Table 1.
Demographic, EQ-5D-5L index, and GLFS-25 data of the participants
| Variables | Total | Male | Female | p-value |
| Number of participants | 477 | 196 | 281 | |
| Age (years) | 64.1 (10.1) | 65.8 (9.6) | 62.9 (10.2) | 0.003** |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 23.6 (3.6) | 24.5 (3.2) | 23.0 (3.7) | <0.001*** |
| PBF (%) | 29.2 (7.1) | 24.1 (4.6) | 32.7 (6.4) | <0.001*** |
| EQ-5D-5L index | 0.886 (0.117) | 0.884 (0.128) | 0.888 (0.109) | 0.84 |
| EQ-5D-5L dimensions | ||||
| Mobility | 1.22 (0.57) | 1.26 (0.60) | 1.20 (0.56) | 0.16 |
| Self-care | 1.05 (0.29) | 1.07 (0.37) | 1.03 (0.21) | 0.21 |
| Usual activities | 1.16 (0.50) | 1.16 (0.50) | 1.16 (0.50) | 0.79 |
| Pain/discomfort | 1.78 (0.75) | 1.77 (0.77) | 1.79 (0.73) | 0.59 |
| Anxiety/depression | 1.25 (0.59) | 1.26 (0.66) | 1.25 (0.55) | 0.60 |
| GLFS-25 | 7.2 (8.5) | 6.4 (9.3) | 7.8 (7.8) | 0.001** |
| Prevalence of LS (%) | 12.6 | 9.2 | 14.9 | 0.069 |
**<0.01, ***<0.001, Mann-Whitney U-test, Fisher’s exact test.
Parameter values are shown as the mean (standard deviation) or numbers.
Bold indicates a statistically significant difference.
BMI, body mass index; PBF, percent body fat; EQ-5D-5L, EuroQol 5 dimension, 5 level version;
GLFS-25, 25-question geriatric locomotive function scale; LS, locomotive syndrome.