Table 4.
Frailty component | Measurement results
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Women
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Men
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Group ND
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Group D
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P-value | Group ND
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n | x ± SD | n | x ± SD | n | x ± SD | n | x ± SD | |||
Change in body weight in the last year (kg) | 27 | −5.2±9.3 | 213 | −2.5±7.0 | 0.119 | 12 | −7.0±8.9 | 112 | −2.2±4.7 | 0.064 |
Handgrip strength (kg) | 101 | 10.4±4.3 | 213 | 13.6±5.8 | <0.001 | 36 | 18.0±6.9 | 112 | 28.6±10.0 | <0.001 |
Physical capacity (CES-D scale) (points) | 92 | 3.2±0.8 | 213 | 2.9±0.9 | 0.043 | 31 | 3.1±0.9 | 112 | 2.4±1.1 | 0.001 |
Transition time 4.57 m (s) | 64 | 9.6±3.9 | 213 | 8.8±4.6 | 0.023 | 19 | 9.6±4.8 | 112 | 6.4±2.8 | <0.001 |
Physical activity (kcal) | 88 | 146±384 | 213 | 397±1,086 | 0.002 | 30 | 59±200 | 112 | 951±2,819 | <0.001 |
Note: Number of ND group patients was modified according to patient performance ability of particular tests.
Abbreviations: CES-D, Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression; D, diagnostic; ND, nondiagnostic; SD, standard deviation.