Table 4.
Release version: participant characteristics by sex.
| Characteristics | Men, (N=979) (23.08%) | Women, (N=3263) (76.92%) | Total (N=4242) | P valuea | |
| Age (years), mean (SD, 95% CI) | 74.75 (6.13, 74.36-75.13) | 72.58 (6.61, 72.35-72.81) | 73.08 (6.56, 72.88-73.28) | <.001 | |
| BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD, 95% CI) | 28.24 (4.39, 27.96-28.51) | 29.46 (5.73, 29.26-29.66) | 29.18 (5.48, 29.01-29.34) | <.001 | |
| Nutritional state, n ( %) | <.001 | ||||
|
|
Underweight (BMI<20 kg/m2) | 5 (0.57) | 14 (0.47) | 19 (0.50) |
|
|
|
Normal (BMI 20-24.9 kg/m2) | 185 (21.05) | 540 (18.31) | 725 (18.94) |
|
|
|
Overweight (BMI: 25-29.9 kg/m2) | 418 (47.55) | 1194 (40.49) | 1612 (42.11) |
|
|
|
Obese (BMI≥30 kg/m2) | 271 (30.83) | 1201 (40.73) | 1472 (38.45) |
|
| Calf circumference (cm), mean (SD, 95% CI) | 36.90 (3.64, 35.91-36.16) | 36.04 (3.64, 35.91-36.16) | 36.24 (3.64, 36.13-36.35) | <.001 | |
| Knee height (cm), mean (SD, 95% CI) | 49.17 (4.70, 48.87-4946) | 45.33 (4.31, 45.18-45.48) | 46.22 (4.69, 46.07-46.36) | <.001 | |
| Hip circumference (cm), mean (SD, 95% CI) | 101.86 (9.98, 101.24-102.49) | 103.95 (11.66, 103.55-104.35) | 103.46 (11.33, 103.12-103.81) | <.001 | |
| Handgrip strength (kg), mean (SD, 95% CI) | 33.94 (9.55, 33.34-34.54) | 20.82 (7.17, 20.58-21.07) | 23.85 (9.55, 23.56-24.14 | <.001 | |
| Gait speed (m/sec), mean (SD, 95% CI) | 0.93 (0.32, 0.91-0.96) | 0.86 (0.27, 0.85-0.87) | 0.88 (0.28, 0.87-0.89) | <.001 | |
| Five chair-stands time (seconds), mean (SD, 95% CI) | 11.80 (3.63, 11.39-12.22) | 12.40 (4.18, 12.14-12.65) | 12.26 (4.07, 12.04-12.48) | .03 | |
| Sarcopenia diagnosis, % (95% CI) | 26.66 (23.91-29.55) | 23.48 (22.03-24.97) | 24.21 (22.93-25.53) | .041 | |
aBased on t test except nutritional state and sarcopenia diagnosis, which was based on Pearson Chi-square test.