Table 2.

Comparison of characteristics between the non-LS^a and LS^b groups.

	Non-LS	LS	p value
Participants (%)	210 (86.07)	34 (13.93)
Male (%)	73 (34.76)	6 (17.65)	0.0479d
Age (years; mean (SDc))	67.72 (6.24)	71.91 (6.37)	0.0005e
Height (cm; mean (SD))	156.49 (8.15)	147.06 (24.79)	0.0002e
Body weight (kg; mean (SD))	57.53 (10.86)	56.74 (11.20)	0.6952f
Body mass index (kg/m2; mean (SD))	23.42 (3.20)	24.88 (3.84)	0.0246e
GDS-15 (points; mean (SD))	2.85 (2.72)	4.62 (3.53)	0.0005e
Depression	52 (24.76)	15 (44.12)	0.0190d

^aNon-LS: non-locomotive syndrome, GLFS-25 score < 16 points

^bLS: locomotive syndrome, GLFS-25 score ≥ 16 points

^cSD: standard deviation

^dPearson's chi-square test

^eWilcoxon signed-rank test

^fStudent's t-test.