)

46.9%b

5.8 (0.5)

  1. All values are mean (SD)
  2. apeople in the 81–99 year-group were significantly shorter than people in the 18–30- and 31–40-year groups
  3. bpeople in the 81–99-year group were significantly more often men than people in the 31–40- and 51–60-year groups