Table 1.
MTP, FAS, and BMI at baseline and 5-year follow-up.
| Males | Baseline |
Follow-up |
P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
| MTP (kPa) | 36.8 | 8.9 | 32.3 | 7.2 | <0.01 |
| FAS | 1.453 | 2.415 | −0.252 | 0.873 | <0.01 |
| 10-m walk time (s) | 7.1 | 1.6 | 6.8 | 0.9 | 0.13 |
| Functional reach (cm) | 38.3 | 6.4 | 35.0 | 6.4 | <0.01 |
| One-leg standing time with eyes open (s) | 63.4 | 45.6 | 36.1 | 41.5 | <0.01 |
| Vertical jump height (cm) | 30.5 | 7.4 | 27.7 | 7.2 | <0.01 |
| Grip strength (kg) | 35.3 | 7.2 | 33.3 | 6.9 | <0.01 |
| BMI | 22.8 | 2.3 | 22.3 | 2.4 | <0.01 |
| Females | |||||
| MTP (kPa) | 34.6 | 8.4 | 31.4 | 6.4 | <0.01 |
| FAS | 1.992 | 2.239 | 0.323 | 2.018 | <0.01 |
| 10-m walk time (s) | 6.7 | 0.9 | 6.8 | 1.0 | 0.64 |
| Functional reach (cm) | 34.4 | 7.1 | 32.2 | 5.8 | <0.01 |
| One-leg standing time with eyes open (s) | 66.1 | 42.0 | 35.4 | 37.7 | <0.01 |
| Vertical jump height (cm) | 23.5 | 4.9 | 21.6 | 5.3 | <0.01 |
| Grip strength (kg) | 22.7 | 4.1 | 21.5 | 3.9 | <0.01 |
| BMI | 22.0 | 2.2 | 21.6 | 2.2 | <0.01 |
MTP, tongue pressure. FAS, fitness age score. BMI, body mass index. Paired-t test was used to compare baseline to follow-up.