Table 4. Socio-demographic and lifestyle parameters of men, according to quartiles of gait speed and of hand grip strength.
| Men (n = 591) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gait speed (m/s) | Hand grip strength (Kgf) | |||||||||
| 1st quartile < 0.74 (n = 147) |
2nd quartile [0.74–0.94[ (n = 147) |
3rd quartile [0.94–1.19[ (n = 147) |
4th quartile ≥ 1.19 (n = 150) |
p | 1st quartile < 24.8 (n = 148) |
2nd quartile [24.8–30.4[ (n = 148) |
3rd quartile [30.4–36.9[ (n = 147) |
4th quartile ≥ 36.9 (n = 148) |
p | |
| Socio-demographic parameters | ||||||||||
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 78.2 (7.6) | 74.6 (6.1) | 72.4 (5.5) | 71.6 (5.4) | < 0.001 | 77.8 (7.6) | 75.7 (6.6) | 73.0 (5.3) | 70.2 (4.4) | < 0.001 |
| Education (years), n (%) | ||||||||||
| • no formal schooling | 26 (17.7) | 14 (9.5) | 6 (4.1) | 5 (3.4) | < 0.001 | 19 (12.8) | 21 (14.2) | 8 (5.5) | 3 (2.0) | < 0.001 |
| • 1–4 schooling years | 100 (68.0) | 103 (70.1) | 101 (68.7) | 104 (69.3) | 105 (71.0) | 101 (68.2) | 104 (70.7) | 98 (66.2) | ||
| • ˃ 4 schooling years | 21 (14.3) | 30 (20.4) | 40 (27.2) | 41 (27.3) | 24 (16.2) | 26 (17.6) | 35 (23.8) | 47 (31.8) | ||
| Lifestyle parameters | ||||||||||
| Alcoholic beverages consumption, n (%) | ||||||||||
| • no | 65 (44.2) | 46 (31.3) | 35 (23.8) | 25 (16.7) | < 0.001 | 70 (47.3) | 54 (36.5) | 28 (19.0) | 19 (12.8) | < 0.001 |
| • yes | 82 (55.8) | 101 (68.7) | 112 (76.2) | 125 (83.3) | 78 (52.7) | 94 (63.5) | 119 (81.0) | 129 (87.2) | ||
| Physical activity (hours/day), mean (SD) | 1.2 (0.9) | 1.9 (1.4) | 2.1 (1.9) | 2.5 (2.1) | < 0.001 | 1.3 (1.1) | 1.8 (1.3) | 2.2 (2.1) | 2.5 (2.2) | < 0.001 |
Values shown in parentheses refer to SD or to column percentage number; p values are relative to the differences between quartiles. Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation.