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. 2018 Dec 12;121(2):588–601. doi: 10.1152/jn.00543.2018

Table 1.

Participant characteristics

Middle-Aged Older Difference P Value
Age, yr 48 ± 6 73 ± 4 25 ± 2   2.20e−16
[45, 51] [71, 75] [21, 28]
Pegboard time, s 53.1 ± 8.8 70 ± 11 17 ± 3   2.71e−6
[49.1, 57.1] [65, 76] [11, 24]
Grip strength, kg 41 ± 11 38 ± 10 2.8 ± 3.4   0.4122
[36, 46] [33, 43] [−9.53, 3.99]
Cognitive function, au 29.71 ± 0.56 29.60 ± 0.75 0.11 ± 0.21   0.5867
[29.46, 29.97] [29.25, 29.95] [−0.54, 0.31]
Wrist extension strength, N 103 ± 38 96 ± 28 7.2 ± 10.5   0.4927
[86, 120] [82, 109] [−28, 14]
CoP distance, cm 9.52 ± 0.97 8.7 ± 1.2 0.85 ± 0.34   0.0168
[9.08, 9.96] [8.1, 9.2] [0.2, 1.5]

Values are means ± SD [95% confidence interval] for middle-aged and older adults. Difference values are means ± SE [95% confidence interval]. Center of pressure (CoP) distance represents the maximal anterior distance (cm) during maximal whole body lean.