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Table 2 Characteristics of participants who completed acceptability questionnaire

From: Muscle quantity and function measurements are acceptable to older adults during and post- hospitalisation: results of a questionnaire-based study

 

Study population (N = 40)

Age – mean (SD)

78.1 (6.3)

Sex – % females (N)

47.5 (19)

Ethnicity

White British or White Irish – % (N)

95.0 (38)

Indian – % (N)

5.0 (2)

Phenotypic frailty at follow-up – % frail (N)

57.5 (23)

Gait speed – mean (SD)

0.67 (0.28)

Handgrip strength – mean (SD)

Males

25.8 (10.8)

Females

16.9 (8.0)