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Table. 2.

Health-related characteristics in subjects according to grip strength

Factors Categories LGS (n = 512) Normal (n = 1247) χ2 or t p for trend
U/F W/F U/F W/F
N or M % N or M %
Grip strength (kg) 17.70 ± .28 30.15 ± .24 −34.162 <.001
Height (cm) 154.90 ± .48 161.01 ± .28 −10.912 <.001
Weight (kg) 56.73 ± .52 62.58 ± .35 -9.354 <.001
BMI (kg/㎡) index 23.61 ± .18 24.07 ± .09 −2.357 .019
Low 24 5.52 15 1.22 32.857 <.001
Normal 328 62.82 775 63.97
Overweight 138 27.84 420 32.51
Obesity 22 3.81 37 2.29
Smoking status current 52 10.17 142 11.28 36.739 <.001
past 138 23.25 456 37.08
non 322 66.58 649 51.65
Alcohol status Yes 161 20.59 573 79.41 55.882 <.001
No 351 37.2 674 62.80
Aerobic exercise TWT 191.14 ± 20.44 294.71 ± 17.26 −3.877 <.001
Yes 174 28.40 657 47.52 54.297 <.001
No 338 71.61 590 52.48
Resistance Never 464 90.50 965 76.05 49.846 <.001
Mid 13 3.13 80 6.23
High 35 6.37 202 17.72
Comorbid conditions
Hypertension 228 45.13 598 47.17 .622 .477
Diabetes 293 59.83 680 54.76 3.867 .073
Dyslipidemia 151 28.13 395 30.81 1.266 .327
HDL-Cholesterolemia 264 53.09 496 38.91 30.415 <.001
Abdominal obesity 194 38.05 476 36.61 .330 .646

Data were presented as means ± SE (%).

BMI=body mass index; HDL=high density lipoprotein

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