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Table 1 The characteristics of the study participants (n=409)

From: Metabolomic signatures for the longitudinal reduction of muscle strength over 10 years

 

Male

Female

P value

Sex (number (%))

205 (50.12)

204 (49.88)

1

Age (years)

64.27±6.91

62.79±5.94

0.02

Baseline BMI (kg/m2)

27.12±3.54

27.12±4.74

0.99

2.6-year BMI (kg/m2)

27.18±3.64

28.59±16.99

0.25

5-year BMI (kg/m2)

27.44±3.70

28.96±17.29

0.22

10-year BMI (kg/m2)

27.57±4.10

27.64±5.44

0.87

  1. Values are mean ± SD for continuous variables and percentage for sex. P values were obtained from chi-squared test for sex distribution and Student’s t test for continuous variables. BMI body mass index
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