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. 2011 May 5;67A(1):66–73. doi: 10.1093/gerona/glr055

Table 2.

Strength by Sex-Specific Incident Mobility Disability

Men: Incident Mobility Disability
Women: Incident Mobility Disability
No
Yes
No
Yes
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