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Table 1 Characteristics of participants according to sex

From: Association of gait with global cognitive function and cognitive domains detected by MoCA-J among community-dwelling older adults: a cross-sectional study

Age (years)

 

Men (n = 125)

Women (n = 111)

P

75.28

(2.84)

75.53

(2.81)

0.658†

Height (m)

mean (SD)

162.99

(5.08)

150.63

(5.22)

< 0.001†

Weight (kg)

mean (SD)

62.90

(8.09)

52.35

(8.92)

< 0.001†

BMI (kg/m2)

mean (SD)

23.67

(2.73)

23.06

(3,06)

0.158†

12 years of education

n (%)

35

(26)

16

(14)

0.014‡

IADL score

mean (SD)

12.16

(1.21)

12.41

(0.98)

0.023†

Gait measurements

 stride length (m)

mean (SD)

1.08

(0.12)

1.02

(0.14)

0.005†

 speed (m/s)

mean (SD)

0.98

(0.16)

1.00

(0.17)

0.274†

 cadence (steps/min)

mean (SD)

110.47

(8.89)

117.91

(11.81)

< 0.001†

 stance (s)

mean (SD)

0.68

(0.07)

0.65

(0.09)

< 0.001†

History of diseases

 Hypertension

n (%)

61

(45)

46

(41)

0.433‡

 Diabetes

n (%)

21

(16)

11

(10)

0.136‡

Cognitive measurements

 MCI

n (%)

96

(71.1)

75

(67.6)

0.144‡

 MoCA-J total score (points)

mean (SD)

23.08

(3.26)

23.68

(3.12)

0.476†

Subtest’s score (points)

 executive (0–4)

mean (SD)

2.74

(0.99)

2.73

(1.03)

0.962†

 language (0–5)

mean (SD)

3.82

(0.79)

3.70

(0.73)

0.293†

 memory (0–5)

mean (SD)

2.43

(1.71)

3.13

(1.66)

< 0.001†

 orientation (0–6)

mean (SD)

5.70

(0.58)

5.77

(0.62)

0.307†

 visuospatial (0–4)

mean (SD)

2.61

(0.71)

2.62

(0.7)

0.707†

 attention (0–6)

mean (SD)

5.05

(1.15)

4.88

(1.06)

0.275†

  1. Bolded P-values indicate P < 0.05. BMI, body mass index. IADL, instrumental activities of daily living. MCI, mild cognitive impairment. MoCA-J, Japanese version of Montreal Cognitive Assessment; SD, standard deviation. †one-way analysis of variance, ‡chi-square test