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. 2019 Aug 22;9:12242. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-48793-y

Table 1.

Physical performance and the other measurement items.

Test Male Female p
Physical performance test
Knee extension (kg) 94.1 (40.2) 55.8 (23.3) <0.01*
Knee flexion (kg) 50.8 (25.5) 26.8 (12.3) <0.01*
Grip power (kg) 33.4 (8.0) 21.1 (4.8) <0.01*
One-leg standing (sec) 34 (22) 32 (21) 0.23
Stand-up test BLS 10 cm BLS 10 cm 0.03*
(1 grade up or down) (1 grade up or down)
Two-step score 1.40 (0.25) 1.35 (0.24) 0.03*
SMI (kg/m2) 7.28 (0.78) 5.99 (0.63) <0.01*
Cognitive function test
MoCA score (points) 24.7 (3.7) 25.0 (3.7) 0.41
MMSE score (points) 27.7 (2.2) 27.8 (2.0) 0.75
Experiencing fall(s) in the previous 1 year (%) 22% 20% 0.71
Number of falls in the previous 1 year/person 0.4 (0.9) 0.4 (0.8) 0.68
HRQOL
SF-8 PCS (points) 47.8 (7.7) 47.6 (7.6) 0.75
SF-8 MCS (points) 50.2 (5.9) 49.4 (6.3) 0.17

Note: Values represent the mean (standard deviation). *Statistically significant.

Abbreviations: BLS, both legs standing; SMI, skeletal muscle mass index; MoCA, Montreal Cognitive Assessment; MMSE, Mini Mental State Examination; HRQOL, health-related quality of life; PCS, physical component summary; MCS, mental component summary.