Research Article
Locomotive Syndrome Stage 1 Predicts Significant Worsening of Future Motor Performance: The Prospective Yakumo Study
Table 3
Physical performance 5 years later (2016) based on LS risk stage in males and females.
| Variable | Male | Female | Baseline no risk (n = 32) | Baseline stage 1 (n = 12) | value | Baseline no risk (n = 41) | Baseline stage 1 (n = 17) | value |
| Age | 62.9 ± 6.8 | 67.5 ± 9.4 | <0.05 | 60.9 ± 7.6 | 65.6 ± 7.2 | <0.05 | 5 years later (2016) | 10 m gait time (s) | 5.0 ± 0.6 | 6.0 ± 0.8 | <0.01 | 5.2 ± 0.7 | 6.0 ± 0.5 | <0.01 | Back muscle strength (kg) | 90.9 ± 26.2 | 72.5 ± 14.8 | <0.01 | 55.5 ± 14.0 | 44.4 ± 17.5 | <0.05 | 3 m TUG (s) | 5.9 ± 0.6 | 6.9 ± 0.9 | <0.01 | 6.0 ± 0.7 | 6.8 ± 0.5 | <0.01 | Maximum stride (%) | 77.0 ± 7.5 | 69.3 ± 5.8 | <0.01 | 76.8 ± 4.7 | 71.6 ± 6.0 | <0.05 |
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; . 3 m TUG: 3 m timed-up-and-go. |