Table 1 Subjects’ demographic and anthropometric characteristics with or without dynapenia*.

From: Gait Speed rather than Dynapenia Is a Simple Indicator for Complex Care Needs: A Cross-sectional Study Using Minimum Data Set

 

Total N = 504% or mean ± SD

Dynapenia

Non-Dynapenia

P value

N = 330% or mean ± SD

N = 174% or mean ± SD

Age†

82.6 ± 4.7

82.9 ± 4.9

82.0 ± 4.3

<0.001

Educational level‡

   

0.922

 No formal education

268 (53.2%)

176 (53.3%)

92 (52.9%)

 

 Higher than Primary school

236 (46.8%)

154 (46.7%)

82 (47.1%)

 

Body mass index (kg/m2)†

23.3 ± 3.4

23.1 ± 3.5

23.8 ± 3.2

0.042

Charlson’s comorbidity index †

0.64 ± 0.83

0.69 ± 0.87

0.55 ± 0.75

0.073

Gait speed (m/s)†

0.794 ± 0.324

0.729 ± 0.314

0.916 ± 0.307

<0.001

Handgrip stretch (kg)†

22.5 ± 6.8

18.7 ± 4.6

29.8 ± 3.4

<0.001

Sum of RAP triggers†

4.3 ± 2.1

4.5 ± 2.3

3.8 ± 1.7

<0.001

  1. Values presented as †mean ± standard deviation; ‡number (%).
  2. *Defined by EWGSOP criteria (European Working Group on Sarcopenia for Older People, 201017).
  3. DLMS: Based on Handgrip strength <26 kg.
  4. RAP: Resident Assessment Protocol.
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