Physical capacity, subjective health, and life satisfaction in older women: a 10-year follow-up study

BMC Geriatrics

Table 1 Baseline Characteristics of The Study Population (n = 1485)

	Mean (SD)	Range
Continuous variables
Age (years)	67.4 (2.9)	62.6–72.8
Body mass index	28.6 (5.1)	16.6–61.7
Grip strength (kgF)	25 (5.8)	2.5–42
One-legged stance test (seconds)	18.2 (11.4)	0–30
Life satisfaction score^a	8.1 (2.61)	4–20
Follow-up life satisfaction score^a	8.5 (2.67)	4–20
Categorical variables
Self-rated health^b		1–5
Self-rated mobility^c		1–6

^a Lower scores represent higher life satisfaction (range: 4-20)
^bSubjects in each category: 1. poor (n = 2), 2. not good (n = 70), 3. moderate (n = 770), 4. good (n = 535), 5. very good (n = 108)
^cSubjects in each category: 1. incapable of movement (n = 2), 2. can only move indoors (n = 7), 3. can walk 100 m at most (n = 24), 4. can walk 1 km at most (n = 90), 5. can move, unable to run (n = 523), 6. fully capable of movement (n = 839)

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