Clinical Study
Flexibility of Older Adults Aged 55–86 Years and the Influence of Physical Activity
Table 1
Subject characteristics.
| | | Total sample
() | Men
() | Women
() |
| | Age (years) | 71 ± 8.6 | 70.4 ± 8.8 | 71.4 ± 8.4 | | BMI | 26 ± 3.9 | 26.3 ± 3.1 | 25.8 ± 4.4 | | Mass (kg) | 71 ± 12.9 | 78.2 ± 10.5 | 64.5 ± 11.4 | Physical activity level
(MET/minutes/day) | 406 ± 201 | 386 ± 182 | 423 ± 215 | Shoulder abduction
(degrees, ) | 138 ± 15 | 138 ± 15
() | 138 ± 16
() | Hip flexion
(degrees, ) | 109 ± 19 | 102 ± 18
() | 114 ± 18*
() |
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BMI: body mass index, .
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