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Table 1 Characteristics of study population for men

From: Toe Grip strength declines earlier than hand grip strength and knee extension strength in community-dwelling older men: a cross sectional study

 

Group 65 (65–69) (n = 34) Ref

Group 70 (70–74) (n = 37)

Group 75 (75–79) (n = 32)

Group 80 (80–84) (n = 28)

Group 85 (85) (n = 10)

P-value

Age (years)

67.0 (66.0–68.0)

71.0 (70.5–73.0)a

77.0 (76.0–78.0) a

82.0 (80.0–83.0) a

88.0 (85.8–89.0) a

 < 0.001

Height (cm)

165.1 ± 5.0

165.1 ± 4.8

160.1 ± 5.7 a

159.3 ± 6.3 a

159.5 ± 7.9 a

 < 0.001

Body Weight (kg)

63.7 (57.9–72.7)

64.5 (59.8–74.5)

62.9 (56.2–73.4)

59.1 (47.5–62.6) a

54.4 (43.3–68.1)

0.002

BMI

23.4 (20.7–26.4)

23.9 (22.1–26.6)

23.9 (22.1–27.5)

21.9 (19.9–24.2)

21.5 (18.8–25.4)

0.027

SBP (mmHg)

133.1 ± 23.5

133.1 ± 20.8

129.9 ± 38.1

141.2 ± 20.5

131.4 ± 18.0

0.381

DBP (mmHg)

72.2 ± 12.7

75.5 ± 9.9

72.2 ± 12.1

77.7 ± 10.6

75.0 ± 5.6

0.263

Biochemical data

 Albumin (g/dL)

4.3 (4.2–4.5)

4.4 (4.3–4.5)

4.4 (4.3–4.5)

4.4 (4.2–4.6)

4.5 (4.2–4.7)

0.639

 hsCRP (mg/dL)

0.03 (0.02–0.08)

0.07 (0.03–0.18)

0.04 (0.02–0.10)

0.04 (0.02–0.07)

0.03 (0.01–0.07)

0.390

 eGFR (mL/min/1.73m2)

64.6 (55.9–74.0)

65.1 (56.8–75.2)

66.5 (55.7–73.8)

65.7 (57.9–74.9)

62.9 (55.5–75.5)

0.980

 TC (mg/dL)

203.0 (174.5–227.5)

195.0 (178.5–225.5)

195.0 (175.0–234.0)

200.0 (184.3–222.8)

181.0 (172.8–204.5)

0.689

 LDL-C (mg/dL)

111.0 (96.0–137.5)

112.0 (96.0–143.0)

112.0 (97.0–149.0)

115.5 (102.8–136.8)

95.0 (86.3–106.8)

0.200

 HDL-C (mg/dL)

67.0 (58.0–77.5)

59.0 (50.5–70.0)

69.0 (56.0–84.0)

60.5 (56.0–77.0)

67.0 (48.5–85.3)

0.084

 HbA1c (%)

5.6 (5.3–5.9)

5.5 (5.3–5.9)

5.7 (5.5–5.8)

5.6 (5.4–5.9)

5.4 (5.3–5.8)

0.619

Smoking habit

 Current/former/never (%)

23.5/55.9/17.6

24.3/59.5/16.2

12.9/67.7/19.4

14.3/67.9/17.9

50.0/40.0/10.0

0.293

Alcohol drinking habit

 Usually/sometimes/never (%)

29.4/14.7/52.9

16.2/27.0/56.8

9.7/29.0/61.3

21.4/21.4/57.1

20.0/20.0/60.0

0.870

Muscle strength (kg)

 Toe grip strength

18.75 ± 4.90

15.36 ± 6.01

12.94 ± 4.23 a

11.64 ± 5.53 a

8.12 ± 3.85 a

 < 0.001

 Hand grip strength

40.25 ± 8.08

38.88 ± 6.16

37.32 ± 7.71

32.57 ± 7.60 a

26.28 ± 6.84 a

 < 0.001

 Knee extension strength

30.38 ± 9.56

31.34 ± 8.61

30.39 ± 9.02

25.49 ± 9.15

19.69 ± 10.06 a

0.003

  1. Data are presented as the median (interquartile ranges) or mean ± standard deviation
  2. BMI Body mass index, SBP Systolic blood pressure, DBP Diastolic blood pressure, hsCRP High-sensitivity C-reactive protein, eGFR Estimated glomerular filtration rate, TC Total cholesterol, LDL-C Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-C High-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HbA1c Hemoglobin A1c
  3. P values from One-way analysis of variance or Kruskal–Wallis test
  4. asignificant difference from Group 65 as a reference