Table 2.

Quality of life (QoL) stratified by sex‐specific cut‐off points of handgrip strength

Characteristic	Total (n = 8257)	Low grip strength (n = 2123)	Normal grip strength (n = 6134)	P values
Physical function	93.3 (20.0)	86.7 (26.7)	93.3 (13.3)	<0.001
Role function	100.0 (33.3)	66.7 (33.3)	100 (33.3)	<0.001
Social function	66.7 (33.3)	66.7 (33.3)	83.3 (33.3)	<0.001
Emotional function	91.7 (16.7)	91.7 (25.0)	100 (16.7)	<0.001
Cognitive function	100.0 (16.7)	83.3 (33.3)	100 (16.7)	<0.001
Global QoL	66.7 (33.3)	58.3 (16.7)	66.7 (33.3)	<0.001
Fatigue	11.1 (33.3)	22.2 (33.3)	11.1 (33.3)	<0.001
Nausea & vomiting	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	<0.001
Pain	0.0 (16.7)	0.0 (33.3)	0.0 (16.7)	<0.001
Dyspnoea	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (33.3)	0.0 (0.0)	<0.001
Insomnia	0.0 (33.3)	33.3 (33.3)	0.0 (33.3)	<0.001
Appetite loss	0.0 (33.3)	0.0 (33.3)	0.0 (0.0)	<0.001
Constipation	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	<0.001
Diarrhoea	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.005
Financial impact	33.3 (33.3)	33.3 (66.7)	33.3 (33.3)	<0.001
Summary score	90.5 (14.0)	85.6 (18.5)	91.8 (12.2)	<0.001

Data are represented as median (interquartile range).