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. 2020 Jan 21;2020:9250929. doi: 10.1155/2020/9250929

Table 2.

Comparison of functional capacity and plasma levels of IL-6 and sTNFR-1 among the participating women considering the different counties.

Variable HDI very high (0.810) (n = 53) HDI high (0.761) (n = 50) HDI high (0.716) (n = 51) p value
SPPB, score, median, interquartile range 10.0 (8.0–11.0) 6.0ᵵ (5.0–7.0) 10.0 (8.0–11.0) <0.01
IL-6, pg/mL, median, interquartile range 1.4 (0.8–2.1) 1.8 (1.0–2.6) 1.5 (1.1–2.0) 0.27
sTNFR-1, ng/mL, median, interquartile range 150.6ᵵ (130.0–178.9) 189.1 (155.2–224.3) 183.0 (159.6–183.0) <0.01

SPPB = short physical performance battery; IL-6 = interleukin-6; sTNFR-1 = soluble receptor of tumor necrosis factor 1; statistical difference by the ANOVA one-way test; the difference observed by the Bonferroni test; statistical difference by the Kruskal–Wallis test; ᵵ difference observed by the Mann-Whitney U test; statistical difference by the Kruskal–Wallis test; ᵵ difference observed by the Mann–Whitney U test.