Walking balance is mediated by muscle strength and bone mineral density in postmenopausal women: an observational study

Table 1 Anthropometric Characteristics of premenopausal (N = 51) and Postmenopausal (N = 50) women

Menopausal status	Age		Height		Weight		Body mass index
Menopausal status	X ± SD Range		X ± SD Range		X ± SD Range		X ± SD Range
Pre-menopause	35.74 ± 1.52	27–49	1.63 ± 2.33	1.47–1.8	73.09 ± 4.52	50.6–100.9	27.47 ± 1.62	18.6–42.1
Post-menopause	53.32 ± 2.28	42–71	1.60 ± 2.05	1.35–1.76	75.01 ± 4.74	47.3–129	29.49 ± 1.72	18.8–40.1
Mean difference	17.57 ± 2.70		−3.45 ± 3.08		1.92 ± 6.49		2.02 ± 2.34
t-value	+ 12.93		−2.23		+ 0.59		+ 1.72
df	99		99		99		99
p-value one tailed	< 0.0001***		0.01*		0.28		0.04*

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