Table 3.
Comparison of characteristics between the MMSE groups and GLFS-25 groups
| MMSE
|
GLFS-25
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| >26 (n=121) | ≤26 (n=21) | p-value | <16 (n=115) | ≥16 (n=27) | p-value | |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 73.76 (5.87) | 77.14 (5.01) | 0.014a | 73.22 (5.56) | 78.70 (5.00) | <0.001a |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 22.54 (3.21) | 23.65 (3.38) | 0.147a | 22.25 (3.11) | 24.04 (3.13) | <0.001a |
| Percent body fat | 32.00 (6.07) | 35.73 (4.97) | 0.016a | 31.45 (6.36) | 37.26 (5.49) | <0.001a |
| SMI (kg/m2) | 5.66 (0.60) | 5.34 (0.87) | 0.051b | 5.63 (0.64) | 5.53 (0.75) | 0.483a |
| MMSE (points) | 28.69 (1.79) | 27.52 (2.68) | 0.039d | |||
| GLFS-25 (points) | 8.69 (10.11) | 21.81 (21.76) | 0.001b | |||
| Non-LS (%) | 103 (85.1) | 12 (57.1) | 0.006c | |||
| LS (%) | 18 (14.9) | 9 (42.9) | ||||
Notes: Values are presented as mean (SD).
a
Student’s t-test;
b
Wilcoxan signed-rank test;
c
Chi-square test;
d
Welch’s t-test.
Abbreviations: MMSE, Mini-Mental State Examination; SD, standard deviation; BMI, body mass index; SMI, skeletal muscle mass index; GLFS-25, 25-question Geriatric Locomotive Function Scale; LS, locomotive syndrome (GLFS-25 score ≥16 points).