Table 3.
Characteristics of participants between the non-LS and LS groups (mean ± standard deviation).
non-LS
LS
Δ%
P value
Age (years)
69.0 ± 3.0
69.0 ± 2.8
0.0
0.926
Stature (m)
1.65 ± 0.05
1.68 ± 0.06
1.8
0.004
Body mass (kg)
62.5 ± 8.0
67.2 ± 9.1
7.0
0.007
Body mass index (kg/m2)
23.1 ± 2.3
23.6 ± 3.6
2.1
0.388
Skeletal muscle mass (kg)
27.0 ± 3.1
27.8 ± 3.1
2.9
0.158
Percentage of skeletal muscle mass (%)
43.3 ± 2.9
41.9 ± 3.7
-3.3
0.032
Body fat mass (kg)
14.0 ± 4.3
15.5 ± 5.5
9.7
0.142
Percentage of body fat (%)
21.7 ± 5.1
22.4 ± 5.7
3.1
0.551
non-LS: elderly males without locomotive syndrome: LS: elderly males with locomotive syndrome; Δ%: percentage difference between non-LS and LS groups.