Table 5A.
Subject background factors of all subjects aged <55 years old and ≥55 years
| Item | <55 years (n = 25) |
≥55 years (n = 29) |
p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |||
| Age (years) | 50 | 2.9 | 59.7 | 2.8 | 0.000 | |
| Sex (males/females) | Males: 9/Females: 16 | Males: 16/Females: 13 | 0.182 | |||
| Height (cm) | 161.55 | 7.9 | 164.41 | 9.91 | 0.252 | |
| Weight (kg) | 56.63 | 9.9 | 63.88 | 13.91 | 0.034 | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 21.59 | 2.58 | 23.4 | 3.28 | 0.03 | |
| Systolic pressure (mmHg) | 113 | 15.1 | 133 | 15.2 | 0.000 | |
| Diastolic pressure (mmHg) | 68.4 | 11.3 | 79.4 | 10.9 | 0.001 | |
| Heart rate (bpm) | 67 | 7.5 | 72 | 10.6 | 0.058 | |
| HDS-R score (points) | 29 | 0.9 | 28.2 | 2.3 | 0.092 | |
Inter-group comparisons with group P (sex: chi-square test; items other than sex: 2-sample t test).
bpm, beats per minutes; HDS-R, physical tests and the Hasegawa Dementia Scale-Revised.