Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population by sex (n = 448; means and SD)
Mena | Women | Statistical analysis | |
|---|---|---|---|
n = 102 | n = 343 | ||
Age (years) (n = 441) | 81.7 ± 7.34 | 84.9 ± 7.79 | t(439) = -3.69**, d = -0.42 |
MoCA (points) (n = 423) | 15.6 ± 6.04 | 14.4 ± 6.76 | t(171) = 1.67 d = -0.18 |
Body Height (m) (n = 402) | 1.71 ± 0.08 | 1.60 ± 0.07 | t(400) = 11.5**, d = 1.40 |
Body mass (kg) (n = 386) | 79.3 ± 13.5 | 67.5 ± 15.9 | t(384) = 6.20**, d = 0.77 |
BMI (kg/m2) (n = 386) | 27.3 ± 4.49 | 26.2 ± 5.87 | t(177) = 1.81, d = 0.19 |
SES (%) | |||
low (n = 116) | 23.5 | 26.8 | CHI2(2) = 3.40 |
medium (n = 223) | 57.8 | 47.8 | |
high (n = 106) | 18.6 | 25.4 | |
Frailty | |||
weight loss (n = 365) | 0.09 ± 0.28 | 0.07 ± 0.26 | t(363) = 0.41, d = 0.05 |
fatigue (n = 403) | 0.37 ± 0.49 | 0.36 ± 0.48 | t(401) = 0.08, d = 0.01 |
low PA (n = 396) | 0.30 ± 0.46 | 0.31 ± 0.46 | t(394) = -0.17, d = -0.02 |
gait (n = 377) | 0.63 ± 0.49 | 0.74 ± 0.44 | t(129) = -1.96, d = -0.25 |
weakness (n = 402) | 0.72 ± 0.45 | 0.81 ± 0.39 | t(137) = -1.71, d = -0.22 |
Total (n = 447) | 1.75 ± 1.05 | 1.90 ± 1.08 | t(443) = -1.16, d = -0.13 |
robust (n = 47) | 9.8 | 10.8 | CHI2(2) = 0.47 |
pre-frail (n = 275) | 64.7 | 61.8 | |
frail (n = 123) | 25.5 | 27.6 | |
Falls in the last | 0.25 ± 0.49 | 0.38 ± 0.82 | t(185) = -0.97, d = -0.17 |
6 months (n = 187) | |||