Table 2.

Compared grip and symptoms with male and female family caregivers and control

	Men (n=104)		Significance level
	Family caregivers (n=52)	Control (n=52)
	(%), Mean±SD
Age	69.3±10.9	69.2±11.1	ns
Grip (kg)	33.3±6.0	34.4±6.7	ns
Subjective symptoms
Neck, back and shoulder stiffness	42.3	34.6	ns
Muscle and joint pain and stiffness	46.2	28.8	ns
Lower back pain	48.1	46.2	ns
Numbness in limbs	30.8	17.3	ns

	Women (n=320)		Significance level
	Family caregivers (n=160)	Control (n=160)
	(%), Mean±SD
Age	62.8±11.9	63.0±12.2	ns
Grip (kg)	22.0±4.5	24.2±4.1	*
Subjective symptoms
Neck, back and shoulder stiffness	61.0	46.9	*
Muscle and joint pain and stiffness	43.4	33.1	#
Lower back pain	55.3	33.8	*
Numbness in limbs	23.9	14.4	*

t test, χ² test *: p<0.05 #: p<0.1 ns: not significant