Table 1 Participant and measurement characteristics for the older and younger group of participants

Male

8 (44%)

4 (40%)

 Female

10 (56%)

6 (60%)

 Age in years ^a

73.8 (4.9)*

21.9 (1.8)

 Body length in cm ^a

169 (11)

172 (7)

 Body weight in kg ^a

75.9 (13.5)*

63.8 (10.9)

 BMI in kg/m^{2 a}

26.3 (3.2)*

21.4 (2.5)

  < 1 h

–

–

 1–4 h

9 (50%)

2 (20%)

 4–8 h

6 (33%)

7 (70%)

  ≥ 8 h

3 (17%)

1 (10%)

 Physical activity behavior as recommended

16 (89%)

7 (70%)

 Dominant side measured

17 (94%)

9 (90%)

 Number of days between measurement occasions ^b

6 (1–8)

6 (1–7)

 Difference in time of day between measurement occasions (hours) ^b

0.5 (0–4.0)

1.0 (0–1.8)