Table 1. Between group comparison after PS matching.

BMI, body mass index; NYT, Ninjin'yoeito; PS, propensity score; FRAIL: fatigue, resistance, ambulation, illnesses, and loss of weight

	NYT group (n=159)	No-NYT group (n=159)	p-value
Age	78.13 ±5.93	78.03±5.76	0.878
BMI	22.61 ± 2.83	22.70 ± 2.96	0.427
FRAIL Scale	1.87 ±1.35	1.73±1.27	0.325
Angina	19 (11.9％)	19 (11.9％)	1.000
Arthritis	19 (11.9％)	23 (14.5％)	0.500
Asthma	14 ( 8.8％)	17 (10.7％)	0.706
Cancer	45 (28.3％)	43 (27.0％)	0.900
Chronic lung disease	10 ( 6.3％)	7 ( 4.4％)	0.619
Congestive heart failure	40 (25.2%)	37 (23.3%)	0.794
Diabetes	45 (28.3%)	48 (30.2%)	0.805
Heart attack	32 (20.1%)	29 (18.2%)	0.776
Kidney disease	16 (10.1%)	16 (10.1%)	1.000
Stroke	33 (20.8%)	31 (19.5%)	0.889
Hypertension	143 (89.9%)	131 (82.4%)	0.073