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. 2022 Apr 26;13:858312. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.858312

TABLE 5.

Physical fitness and SoC worsening between periods T0 and T1: Bivariate analysis.

Variable SoC worsening periods T0–T1
No (n = 354) Yes (n = 360) p-value
Balance (s) 35.0 (21.12) 29.9 (21.70) 0.002
Lower body strength (rep) 15.4 (3.25) 14.4 (2.98) <0.001
Right upper strength (rep) 17.8 (3.66) 16.8 (3.29) <0.001
Left upper strength (rep) 17.9 (3.76) 17.0 (3.36) 0.001
Right lower flexibility (cm) −2.3 (10.96) −3.5 (9.80) 0.108
Left lower flexibility (cm) −1.6 (11.23) −3.3 (10.12) 0.038
Right upper flexibility (cm) −6.7 (10.95) −7.8 (11.24) 0.164
Left upper flexibility (cm) −11.0 (10.68) −12.0 (10.34) 0.202
Agility/dynamic balance (s) 5.3 (1.00) 5.5 (1.08) 0.001
30-m walk test (s) 15.9 (2.60) 17.0 (3.36) <0.001
Aerobic endurance (m) 565.9 (84.09) 535.8 (79.80) <0.001

SoC, Stages of change; Period T0, 2008–2009; Period T1, 2017–2018; Statistical significance: p < 0.05.