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. 2023 Sep 11;20:17. doi: 10.1186/s11556-023-00327-2

Table 2.

Measures of objective physical performance, cognition, emotion, and subjective physical performance by sex (n = 448)

Men Women Statistical analysis (F, η2p)
n = 102 n = 343 Sex Age
Dependent variable
Barthel (n = 402) 76.7 ± 18.6 73.2 ± 19.0 1.39, .003 3.20, .008
Independent Variables
Objective physical performance
  Grip strength dominant hand (kg) (n = 431) 23.3 ± 8.59 13.9 ± 6.28 50.7**, .170 25.2**, .092
  Functional Reach diff (cm) (n = 365) 33.1 ± 13.0 28.3 ± 11.4 4.69*, .019 5.73*, .023
Gait speed (m/s)
  preferred (n = 332) 0.64 ± 0.29 0.60 ± 0.26 0.23, .001 12.3**, .047
  fast (n = 327) 0.80 ± 0.39 0.74 ± 0.33 0.53, .002 8.19**, .032
SPPB
  Chair Stand (n = 396) 1.10 ± 1.12 0.96 ± 1.22 0.07, .001 11.1**, 043
  Balance Score (n = 421) 2.21 ± 1.30 1.77 ± 1.14 1.12, .004 7.69**, .030
Gait speed of SPPB (m/s) (n = 404)
  Total (n = 396) 2.24 ± 1.20 2.14 ± 1.07 0.02, 0.001 14.8**, .056
5.33 ± 2.70 4.66 ± 2.60 0.43, .002 20.3**, .075
Cognitive performance
  MOCA (n = 423) 15.6 ± 6.04 14.4 ± 6.76 0.13, .001 0.10, .001
ST (number/time)
  1er (n = 325) 0.46 ± 0.27 0.44 ± 0.27 0.03, .001 0.04, .001
  3er (n = 322) 0.26 ± 0.21 0.23 ± 0.19 0.21, .001 0.62, .002
DT (number/time)
  1er (n = 290) 0.35 ± 0.29 0.37 ± 0.29 0.87, .003 0.01, .001
  3er (n = 282) 0.21 ± 0.18 0.22 ± 0.20 0.42, .002 0.03, .001
Subjective performance
  FESI (n = 401) 11.2 ± 4.31 11.8 ± 4.73 1.13, .003 0.21, .001
  SF12 physical health status (n = 413) 41.4 ± 10.0 40.4 ± 10.1 1.37, .004 0.66, .002
Emotion
  CESD (n = 379) 6.93 ± 3.92 6.03 ± 3.97 3.16, .009 3.67, .010
  SF12 mental health status (n = 413) 50.9 ± 10.3 51.0 ± 9.90 1.12, .003 0.66, .002
  SWLS (n = 409) 24.6 ± 6.83 24.9 ± 6.29 0.15, .001 4.57*, .013

SPPB Short physical performance battery, MoCA Montreal Cognitive Assessment, ST Single task, DT Dual task, FESI Falls efficacy scale international, CESD Center of Epidemiological Studies-Depression Scale, SWLS satisfaction with life scale

**p < .01; * p < .05