Screening for pre-clinical disability in different residential settings

BMC Geriatrics

Table 3 Comparison of physical performance and functional and disability scores between male and female participants, Exercise for Independent Living study, Australia

Functional Measures and Disability Status	Males (n = 151)		Females (n = 320)		Difference in mean	B	p
	mean	SD	mean	SD
Timed up go (sec)*	9.18	2.33	9.72	3.01	-0.54	0.60	0.033
Timed chair stands (sec)	9.19	4.09	9.32	3.43	-0.13	0.19	0.630
6 minute walk distance (m)*	416.74	96.22	393.22	91.43	23.52	-26.54	0.006
Postural sway closed: total sway path (mm)*	6.22	0.86	5.94	0.89	0.28	-0.31	0.002
Postural sway open: total sway path (mm)	5.58	0.83	5.54	0.92	0.04	-.060	0.538
Berg balance score	7.51	1.16	7.53	1.15	-0.02	.037	0.750
Step test right (steps)	12.30	3.46	12.00	3.72	0.30	-0.33	0.404
Step test left (steps)	12.31	3.62	12.20	3.74	0.11	-0.04	0.921
Quad strength right (kg)*	26.25	0.74	16.67	0.35	9.58	-9.40	<0.001
Quad strength left (kg) *	26.86	0.73	16.63	0.37	10.23	-10.22	<0.001
Single right leg stand (sec)	15.83	17.76	14.58	17.21	1.25	0.65	0.727
Single left leg stand (sec)	15.08	1.51	14.35	1.03	0.73	-0.47	0.809
WOMAC:
Knee pain score1	56.95	67.44	69.35	80.89	-12.40	11.55	0.171
Knee stiffness score	29.29	36.52	36.07	42.98	-6.78	7.44	0.100
Knee function score	256.11	252.73	297.84	273.72	-41.73	45.31	0.125
Hip pain score1	50.31	67.04	57.78	80.92	-7.47	5.82	0.494
Hip stiffness score	24.18	30.91	28.74	37.77	-4.56	3.57	0.370
Hip function score	229.11	261.61	250.41	278.39	-21.3	16.72	0.582
LLFDI - Function total*	62.00	8.42	58.00	7.35	4.00	-4.19	<0.001
LLFDI - Disability freq*	51.94	4.41	53.14	5.06	-1.20	1.38	0.013
LLFDI - Disability limitation	73.55	11.72	73.33	12.12	0.22	-0.72	0.607

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