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Parameter
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Geriatric patients
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Community-dwelling elderly
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Young adults
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|---|
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Male
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Female
|
Male
|
Female
|
Male
|
Female
|
|---|
| |
N = 30
|
N = 60
|
N = 49
|
N = 51
|
N = 49
|
N = 51
|
|---|
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Age (years)
|
83.4 ± 5.5*
|
83.3 ± 5.6*
|
74.7 ± 4.7†
|
74.2 ± 4.5†
|
23.4 ± 3.3
|
22.6 ± 2.5
|
|
Height (metres)
|
1.71 ± 0.08†
|
1.59 ± 0.05†
|
1.72 ± 0.05†
|
1.60 ± 0.06†
|
1.81 ± 0.08
|
1.69 ± 0.05
|
|
Weight (kg)
|
73.5 ± 11.7
|
62.2 ± 10.84$
|
78.7 ± 9.9
|
70.0 ± 12.1†
|
76.7 ± 13.3
|
61.5 ± 7.7
|
|
BMI (kg/m2)
|
25.1 ± 3.8
|
24.6 ± 4.1*
|
26.7 ± 3.2†
|
27.2 ± 4.3†
|
23.4 ± 3.8
|
21.7 ± 2.4
|
|
Medication (number)
|
9.4 ± 4.7*
|
8.2 ± 3.8*
|
2.6 ± 1.8†
|
2.6 ± 1.8†
|
0.3 ± 0.8
|
0.9 ± 0.9
|
|
Comorbidity (number)
|
7.0 ± 2.8*
|
6.4 ± 2.9*
|
1.4 ± 1.0†
|
1.4 ± 1.1†
|
0.1 ± 0.4
|
0.0 ± 0.1
|
|
bADL (score on 24)
|
12.1 ± 4.2*
|
13.2 ± 5.4*
|
6.0 ± 0.0
|
6.0 ± 0.0
|
6.0 ± 0.0
|
6.0 ± 0.0
|
|
MMSE (score on 30)
|
23.1 ± 5.2
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
- Values expressed as mean ± standard deviation, BMI = body mass index; bADL = basic activities of daily life; MMSE = mini-mental state examination; n/a = not available, significantly different *from community-dwelling elderly and young adults, †from young adults, $from community-dwelling elderly (all One-way ANOVA with Bonferroni post-hoc test p < 0.05).