. 2022 Feb 28;9:754329. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2022.754329

Table 3.

Comparison of physical performance indices according to edema index tertile.

	Low tertile	Middle tertile	High tertile	P-value
Univariate
HGS	29.4 ± 9.3	26.0 ± 5.5	23.1 ± 5.8^a	0.005
Gait speed	0.99 ± 0.17	0.96 ± 0.15	0.81 ± 0.22^a^,^b	0.001
SPPB	11.6 ± 0.9	11.4 ± 0.9	9.7 ± 2.1^a^,^b	<0.001
STS5	7.2 ± 2.1	8.2 ± 2.4	11.1 ± 9.7^a	0.046
STS30	20.7 ± 6.0	17.9 ± 4.7	15.2 ± 5.2^a	0.001
6-MWT	505.4 ± 87.7	482.2 ± 92.7	394.1 ± 124.6^a^,^b	<0.001
TUG	6.3 ± 1.6	7.1 ± 1.6	8.5 ± 2.2^a^,^b	<0.001
Average steps	5,882 ± 2,659	5,073 ± 3,509	3,862 ± 3,815	0.097
Multivariate
HGS	28.6 ± 1.2	26.6 ± 1.0	23.2 ± 1.1^a^,^b	0.005
Gait speed	0.96 ± 0.04	0.97 ± 0.03	0.82 ± 0.03^a^,^b	0.002
SPPB	11.3 ± 0.3	11.5 ± 0.3	9.9 ± 0.3^a^,^b	<0.001
STS5	8.0 ± 1.3	8.0 ± 1.1	10.5 ± 1.2	0.227
STS30	20.0 ± 1.1	18.2 ± 1.0	15.5 ± 1.0^a^,^b	0.018
6-MWT	478.0 ± 20.0	491.7 ± 17.5	409.1 ± 18.2^a^,^b	0.004
TUG	6.8 ± 0.4	6.9 ± 0.3	8.3 ± 0.3^a^,^b	0.005
Average steps	5,939 ± 757	5,040 ± 646	3,845 ± 683	0.149

Data are expressed as mean ± SD for univariate analysis and the mean ± SE for multivariate analysis. Univariate analysis was performed using one-way ANOVA, followed by a post-hoc Tukey comparison, and multivariate analysis was performed using analysis of covariance and adjusted for age, sex, and diabetes mellitus.

P < 0.05 compared with low tertile.

P < 0.05 compared with middle tertile.

HGS, handgrip strength; SPPB, short physical performance battery; STS5, five times sit-to-stand test; STS30, sit-to-stand for 30-s test; 6-MWT, 6-min walk test; TUG, timed up-to-go test.