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Table 1 Characteristics of study subjects

From: Effect of self-reported walking difficulty on bone mass and bone resorption marker in Japanese people aged 40 years and over

 

Men (n = 379)

Women (n = 718)

 

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Age (years)

65.6 (9.8)

65.0 (9.6)

Weight (kg)

62.7 (9.1)

52.6 (8.4)

Height (cm)

162.9 (6.1)

150.7 (6.0)

Body mass index (kg/m2)

23.6 (2.9)

23.1 (3.4)

Calcaneal stiffness index

86.5 (17.4)

69.9 (12.3)

Urinary NTx/Cre (nmol BCE/mmol•CRE)

36.2 (16.9)

56.6 (26.8)

 

Number (%)

Number (%)

Walking difficulty

13 (3.5)

53 (7.4)*

Postmenopausal

655 (91.2)

  1. NTx N-terminal cross-linking telopeptide of type I collagen, Cre creatinine, BCE bone collagen equivalents
  2. *p = 0.011 vs. men