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Table 1 Characteristics of participants without locomotive syndrome (non-LS) and those with locomotive syndrome (LS)

From: Association between locomotive syndrome and blood parameters in Japanese middle-aged and elderly individuals: a cross-sectional study

 

non-LS

LS

p value (non-LS vs LS)

All (n = 104)

male (n = 49)

female (n = 55)

All (n = 119)

male (n = 55)

female (n = 64)

Age (years)

66.4 ± 7.3

68.7 ± 6.2

64.3 ± 7.6

70.0 ± 6.4

71.8 ± 6.3

68.5 ± 6.1

0.0001*

Height (cm)

158.4 ± 7.3

164.2 ± 4.9

153.2 ± 4.6

160.2 ± 8.8

166.2 ± 6.7

155.0 ± 6.9

0.0931

Weight (kg)

56.9 ± 8.9

61.8 ± 7.3

52.5 ± 7.9

59.7 ± 9.8

64.9 ± 8.0

55.3 ± 9.0

0.0245*

Body fat percentage (%)

26.1 ± 7.6

21.4 ± 5.7

30.3 ± 6.6

28.5 ± 7.8

24.1 ± 5.7

32.3 ± 7.3

0.0212*

BMI (kg/m2)

22.6 ± 3.0

22.9 ± 2.4

22.4 ± 3.3

23.0 ± 4.5

23.5 ± 2.4

23.0 ± 3.4

0.1375

Total skeletal muscle mass (kg)

22.8 ± 4.3

26.6 ± 2.3

19.3 ± 2.1

23.0 ± 4.5

26.9 ± 2.9

19.6 ± 2.5

0.7151

10-m walking (m/s)

2.1 ± 0.3

2.2 ± 0.4

2.0 ± 0.2

1.9 ± 0.3

2.0 ± 0.4

1.8 ± 0.2

<  0.0001*

KE WBI (kg/kg Weight)

0.77 ± 0.17

0.81 ± 0.14

0.73 ± 0.19

0.66 ± 0.16

0.72 ± 0.15

0.60 ± 0.14

<  0.0001*

Stand-up test (score)

5.25 ± 0.57

5.22 ± 0.55

5.27 ± 0.59

3.95 ± 1.05

3.84 ± 1.10

4.05 ± 1.00

<  0.0001*

Two-step test (score)

1.48 ± 0.10

1.48 ± 0.11

1.48 ± 0.10

1.34 ± 0.11

1.35 ± 0.12

1.32 ± 0.11

<  0.0001*

25-question GLFS (score)

2.00 ± 1.70

1.90 ± 1.70

2.09 ± 1.71

6.03 ± 4.63

5.40 ± 5.08

6.56 ± 4.18

<  0.0001*

  1. Values are means ± standard division (SD). LS locomotive syndrome; non-LS without locomotive syndrome; BMI body mass index, KE knee extension, WBI weight bearing index; GLFS Geriatric Locomotive Function Scale.* p < 0.05