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. 2022 Nov 3;14:984075. doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2022.984075

Table 3.

Differences of MMSE, TUGT, and knee extension strength in demographic variables (N = 595).

Variables Sex df T-value p-value Live alone df T-value p-value Stroke df T-value p-value Diabetes df T-value p-value Hypertension df T-value p-value Heart Disease df T-value p-value
Male Female Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No
N 243 352 76 519 152 443 93 502 382 213 171 424
MMSE 25.89 ± 3.37 23.86 ± 5.70 593 4.73 0.000*** 23.53 ± 4.46 24.93 ± 5.02 593 −2.31 0.021 24.32 ± 5.03 24.90 ± 4.95 593 −1.23 0.22 24.17 ± 5.43 24.86 ± 4.88 593 −1.22 0.223 24.64 ± 4.83 24.95 ± 5.22 593 −0.73 0.467 23.87 ± 5.59 25.10 ± 4.66 593 −2.75 0.006
TUGT (s) 8.56 ± 5.56 8.69 ± 4.95 593 −0.32 0.767 9.80 ± 8.02 8.47 ± 4.63 593 2.11 0.036 9.69 ± 6.72 8.27 ± 4.52 593 2.89 0.004 9.26 ± 5.62 8.52 ± 5.12 593 1.27 0.208 8.76 ± 4.96 8.40 ± 5.61 593 0.80 0.416 9.31 ± 6.56 8.36 ± 4.52 593 2.02 0.045
Knee extension strength (kg) 22.44 ± 9.66 16.15 ± 6.15 593 9.69 0.000*** 17.61 ± 7.59 18.88 ± 8.47 593 −1.24 0.216 16.94 ± 7.21 19.33 ± 8.65 593 −3.06 0.002 18.77 ± 7.97 18.71 ± 8.44 593 0.07 0.946 18.98 ± 8.26 18.30 ± 8.57 593 0.92 0.359 17.83 ± 8.16 19.07 ± 8.43 593 0.54 0.100

Values were expressed as mean ± SD; t test for two categorical groups was performed; p value < 0.05 was considered as statistical significance; GDS, Geriatric Depression Scale; MMSE, Mini-Mental State Examination; TUGT, Timed Up-and-Go Test.