Table 1: The characteristics of the participants in this study.
Values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation (SD) or median [interquartile range (IQR)].
BMI: body mass index, SPPB: short physical performance battery, BI: barthel index.
| Variables | All (n = 37) | Group1 (n = 27) | Group 2 (n = 10) | P value |
| Gender, n (men/ women) | 12/25 | 10/17 | 2/8 | 0.326 |
| Age (year) | 84.0 ± 7.3 | 82.6 ± 7.5 | 87.8 ± 5.2 | 0.052 |
| Height (cm) | 149.0 ± 11.2 | 152.1 ± 9.6 | 140.4 ± 11.0 | 0.003 |
| Weight (kg) | 45.1 ± 10.0 | 46.3 ± 10.2 | 42.0 ± 9.0 | 0.243 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 20.4 ± 4.2 | 20.0 ± 4.1 | 21.4± 4.5 | 0.358 |
| SPPB (score) | 6 (5) | 7 (5) | 4 (1.5) | 0.0005 |
| BI (score) | 90 (12.5) | 90 (5) | 75 (11.25) | < .0001 |