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Table 2 Difference in physical and cognitive function between the groups

From: Mild hyponatremia is associated with low skeletal muscle mass, physical function impairment, and depressive mood in the elderly

 

n

Mild hyponatremia group

n

Normonatremia group

p

Sarcopenia, n (%)

52

34 (65.4)

2110

928 (44.0)

0.002

SMI, kg/m2

51

6.4 (5.7–6.9)

2418

6.4 (5.7–7.2)

0.5

Physical function tests

 Grip strength, kg

48

17.7 (12.9–22.2)

1972

19.7 (15.2–25.0)

0.04

 Walking speed, m/s

17

0.7 (0.5–0.9)

704

1.0 (0.8–1.2)

<  0.001

 One-leg standing time, s

54

5.0 (2.6–13.1)

2546

8.6 (3.7–21.9)

0.008

Neuropsychological tests

 MMSE

75

20.0 (17.0–25.0)

2901

21.0 (17.0–25.0)

0.4

 FAB

34

9.0 (7.0–12.0)

1732

10.0 (8.0–12.0)

0.6

 Digit Span forward

38

5.0 (5.0–6.0)

1775

5.0 (4.8–6.0)

0.9

 Digit Span backward

38

3.0 (3.0–4.0)

1761

3.0 (3.0–4.0)

0.8

 Category fluency

75

8.0 (6.0–10.0)

2899

8.0 (5.0–10.0)

0.3

 Logical memory II

37

3.0 (3.0–12.0)

1780

3.0 (3.0–11.0)

0.3

 GDS-15

72

4.0 (2.0–6.0)

2893

5.0 (3.0–8.0)

0.002

  1. Values are median (interquartile range) or number (percentage). Differences were assessed using the Kruskal–Wallis test for continuous variables or the Chi-squared test for categorical variables
  2. Abbreviations: FAB Frontal Assessment Battery, GDS-15 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale, MMSE Mini-Mental state examination, SMI Skeletal muscle mass index