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Table 2 Comparison of characteristics between non-locomotive and locomotive syndromea

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

Variables

Non-LSb

(n = 136)

LSc

(n = 29)

p value

Age (years)

68.1(5.9)

72.1(6.0)

0.0014e

Height (cm)

151.9(5.0)

143.7(25.5)

0.0015e

Weight (kg)

52.3(8.3)

55.4(8.3)

0.0730f

Body fat percentage (%)

33.4(4.3)

36.3(4.6)

0.0020e

BMI (kg/m2)

22.7(3.1)

25.2(3.7)

0.0007e

%YAMd (%)

70.6(11.4)

65.7(8.3)

0.0288f

  1. aLocomotive Syndrome: GLFS-25 score ≥16 points
  2. b Non-LS non-locomotive syndrome
  3. c LS locomotive syndrome
  4. d YAM percent of Young Adult Mean of the speed of sound of the calcaneus
  5. eWilcoxon signed-rank test was applied for age, height, body fat percentage, and BMI
  6. fStudent’s t-test was applied for weight and YAM