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Table 2 Six-meter walking speed by physical and mental related comorbid conditions (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)

Physical-related comorbid conditions

 Diabetes mellitus

  Yes

61 (20.3)

0.85 (0.33)

0.029

  No

240 (79.7)

0.95 (0.32)

 Hypertension

  Yes

145 (48.2)

0.87 (0.34)

0.004

  No

156 (51.8)

0.98 (0.29)

 Heart diseases

  Yes

84 (27.9)

0.84 (0.32)

0.004

  No

217 (72.1)

0.96 (0.32)

 Hyperlipidemia

  Yes

88 (29.2)

0.93 (0.37)

0.860

  No

213 (70.8)

0.93 (0.30)

 Stroke

  Yes

11 (3.7)

0.68 (0.30)

0.009

  No

290 (96.3)

0.94 (0.32)

 Cancer

  Yes

25 (8.3)

0.82 (0.31)

0.073

  No

276 (91.7)

0.94 (0.32)

 Gout

  Yes

17 (5.6)

0.93 (0.30)

0.947

  No

284 (94.4)

0.93 (0.32)

 Respiration diseases

  Yes

29 (9.6)

0.93 (0.28)

0.988

  No

272 (90.4)

0.93 (0.32)

 Lower limb arthritis (hip and knee)a

  Yes

58 (19.3)

0.84 (0.23)

0.025

  No

240 (79.7)

0.95 (0.34)

 Fall

  Yes

50 (16.6)

0.87 (0.34)

0.151

  No

251 (83.4)

0.94 (0.32)

Mental -related comorbid conditions

 Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale

  Anxiety subscale

   ≥ 3

103 (34.2)

0.88 (0.29)

0.061

   < 3

198 (65.8)

0.95 (0.33)

  Depression subscale

   ≥ 6

30 (10.0)

0.74 (0.29)

<0.001

   < 6

271 (90.0)

0.95 (0.32)

  1. aNumbers of subjects are not equal to 301 due to missing values in variables