Table 2 Descriptive characteristics of study participants, mean ± standard deviation and frequency of occurrence (%), U Mann-Whitney test and χ2 test
Men living in Social Welfare Homes-SWH (n = 134) | Men living in the community-no SWH (n = 340) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 69.7 ± 7.3 | 68.6 ± 5.2 | 0.518 |
Height (cm) | 167.9 ± 7.9 | 172.4 ± 5.7 | < 0.001 |
Weight (kg) | 74.4 ± 14.8 | 86 ± 12.5 | < 0.001 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 26.4 ± 4.8 | 28.9 ± 3.7 | < 0.001 |
Education | < 0.001 | ||
basic | 38.8% | 2.1% | |
vocational | 31.3% | 5.9% | |
secondary | 24.6% | 38.2% | |
higher | 5.2% | 53.8% | |
Place of residence | < 0.001 | ||
village | 8.2% | 15.0% | |
small and medium-sized town | 72.4% | 46.5% | |
big city | 19.4% | 38.5% | |
Taking up physical activity | < 0.001 | ||
no | 40.3% | 12.7% | |
occasionally (sometimes) | 37.3% | 28.2% | |
yes | 22.4% | 59.1% | |
Subjective health condition assessment | |||
bad | 30.6% | 2.6% | |
good | 64.9% | 90.0% | < 0.001 |
very good | 4.5% | 7.4% | |
30-Second Chair Stand Test (no. of reps) | 10.1 ± 4.3 | 18.9 ± 5.3 | < 0.001 |
below the norm for Polish seniors | 71.6% | 5.9% | |
Arm Curl Test (no. of reps) | 14.4 ± 4.3 | 23.5 ± 5.2 | < 0.001 |
below the norm for Polish seniors | 53.0% | 5.3% | |
Chair Sit and-Reach Test (cm) | -11.7 ± 12.8 | 2.3 ± 9.7 | < 0.001 |
below the norm for Polish seniors | 62.7% | 19.7% | |
Back Scratch Test (cm) | -23.6 ± 14.9 | -8.4 ± 10.6 | < 0.001 |
below the norm for Polish seniors | 57.9% | 16.2% | |
8-Foot Up-and-Go Test (s) | 14.4 ± 7.7 | 5.1 ± 0.9 | < 0.001 |
below the norm for Polish seniors | 91.0% | 3.5% |