Table 2.
Comparisons of mean HGS between the subjects with or without heart disease and with or without COPD
| Categories | Females
|
Males
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No heart disease (n=353) |
Heart disease (n=63) |
P-valuea | No heart disease (n=390) |
Heart disease (n=111) |
P-valuea | |
| Mean (SD) HGS | Mean (SD) HGS | Mean (SD) HGS | Mean (SD) HGS | |||
| Non-COPD | 27.6 (6.8) | 23.7 (5.1) | 0.002 | 48.3 (9.9) | 40.7 (10.2) | <0.001 |
| COPD | 26.3 (6.0) | 22.9 (5.3) | 0.005 | 46.9 (9.8) | 41.9 (9.9) | 0.003 |
| P-value | 0.051b | 0.566c | 0.152b | 0.536c | ||
Notes: Analyses were performed separately for males and females. P-values <0.05 are given in bold.
a
Comparison of mean HGS between no heart disease and heart disease.
b
Comparison of mean HGS between non-COPD and COPD in no heart disease.
c
Comparison of mean HGS between non-COPD and COPD in heart disease.
Abbreviations: HGS, hand grip strength; SD, standard deviation.