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Table 3 Characteristics of health groups.

From: The six-minute walk test in community dwelling elderly: influence of health status.

Category

N

Male/Female

Age [years] mean (SD)

A

58

20/38

62.2 *, †(6.7)

B1

30

7/23

63.5 * (6.6)

B2

35

11/24

69.0 (6.6)

C

32

15/17

67.2 (6.6)

D

1

0/1

73

All

156

53/103

65.1 (7.4)

  1. * Significantly younger than category. B 2 (Bonferroni post-hoc test p < 0.01) †Significantly younger than category. C (Bonferroni post-hoc test p < 0.01)
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