Table 2: Changes of the measurement parameters at the beginning and endpoint of this survey.
Median (25 percentile-75 percentile)
*For each season: when compared with the begining, p<0.05(Wilcoxon signed-rank test)
| Beginning (summer) | 6 years after (summer) | | Beginning (winter) | 5 years after (winter) | |
Height(cm) | 164.4 (155.9-169.7) | 163.8 (155.9-167.0) | | 162.5 (150.7-170.6) | 162.1 (149.8-170.2) | |
Weight(kg) | 64.0 (54.9-72.4) | 62.4 (55.2-73.1) | | 68.1 (54.6-75.6) | 61.7 (54.7-75.1) | |
Fat Ratio (%) | 22.1 (19.8-23.8) | 19.9 (16.9-23.2) | * | 24.7 (20.7-30.1) | 26.1 (23.5-31.6) | * |
Body Mass index(kg/m2) | 24.0 (22.6-25.9) | 24.2 (22.6-25.5) | | 23.9 (22.8-25.2) | 25.0 (20.3-26.2) | |
Grip Strength(right hand)(kgf) | 38.9 (30.5-42.6) | 35.9 (21.7-39.3) | * | 25.6 (22.3-39.7) | 25.3 (20.3-37.2) | |
Grip Strength (left hand)(kgf) | 37.0 (30.5-42.6) | 33.8 (25.0-36.5) | * | 24.0 (22.6-38.6) | 27.2 (22.9-38.5) | |
Single-leg stance(sec) | 41.3 (11.8-60.0) | 33.5 (5.5-60.0) | * | 30.0 (19.0-60.0) | 17.0 (4.6-40.5) | * |
ADL score(point) | 29.0 (27.3-31.0) | 29.0 (24.0-32.0) | | 31.0 (28.0-32..0) | 27.0 (22.0-30.0) | |
Steps per day(step) | 7011 (5035-10863) | 8385 (6168-15567) | | 5825 (4997-6801) | 6991 (5463-12132) | |
Cycle duration(sec) | 1.03 (1.01-1.06) | 0.95 (0.93-1.00) | * | 1.01 (0.97-1.08) | 0.95 (0.93-1.00) | * |
Stride length(m) | 1.33 (1.20-1.39) | 1.32 (1.24-1.38) | | 1.25 (1.21-1.41) | 1.32 (1.24-1.38) | |
Speed(m/sec) | 1.31 (1.16-1..35) | 1.37 (1.31-1.44) | | 1.30 (1.12-1.40) | 1.37 (1.31-1.44) | * |