Sociodemographic, physiological, physical show correlates out-of 3MS

Sociodemographic, physiological, physical show correlates out-of 3MS

Ninety-five participants ages 60–95 yrs. were recruited; however, 5 participants were excluded due to not meeting the inclusion criteria (n = 1), or missing test data (n = 4). Ninety participants (69 females) with a mean age of 75 ± 9.5 yrs. participated in this study. Nearly 58 percent of our population (n = 52) self-identified as white, 12 participants identified as African American, 18 identified as Asian, and 8 self-reported to be from other ethnic backgrounds. Demographic, clinical, and physical performance measures are presented in Table 1. Although males reported completing significantly more years of education (16.7 ± 3.9 vs. 14.5 ± 2.8 yrs.; p < 0.05) and generated significantly greater hand-grip strength (19.7 ± 7.9 vs. 11.9 ± 3.7 kg; p < 0.001) males vs. Continue reading “Sociodemographic, physiological, physical show correlates out-of 3MS”