Table 2.
Demographics stratified by sex.
| Variables | Male (n = 107) Mean ± SD |
Female (n = 107) Mean ± SD |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 70.07 ± 7.15 | 69.28 ± 7.13 | 0.417 |
| Weight (kg) | 61.93 ± 10.95 | 60.75 ± 13.05 | 0.475 |
| Height (m) | 1.65 ± 0.06 | 1.53 ± 0.06 | <0.001∗∗ |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 22.73 ± 3.85 | 26.01 ± 5.34 | <0.001∗∗ |
| Weight in the last year (kg) | 62.51 ± 10.83 | 60.83 ± 13.25 | 0.31 |
| Barthel index score | 99.35 ± 2.484 | 98.93 ± 2.92 | 0.257 |
| Frequency of hospital admission in the last year (time/year) | 0.5 ± 1.144 | 0.45 ± 0.849 | 0.684 |
| Total duration of admission in the last year (day/year) | 1.72 ± 4.03 | 0.93 ± 1.89 | 0.07 |
| Frequency of falling in the last year (time/year) | 0.27 ± 0.61 | 0.36 ± 0.82 | 0.344 |
| Handgrip strength (kg) | 28.29 ± 6.77 | 18.69 ± 4.66 | <0.001∗∗ |
| 15 foot walk (min) | 5.78 ± 2.33 | 6.32 ± 2.51 | 0.103 |
| Frequency of heavy exercise (day/week) | 1.24 ± 2.41 | 1.11 ± 2.27 | 0.683 |
| Duration of heavy exercise (minute/day) | 23.98 ± 59.64 | 14.58 ± 43.38 | 0.189 |
| Frequency of moderate exercise (day/week) | 5.41 ± 2.21 | 5.48 ± 2.47 | 0.838 |
| Duration of moderate exercise (minute/day) | 83.27 ± 86.90 | 72.48 ± 78.49 | 0.341 |
| Frequency of walks (day/week) | 6.91 ± 0.56 | 6.87 ± 0.62 | 0.642 |
| Duration of walks (minute/day) | 100.09 ± 59.41 | 95.61 ± 54.15 | 0.564 |
| Duration of sitting (minute/day) | 145.59 ± 61.17 | 122.38 ± 51.15 | 0.003∗ |
| Total physical activity (Kcal/week) | 936.07 ± 777.01 | 780.90 ± 571.59 | 0.098 |
∗statistically significant at P < 0.05 ∗∗statistically significant at P < 0.001.