Table 1 Six-meter walking speed by sociodemographic and lifestyle of participants (n=301)
From: Using hand grip strength to detect slow walking speed in older adults: the Yilan study
Total | 6-Meter Walking Speed (m/sec) | p-value for t-test/ ANOVA | |
|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | Mean (SD) | ||
Age (years) | |||
≥ 75 | 127 (42.2) | 0.79 (0.29) | <0.001 |
< 75 | 174 (57.8) | 1.03 (0.31) | |
Sex | |||
Women | 166 (55.1) | 0.87 (0.33) | <0.001 |
Men | 135 (44.9) | 1.00 (0.29) | |
Body mass index (kg/m2)a | |||
18.5-23.9 | 130 (43.2) | 0.98 (0.30) | 0.078 |
< 18.5 | 11 (3.7) | 0.91 (0.22) | |
≥ 24.0 | 158 (52.5) | 0.89 (0.33) | |
Education status | |||
Junior and above | 180 (59.8) | 0.99 (0.30) | 0.001 |
Primary | 121 (40.2) | 0.84 (0.33) | |
Living status | |||
With others | 280 (93.0) | 0.93 (0.32) | 0.647 |
Alone | 21 (7.0) | 0.90 (0.26) | |
Smoking status | |||
Non-smoker | 246 (81.7) | 0.92 (0.33) | 0.115 |
Ex- smoker | 39 (13.0) | 0.94 (0.30) | |
Current-smoker | 16 (5.3) | 1.09 (0.20) | |
Drinking status | |||
Non-drinker | 248 (82.4) | 0.91 (0.33) | 0.06 |
Ex-drinker | 10 (3.3) | 0.99 (0.24) | |
Current-drinker | 43 (14.3) | 1.03 (0.25) | |
Frequency of exercisea | |||
< 3/ week | 54 (17.9) | 0.79 (0.32) | <0.001 |
≥ 3/ week | 244 (81.1) | 0.96 (0.31) | |