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Table 1 Participant characteristics

From: The short-term effects of sedentary behaviour on cerebral hemodynamics and cognitive performance in older adults: a cross-over design on the potential impact of mental and/or physical activity

Variable

Mean (SD) / Percentage (n)

Age (years, (SD))

78 (5.3)

Sex (% women, (n))

41% (9)

BMI (kg/m2, (SD))

26 (4.0)

SBP/DBPÂ¥ (mmHg, (SD))

151 / 83 (22 / 13)

MoCA (score, (SD))

26* (2)

Self-reported comorbidities (%, (n))

 Myocardial infarction

18% (4)

 Arterial fibrillation

5% (1)

 Hypertension

41% (9)

 Hypercholesterolemia

18% (4)

 Diabetes

0% (0)

 Arthrosis

27% (6)

Medication use (%, (n))

 Antihypertensive drugs

50% (11)

  ARB

18% (4)

  ACE inhibitor

23% (5)

  Diuretic

18% (4)

  Beta blocker

23% (5)

  Calcium channel blocker

5% (1)

 Statins

23% (5)

 Antithrombotic agents

23% (5)

Activity pattern by activPAL†

 Sedentary time (hours/day, (SD))

10.3 (1.6)

 Sleep time (hours/day, (SD))

8.2 (0.9)

  1. Abbreviations: BMI Body Mass Index, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, MoCA Montreal Cognitive Assesment, ARB angiotensin II receptor blocker, ACE angiotensin-converting-enzyme. ¥Blood pressure measured with an automatic oscillometric device. *Score out of a maximum of 30. †N = 21 due to one activPAL measurement with too few measurement days