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Table 4 The differences among locomotive syndrome (LS) classifications by three different LS risk tests and comparison of blood parameters between participants without LS (non-LS) and those with LS

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

 

n (male, female) non-LS: LS

non-LS

LS

p value

HbA1c (%) NGSP

 Stand-up test

140 (61,79): 83 (43,40)

5.53 ± 0.46

5.79 ± 0.61

0.0008*

 Two-step test

180 (86,94): 43 (18,25)

5.58 ± 0.50

5.81 ± 0.65

0.0132*

 25-question GLFS

167 (84,83): 56 (20,36)

5.59 ± 0.48

5.74 ± 0.67

0.0756

Albumin (g/dL)

 Stand-up test

60 (19,41): 41 (22,19)

4.37 ± 0.27

4.26 ± 0.22

0.0890

 Two-step test

81 (34,47): 20 (7,13)

4.35 ± 0.25

4.21 ± 0.22

0.0178*

 25-question GLFS

74 (34,40): 27 (7,20)

4.34 ± 0.27

4.27 ± 0.21

0.1950

  1. Values are means ± standard division (SD). NGSP National Glycohemoglobin Standardization, GLFS Geriatric Locomotive Function Scale. * p < 0.05