Table 3 Differences between men living in social welfare homes (SWH) and community-dwelling men (no SWH), mean ± standard deviation

Age (years)

61.5 ± 1.6

62.2 ± 1.4

66.6 ± 1.4

67.1 ± 1.5

72.2 ± 1.3

71.6 ± 1.5

76.7 ± 1.5

77.0 ± 1.3

81.8 ± 1.4

81.8 ± 1.2

Height (cm)

169.3 ± 7.5

173.8 ± 5.9

169.9 ± 8.3

173.5 ± 5.3

168.8 ± 8.0

171.2 ± 5.6

163.4 ± 7.2

170.5 ± 5.3

165.1 ± 6.4

167.6 ± 6.3

Weight (kg)

72.9 ± 16.8

87.5 ± 12.0

72.1 ± 12.8

88.1 ± 12.7

78.3 ± 14.0

85 ± 12.6

77.1 ± 16.4

79.6 ± 8.9

75.3 ± 12.8

79.3 ± 12.8

BMI (kg/m²)

25.3 ± 4.9

28.9 ± 3.5

24.9 ± 4.1

29.2 ± 3.7

27.3 ± 3.6

29.0 ± 3.9

28.9 ± 5.3

27.4 ± 2.9

27.7 ± 4.7

28.1 ± 3.2

30-Second chair stand test (no. of reps)

11.7 ± 4.3

19.2 ± 4.8

10.7 ± 4.3

19.5 ± 5.7

8.0 ± 4.0

18.9 ± 4.9

9.7 ± 3.7

17.1 ± 5.2

8.2 ± 4.2

15.2 ± 4.5

Arm curl test (no. of reps)

15.9 ± 4.0

24.7 ± 4.4

15.4 ± 4.1

24.1 ± 5.5

12.4 ± 3.5

22.9 ± 5.3

13.4 ± 4.4

20.8 ± 4.6

12.9 ± 4.7

19.7 ± 4.0

Chair sit-and-reach test (cm)

-8.5 ± 15.1

4.1 ± 8.8

-14.6 ± 12.0

2.5 ± 9.6

-11.9 ± 10.5

2.1 ± 10.1

-11.8 ± 11.2

-0.3 ± 9.3

-12.2 ± 12.6

-2.5 ± 10.8

Back Scratch Test (cm)

-20.6 ± 15.9

-5.2 ± 9.2

-20.9 ± 14.9

-8.1 ± 10.7

-27.4 ± 15.9

-9.3 ± 10.2

-26.7 ± 13.1

-12.1 ± 11.3

-27.5 ± 13.0

-16.7 ± 12.3

8-Foot up-and-go test (s)

12.0 ± 5.2

4.9 ± 0.7

14 ± 7.8

5.0 ± 0.8

13.9 ± 5.3

5.1 ± 0.9

17.1 ± 10.3

5.7 ± 0.9

17.9 ± 9.0

6.3 ± 1.1