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Table 1 General characteristics of subjects

From: Age-related differences in muscle co-activation during locomotion and their relationship with gait speed: a pilot study

Parameters

Young

Middle-aged

Elderly

(n = 16)

(n = 15)

(n = 16)

General characteristics

Age (years)

24.27 ± 2.71

53.71 ± 2.52

76.88 ± 3.48

Sex (male/female)

8/7

8/7

7/9

Height (m)

166.53 ± 5.72

164.64 ± 7.95

160.75 ± 6.92

Body weight (kg)

59.53 ± 12.74

64.07 ± 11.38

59.72 ± 10.00

BMI (kg/m2)

21.76 ± 3.20

23.46 ± 2.51

23.59 ± 3.44

Physical function level

SPPB

12.00 ± 0.00

11.93 ± 0.27

10.44 ± 1.15

Cognitive function level

K-MoCA

29.91 ± 0.31

29.81 ± 0.51

25.01 ± 1.71

medical histories (number of subjects)

Hypertension

0

4

9

Asthma

0

0

0

Diabetes

2

3

3

Osteoporosis

0

0

2

Arthritis

0

1

2

Arrhythmia

0

0

1

  1. Values are expressed as the number or mean ± standard deviation
  2. BMI Body mass index, SPPB Short Physical Performance Battery, K-MoCA Korean version of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment