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Comparison of adjusted means in chair stand time, usual walking speed, rapid walking speed and grip strength among native Japanese, Japanese-Americans and Caucasians. |
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| Native Japanese |
Japanese-Americans |
Caucasians |
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| No. |
Mean |
SE |
No. |
Mean |
SE |
No. |
Mean |
SE |
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| Chair stand time (sec) |
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| Unadjusted |
163 |
8.5 |
0.35 |
650 |
8.8 |
0.18 |
9342 |
12.4 a,b |
0.05 |
| Age |
163 |
8.8 |
0.34 |
650 |
8.1 |
0.17 |
9342 |
12.5 a,b |
0.04 |
| Age, height, weight |
163 |
9.9 |
0.32 |
637 |
9.0a |
0.17 |
7969 |
12.1 a,b |
0.05 |
| Age, BMI |
163 |
9.1 |
0.32 |
637 |
8.5 |
0.16 |
7969 |
12.2 a,b |
0.05 |
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| Usual walking speed (m/sec) |
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| Unadjusted |
163 |
1.01 |
0.02 |
680 |
1.07a |
0.01 |
8040 |
0.90 a,b |
0.002 |
| Age |
163 |
1.00 |
0.02 |
680 |
1.11a |
0.01 |
8040 |
0.90 a,b |
0.002 |
| Age, height, weight |
163 |
1.01 |
0.02 |
666 |
1.12a |
0.01 |
7992 |
0.90 a,b |
0.002 |
| Age, BMI |
163 |
0.97 |
0.02 |
666 |
1.09a |
0.01 |
7992 |
0.90 a,b |
0.002 |
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| Rapid walking speed (m/sec) |
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| Unadjusted |
162 |
1.32 |
0.02 |
678 |
1.43a |
0.01 |
8039 |
1.28b |
0.003 |
| Age |
162 |
1.30 |
0.02 |
678 |
1.49a |
0.01 |
8039 |
1.28 b |
0.003 |
| Age, height, weight |
162 |
1.30 |
0.02 |
664 |
1.49a |
0.01 |
7991 |
1.28 b |
0.003 |
| Age, BMI |
162 |
1.25 |
0.02 |
664 |
1.46a |
0.01 |
7991 |
1.28b |
0.003 |
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| Grip strength (kg) |
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| Unadjusted |
163 |
24.1 |
0.36 |
681 |
19.3a |
0.18 |
9403 |
21.7a,b |
0.05 |
| Age |
163 |
23.8 |
0.34 |
681 |
20.1 a |
0.17 |
9403 |
21.6a,b |
0.05 |
| Age, height, weight |
163 |
26.3 |
0.34 |
666 |
21.8a |
0.18 |
8005 |
21.5a |
0.05 |
| Age, BMI |
163 |
24.2 |
0.34 |
666 |
20.3a |
0.17 |
8005 |
21.7a,b |
0.05 |
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a; p < 0.05 compared to native Japanese. b; p < 0.05 compared to Japanese-Americans. | |||||||||
Aoyagi et al. BMC Geriatrics 2001 1:3 doi:10.1186/1471-2318-1-3 |
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