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Table 1 Characteristics of the study participants

From: Locomotive syndrome is associated with body composition and cardiometabolic disorders in elderly Japanese women

Variables for components

Mean (SDa)

Age (years)

68.8 (6.1)

Height (cm)

150.4 (11.9)

Weight (kg)

52.9 (8.3)

Body fat percentage (%)

33.9 (4.5)

BMI (kg/m2)

23.1 (3.6)

%YAMb (%)

69.8 (11.0)

GLFS-25 score (points)

10.0 (10.3)

Components of cardiometabolic disorders

Prevalence (%)

Obesity

45 (27.3)

Hypertension

59 (35.8)

Diabetes mellitus

12 (7.3)

Hyperlipidemia

23 (13.9)

  1. a SD standard deviation
  2. b YAM percent of Young Adult Mean of the speed of sound of the calcaneus