Table 1.
General characteristics of the sample according to the presence of dysmobility syndrome
| Variable | Total (n) | Dysmobility syndrome (n=101) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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| No | Yes | |||
| Gender | 0.014 | |||
| Male | 114 | 93 (81.6) | 21 (18.4) | |
| Female | 261 | 181 (69.4) | 80 (30.6) | |
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| Age (yr) | 0.018 | |||
| 60–69 | 201 | 157 (78.1) | 44 (21.9) | |
| ≥70 | 174 | 117 (67.2) | 57 (32.8) | |
|
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| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 0.517 | |||
| Underweight | 149 | 107 (71.8) | 42 (28.2) | |
| Eutrophic | 43 | 29 (67.4) | 14 (32.6) | |
| Obese | 183 | 138 (75.4) | 45 (24.6) | |
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| Ethnicity | 0.837 | |||
| White | 232 | 172 (74.1) | 60 (25.9) | |
| Black/brown | 115 | 82 (71.3) | 33 (28.7) | |
| Asian | 28 | 20 (71.4) | 8 (28.6) | |
|
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| Income | 0.595 | |||
| More | 126 | 94 (74.6) | 32 (25.4) | |
| Mean | 142 | 103 (72.5) | 39 (27.5) | |
| Less | 91 | 65 (71.4) | 26 (28.6) | |
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| Smoking | 0.064 | |||
| No | 347 | 249 (71.8) | 98 (28.2) | |
| Yes | 26 | 23 (88.5) | 3 (11.5) | |
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| Osteoporosis | ≤0.001 | |||
| No | 310 | 247 (79.7) | 63 (20.3) | |
| Yes | 65 | 27 (41.5) | 38 (58.5) | |
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| Body fat (%) | ≤0.001 | |||
| Low | 125 | 108 (86.4) | 17 (13.6) | |
| High | 250 | 166 (66.4) | 84 (33.6) | |
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| SMI (kg/m2) | ≤0.001 | |||
| High | 331 | 259 (78.2) | 72 (21.8) | |
| Low | 44 | 15 (34.1) | 29 (65.9) | |
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| Muscular strength (kg) | ≤0.001 | |||
| High | 247 | 224 (90.7) | 23 (9.3) | |
| Low | 128 | 50 (39.1) | 78 (60.9) | |
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| Gait speed (m/sec) | ≤0.001 | |||
| High | 187 | 174 (93.0) | 13 (7.0) | |
| Low | 188 | 100 (53.2) | 88 (46.8) | |
Values are presented as number (%).
SMI, skeletal muscle mass index.