Table 3.
Classification of male subjects according to HGS interquartile ranges and the association with EQ5D utility scores
| Variables | HGS, kg
|
P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <34 | 34–38.4 | 38.5–43.9 | ≥44 | ||
| EQ5D descriptive section, n (%) | |||||
| Mobility | |||||
| No problem | 86 (67.2) | 122 (74.8) | 128 (89.5) | 132 (89.2) | <0.001 |
| Some problem | 40 (31.3) | 40 (24.5) | 14 (9.8) | 16 (10.8) | |
| Extreme problem | 2 (1.6) | 1 (0.6) | 1 (0.7) | 0 (0) | |
| Self-care | |||||
| No problem | 120 (93.8) | 154 (94.5) | 139 (97.2) | 146 (98.6) | 0.113 |
| Some problem | 8 (6.3) | 9 (5.5) | 4 (2.8) | 2 (1.4) | |
| Extreme problem | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Usual activities | |||||
| No problem | 104 (81.3) | 143 (87.7) | 137 (95.8) | 142 (95.9) | <0.001 |
| Some problem | 23 (18.0) | 20 (12.3) | 6 (4.2) | 6 (4.1) | |
| Extreme problem | 1 (0.8) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Pain/discomfort | |||||
| No problem | 91 (71.1) | 110 (73.6) | 119 (83.2) | 128 (86.5) | 0.003 |
| Some problem | 34 (26.6) | 36 (22.1) | 23 (16.1) | 20 (13.5) | |
| Extreme problem | 3 (2.3) | 7 (4.3) | 1 (0.7) | 0 (0) | |
| Anxiety/depression | |||||
| No problem | 112 (87.5) | 136 (83.4) | 135 (94.4) | 141 (95.3) | 0.002 |
| Some problem | 15 (11.7) | 26 (16.0) | 8 (5.6) | 7 (4.7) | |
| Extreme problem | 1 (0.8) | 1 (0.6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| EQ5D utility score (mean ± SD) | 0.91±0.1 | 0.92±0.1 | 0.96±0.1 | 0.97±0.1 | <0.001 |
Abbreviations: HGS, hand grip strength; EQ5D, EuroQol Five-Dimension Questionnaire; SD, standard deviation.