Table 3: Association between bone mineral density and frailty and frailty criteria in the elderly, by sex.
Variables | n (%) | Bone mineral density (g/cm2) | |||
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Men | Women | ||||
Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | ||
Reduction in gait speed* | 0.649a | 0.564a | |||
Yes | 75 (72.12) | 1.180 ± 0.12 | 1.054 ± 0.11 | ||
No | 29 (27.88) | 1.163 ± 0.12 | 1.035 ± 0.10 | ||
Reduction in strength† | 0.873a | 0.023a | |||
Yes | 76 (72.38) | 1.172 ± 0.12 | 1.034 ± 0.10 | ||
No | 29 (27.62) | 1.179 ± 0.12 | 1.104 ± 0.11 | ||
Reported fatigue§ | 0.250a | 0.704a | |||
Yes | 45 (44.12) | 1.147 ± 0.10 | 1.045 ± 0.11 | ||
No | 57 (55.88) | 1.191 ± 0.12 | 1.056 ± 0.11 | ||
Reduction in physical activity* | 0.559a | 0.547a | |||
Yes | 60 (57.69) | 1.186 ± 0.11 | 1.039 ± 0.10 | ||
No | 44 (42.31) | 1.164 ± 0.12 | 1.056 ± 0.11 | ||
Weight loss§ | 0.572a | 0.367a | |||
Yes | 34 (33.33) | 1.181 ± 0.12 | 1.069 ± 0.12 | ||
No | 68 (66.67) | 1.158 ± 0.12 | 1.043 ± 0.10 | ||
Frailty | 0.545b | 0.799b | |||
No | 4 (3.81) | 1.234 ± 0.13 | 1.124 | ||
Pre-frail | 40 (38.10) | 1.156 ± 0.12 | 1.050 ± 0.11 | ||
Frail | 61 (58.10) | 1.180 ± 0.11 | 1.051 ± 0.11 |
aTeste t; bANOVA; *n = 104; †n = 105; §n = 102.