Table 1 Characteristics of participants included in this study (CoLaus cohort, Lausanne, Switzerland, 2014–2017).

From: Real-world gait speed estimation, frailty and handgrip strength: a cohort-based study

Factors

Included

Excluded

p-value

Total

2809

2072

 

Gender

0.021

Men

1301 (46.3)

891 (43.0)

 

Women

1508 (53.7)

1181 (57.0)

 

Age (years)

 < 0.001

[45–54]

830 (29.6)

516 (24.9)

 

[55–64]

909 (32.4)

593 (28.6)

 

[65–75]

729 (25.9)

570 (27.5)

 

75+ 

341 (12.1)

393 (19.0)

 

Body mass index categories

 < 0.001

Normal + underweight

1157 (41.2)

700 (33.8)

 

Overweight

1140 (40.6)

635 (30.6)

 

Obese

512 (18.2)

337 (16.3)

 

Missing data

0 (0)

400 (19.3)

 

Physically active

 < 0.001

Active

1091 (38.8)

66 (3.2)

 

Inactive

1718 (61.2)

92 (4.5)

 

Missing data

0 (0)

1914 (92.3)

 

Frailty

 < 0.001

No

2552 (90.8)

1376 (66.4)

 

Yes

257 (9.2)

209 (10.1)

 

Missing data

0 (0)

487 (23.5)

 

Handgrip strength (kg)

34.4 ± 12.0

32.7 ± 12.2

 < 0.001

  1. Results are expressed as the number of participants (column percentage) or average ± standard deviation. Between-group comparisons performed using chi-square and student’s t-test.