Table 2.
Subjects demographic and clinical characteristics stratified by gender and ethnicity (n = 150)
| Variable |
Gender
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Ethnicity
|
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|
Male (n = 92)
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Female (n = 58)
|
Han (n = 113)
|
Minority (n = 37)
|
|
| Age (yr) | 72.93 ± 5.86 | 71.59 ± 5.21 | 72.37 ± 5.69 | 72.54 ± 5.55 |
| Height (m) | 1.69 ± 0.06a | 1.57 ± 0.06 | 1.64 ± 0.08 | 1.64 ± 0.09 |
| Weight (kg) | 68.99 ± 12.54a | 59.14 ± 9.57 | 63.90 ± 10.99 | 69.22 ± 15.51a |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.25 ± 3.97 | 23.88 ± 3.65 | 23.66 ± 3.59 | 25.48 ± 4.29a |
| Handgrip (kg) | 28.52 ± 9.39a | 19.24 ± 6.32 | 25.26 ± 9.83 | 23.93 ± 8.29 |
| Muscle mass (kg/m2) | 7.51 ± 0.97a | 6.08 ± 0.78 | 6.84 ± 1.04 | 7.29 ± 1.37a |
| 6-meter gait speed (m) | 0.94 ± 0.23 | 0.87 ± 0.24 | 0.93 ± 0.25 | 0.86 ± 0.18 |
P < 0.05.