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Table 2 Statistical indicators for the subgroups of women

From: Hand grip strength as a physical biomarker of aging from the perspective of a Fibonacci mathematical modeling

 

Women, 55 years old n = 62

Women, 89 years old n = 39

Statistical differences between means

Variable

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

t

p

M (kg)

65.98

7.72

56.59

6.80

–

–

H (cm)

159.98

6.57

156.18

4.70

–

–

BMI (kg/m2)

25.76

2.43

23.18

2.43

–

–

R HGS (kgf)

30.25

2.02

16.63

1.79

34.42

< 0.001

L HGS (kgf)

28.58

1.49

15.60

1.39

43.68

< 0.001

Relative HGS – R/L (kgf/kg/m2)

2.30

0.17

1.40

0.14

27.89

< 0.001

D HGS (kgf)

30.44

1.92

16.79

1.66

36.62

< 0.001

ND HGS (kgf)

28.38

1.37

15.43

1.40

45.76

< 0.001

Relative HGS – D/ND (kgf/kg/m2)

2.30

0.17

1.40

0.14

27.89

< 0.001

  1. M body mass, H body height, BMI body mass index, HGS hand grip strength, R right, L left, D dominant, ND non-dominant, SD standard deviation, n number of subjects, t t test value, p threshold of statistical significance
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