Table 2.
Strength by Sex-Specific Incident Mobility Disability
Men: Incident Mobility Disability |
Women: Incident Mobility Disability |
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No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
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M (SD) | N | P Value | M (SD) | N | M (SD) | N | M (SD) | N | P Value | |
Knee strength, kg | ||||||||||
Year 3 | 20.0 (3.8) | 209 | 16.7 (4.2) | 23 | <.001 | 14.1 (3.0) | 188 | 12.7 (3.1) | 61 | .002 |
Change (Year 3 − baseline) | −1.9 (5.4) | 205 | −1.8 (4.1) | 23 | .95 | −0.6 (4.0) | 181 | −1.0 (3.4) | 55 | .50 |
Leg power, W | ||||||||||
Year 3 | 182.6 (51.4) | 192 | 125.3 (52.5) | 19 | <.001 | 92.9 (35.8) | 157 | 75.2 (32.6) | 44 | .004 |
Change (Year 3 − baseline) | 4.5 (37.2) | 186 | −6.3 (41.0) | 19 | .24 | 6.4 (31.4) | 151 | 2.3 (22.1) | 41 | .34 |
Grip strength, kg | ||||||||||
Year 3 | 43.1 (8.0) | 211 | 35.1 (9.9) | 27 | <.001 | 26.0 (4.9) | 191 | 23.8 (7.0) | 66 | .02 |
Change (Year 3 − baseline) | 0.6 (7.4) | 172 | −1.8 (8.1) | 26 | .13 | 0.9 (6.2) | 163 | 1.6 (8.3) | 56 | .60 |