Functional Capacity and Inflammatory Mediators in Elderly Residents of Counties with Different Human Development Index

Table 2

Comparison of functional capacity and plasma levels of IL-6 and sTNFR-1 among the participating women considering the different counties.

Variable	HDI very high (0.810) (n = 53)	HDI high (0.761) (n = 50)	HDI high (0.716) (n = 51)	value
SPPB, score, median, interquartile range	10.0 (8.0–11.0)	6.0ᵵ (5.0–7.0)	10.0 (8.0–11.0)	<0.01^≈
IL-6, pg/mL, median, interquartile range	1.4 (0.8–2.1)	1.8 (1.0–2.6)	1.5 (1.1–2.0)	0.27
sTNFR-1, ng/mL, median, interquartile range	150.6ᵵ (130.0–178.9)	189.1 (155.2–224.3)	183.0 (159.6–183.0)	<0.01

SPPB = short physical performance battery; IL-6 = interleukin-6; sTNFR-1 = soluble receptor of tumor necrosis factor 1; statistical difference by the ANOVA one-way test; the difference observed by the Bonferroni test; statistical difference by the Kruskal–Wallis test; ᵵ difference observed by the Mann-Whitney U test; statistical difference by the Kruskal–Wallis test; ᵵ difference observed by the Mann–Whitney U test.