Table 2.
Comparison between the non-LS and LS groups
| Variables | Non-adjusted | p-value | Age and sex-adjusted | p-value | ||
| non-LS
(N = 417) |
LS
(N = 60) |
Non-LS
(N = 417) |
LS
(N = 60) |
|||
| Age (years) | 63.6 (10.0) | 67.6 (10.3) | 0.004** | |||
| Sex (male/female) | 110/155 | 11/19 | 0.069 | |||
| BMI (kg/m2) | 23.5 (3.5) | 24.2 (3.9) | 0.12 | 23.7 (0.2) | 24.4 (0.5) | 0.18 |
| PBF (%) | 28.9 (7.0) | 31.1 (7.8) | 0.012* | 28.0 (0.4) | 30.3 (0.8) | 0.012* |
| EQ-5D-5L index | 0.910 (0.08) | 0.718 (0.18) | <0.001*** | 0.911 (0.006) | 0.712 (0.013) | <0.001*** |
| EQ-5D-5L dimensions | ||||||
| Mobility | 1.11 (0.36) | 2.02 (1.00) | <0.001*** | 1.11 (0.03) | 2.03 (0.06) | <0.001*** |
| Self-care | 1.01 (0.10) | 1.32 (0.73) | <0.001*** | 1.01 (0.01) | 1.39 (0.02) | <0.001*** |
| Usual activities | 1.07 (0.31) | 1.77 (0.95) | <0.001*** | 1.08 (0.03) | 1.79 (0.05) | <0.001*** |
| Pain/discomfort | 1.67 (0.64) | 2.60 (0.92) | <0.001*** | 1.66 (0.04) | 2.59 (0.09) | <0.001*** |
| Anxiety/depression | 1.18 (0.48) | 1.75 (0.95) | <0.001*** | 1.17 (0.03) | 1.79 (0.07) | <0.001*** |
*<0.05, **<0.01, ***<0.001, Mann-Whitney U-test, Fisher’s exact test.
Parameter values are shown as the mean (standard deviation) or numbers for non-adjusted data and corrected mean (standard error) or numbers of the mean for age and sex-adjusted data.
Bold indicates a statistically significant difference.
BMI, body mass index; PBF, percent body fat; EQ-5D-5L, EuroQol 5 dimension, 5 levels version;
LS, locomotive syndrome.